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...
Government has announced strengthened measures to improve the operations and financial management of local and provincial government, marking a shift to structural intervention from oversight.
“At the municipal level, this shift involves changes to legislation, governance arrangements, and technological intervention. In provinces, the...
The country’s financial future was on the agenda on Wednesday when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament.Godongwana noted that this year’s Budget Speech comes at a critical juncture for the public purse.“We have reached an important turning point in the management of our public...
Government will allocate some R410 million over the medium term to offset the funding gap in research left after the withdrawal of funding by the United States.
This according to the National Treasury’s 2026 Budget Review released alongside the Budget Speech on Wednesday.
“Over the medium term, R410 million will be reprioritised from the...
R12 billion in savings identified through TARS programme
National Treasury’s Targeted and Responsible Savings (TARS) programme has identified some R12 billion in wasteful and ineffective programs within government.This according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana who delivered the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday.“[In] the Budget last May, we promised that...
Infrastructure remains the ‘bedrock’ of SA economic growth
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reiterated government’s commitment to making infrastructure investment the bedrock of the country’s growing economy.
The Minister tabled the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday.
“Infrastructure investment remains the foundation upon which long-term economic growth, improved...
Government has allocated R848.2 billion over the medium term to combat crime and ensure territorial integrity.
This is in line with the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the State of the Nation Address on the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) alongside the police to fight illegal mining and...
Government has officially withdrawn the R20 billion tax increase for Value Added Tax (VAT) that was previously penciled in for the 2026 Budget, to provide inflationary relief to taxpayers.Tabling the 2026 Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana explained that the withdrawal was due to the tax system...