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Budget 2025/26: Proposed Budget Failed South Africans
20th February 2025 GOOD Statement by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General 20 February 2025 The GOOD party believes the decision to postpone yesterday's Budget speech... →
G20 foreign ministers gather amid tensions over trade, Ukraine
By: Reuters 20th February 2025 Foreign ministers from the G20 top economies were to meet in South Africa on Thursday and Friday, amid tensions between members over the Ukraine... →
Ecowas breakup could push up food prices and worsen hunger in west Africa
20th February 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger... →
Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th February 2025 With delays in activating a new UN-AU cost-sharing mechanism, both organisations must now re-double their efforts to secure funds. A new African... →
Department of Employment and Labour Update: What to expect in relation to the implementation of the Employment Equity sector targets
20th February 2025 On 17 February 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour (“DoEL“), held a virtual meeting where various stakeholders and industry players met... →
New single structure to be established that will govern State participation in PPPs
By: Darren Parker 20th February 2025 A single structure overseen by the National Treasury will be established during the 2025/26 fiscal year to coordinate State participation in... →
Additional R46.7bn funding announced for infrastructure projects
By: Darren Parker 20th February 2025 The 2025 Budget documents show that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana planned to add an extra R46.7-billion in funding for infrastructure projects... →
Dept of Transport, Transnet to engage market on private sector participation opportunities soon
By: Darren Parker 20th February 2025 The Department of Transport and State-owned Transnet will, in the next two months, engage the market on private sector participation (PSP) projects... →
