Day: March 4, 2025

Cabinet Wraps Up Deliberations on Funding Budget Shortfall

Pretoria: The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury are set to finalise the budget and table it before Parliament next week on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. According to South African Government News Agency, a Cabinet statement issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Tuesday confirmed

Minister Saddened by Deaths of KZN Labour Activation Programme Beneficiaries

uMshwathi: Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth, has expressed shock and sadness at the tragic passing of three young beneficiaries of the Labour Activation Programme (LAP) in the agricultural sector who died in an accident last week. The incident occurred in the uMshwathi Local Municipality, which is part of the

W Cape Welcomes Lifting of Ban on Vegetable Exports to Botswana

Western Cape: Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana. This is after the previous administration of Botswana, led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, imposed a ban on South African produce to support domestic farmers

Police Operations Yield Positive Results in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal: Police efforts of making sure firearms don’t end up in the wrong hands are yielding results in KwaZulu-Natal. According to South African Government News Agency, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in KZN recovered 287 firearms, 13 of which were rifles, as well as 5,825 rounds of ammunition during

KZN Premier’s Netball Cup to Empower Young Women

Durban: The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has officially unveiled the 2025 KZN Premier’s Netball Cup, marking a groundbreaking milestone in the province’s efforts to foster netball talent and empower young women through sport. According to South African Government News Agency, the tournament was launched on Sunday in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal

Relief for Consumers as Fuel Price Set to Drop

Johannesburg: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced the adjustment of fuel prices with effect from 5 March 2025. Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices for March 2025 will be adjusted as follows: Petrol 93 and Petrol 95 will see a decrease of 7

Hlabisa to Launch G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group in South Africa

Pretoria: The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, is set to officially inaugurate the inaugural virtual meeting of the Group of Twenty Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (G20 DRR WG) under the South African Presidency on Thursday. This event marks the beginning of a series of similar