South African News
Cape Town calls for Budget to increase affordable housing funding to cities
By: Irma Venter 18th February 2025 The City of Cape Town says it is “eagerly awaiting” Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement that the Budget, set to be delivered on... →
Wits University highlights its measures to help financially hard-pressed students
By: Rebecca Campbell 18th February 2025 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), located in Johannesburg, on Tuesday highlighted the measures it is taking to assist its students.... →
South Africa's unemployment rate falls slightly to 31.9% in fourth quarter 
By: Reuters 18th February 2025 South Africa's official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job gains in the finance and manufacturing... →
DA commits to uphold 'mutually beneficial partnership' with Trump administration
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday despite ideological and policy differences in the Government of National Unity, the DA, and its coalition... →
South Africa readies early retirement plan for State workers
By: Bloomberg 18th February 2025 South Africa’s government has drafted an early retirement offer for civil servants, part of an effort to reduce its wage bill, according to people... →
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
By: Reuters 18th February 2025 South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for... →
Economists ponder fiscal consolidation, tax increases ahead of Budget speech
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 17th February 2025 Ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2025 Budget speech, a panel of economists deliberated on the potential outcomes of the Budget,... →
Accelerate economic reforms to drive investment, create jobs – DA urges Godongwana
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, to focus his Budget on accelerating economic reforms that... →
