The Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said that the government has no plans to sell the national power utility Eskom. Addressing Cosatu and Saftu members at the end of their national strike on the rising cost of living on Wednesday (24 August), Gungubele reassured…

The Department of Public Service and Administration says it is doing weekly checks to ensure that adverts for open positions in government include the requirement for a certificate of competence in administration. The department said that it issues a weekly Public Service Vacancy Circular where…

South Africa should overhaul its tax regime to fund economic-growth enhancing reforms and reduce inequality now that it’s reached the limits of budget adjustments that were aimed at reducing fiscal deficits and reining in debt, the OECD recommended. Africa’s most-industrialized economy is battling surging debt,…

The South African government has spent millions of rands paying the salaries of suspended officials over the last two years. Responding in a written parliamentary Q&A this week, acting minister of Public Service and Administration, Thulas Nxesi, noted that the government’s personnel and salaries management…

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has announced several new name changes for towns in South Africa. The changes, which were gazetted on Friday (26 August), primarily impact the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal, with towns and villages undergoing a name change. Several other…

The Western Cape recorded the highest value of building plans passed in the first half of the year, showing strong growth, and ahead of the country’s economic hub of Gauteng, which recorded a decline in activity. A spokesperson for the provincial minister of finance and…

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has recorded just under 12 million applicants for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in August. This follows the publishing of amended regulations by the Department of Social Development that included the increasing of the income…

Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that his department will propose new legislation to make it possible for people as young as 10 to get an ID card in South Africa. This is one of the measures he wants to implement to strengthen passport security…

South Africa’s Parliament is dealing with several important pieces of legislation in the third quarter of this year, including elections, insurance and education. Data provided by the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) shows that there are currently 53 bills before parliament – including a mix of consequential, medium-level…

A new study conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF), shows that while the ruling ANC continues to lose support, it may well achieve 50% of the vote in the 2024 general elections due to the ineptitude of opposition parties that are in coalition governments…

The Department of Employment and Labour has called on domestic workers who continue to be paid below the national minimum wage (NMW) to report such violations to the department. The department’s Deputy Director: Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, Caroline Kwetepane, said three years since the introduction…

Four people, including two former Transnet senior officials, have appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for their alleged role in the multimillion-rand Transnet locomotives tender scandal. The accused are: Former Transnet Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe; Former Transnet Group Chief Financial Officer…