Increases in social grants welcomed as a lifeline for SA’s most vulnerable

The South African Social Security Agency has welcomed the increase in social grant amounts announced by the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday.

All social grants, barring the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, will increase in the next financial year.

The grant increases are as...

KZN Finance MEC welcomes fiscal discipline in National Budget

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance Francois Rodgers has described the 2026 National Budget as a critical step towards restoring South Africa’s financial credibility.

Presenting the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that public debt is projected to stabilise at 78.9% of...

A group of 38 accused facing charges of defrauding the Mpumalanga Department of Education out of R114 million have been granted bail totalling R1.6 million.

Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Plettenberg Bay rake in international visitor money

Data from payment provider, Yoco, shows that during December 2025, Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Plettenberg Bay accounted for 67% of all international visitor payments across the country.

This translates into R500 million flowing into local businesses and protecting and creating jobs, said Western Cape...

Public warned against consumption of washed-up lobster and fish

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has warned members of the public that washed-up lobster and fish are not safe for human consumption.

The department has confirmed that red tide conditions along Elands Bay in the West Coast have resulted in large marine walkouts and mortalities, including...

A red tide on the West Coast has caused a rock lobster walkout, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has said.

Call for health research that tackles root causes of disease

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has called for a new generation of health science research that goes beyond diagnosing disease, to confronting and dismantling the systems that sustain illness and inequality.

Speaking at the launch of the Regenesys School of Health Sciences in Sandton,...

Eskom notes Sibanye Stillwater high court judgement

Eskom is studying the high court judgement brought by Sibanye Stillwater and others, setting aside the power utility’s refusal of Sibanye’s wayleave application to develop a 50MW behind the meter Photovoltaic (PV) power plant to supply electricity to Sibanye’s Kloof Mine.

“Eskom notes the judgment delivered by Adams J on 18...