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Image: GCIS The 2025 marked a significant moment for South Africa. There is renewed economic momentum after a prolonged period marked by structural constraints, policy uncertainty, and weakened investor confidence. While challenges remain, recent developments point to a country slowly but decisively stabilising. Improvements in fiscal discipline, growth performance, employment trends, and international standing suggest that South Africa’s economic narrative is shifting from s

Image: BMA The Acting Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Ms Jane Thupana, has confirmed two significant interceptions carried out by BMA immigration and border law enforcement teams at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday, 11 December 2025. These interventions form part of the Authority’s intensified efforts to combat human trafficking, irregular migration and transnational organised crime, particularly during the festive season peak. In the first inci

Image: SIU Website The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is today conducting a coordinated search and seizure operation across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as part of its ongoing investigation into a sophisticated syndicate that allegedly siphoned approximately R161 million from the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).  The operation is supported by specialised units of the South African Police Service (SAPS), including th

Image: Supplied The Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities urges all South Africans to take collective responsibility in the ongoing national effort to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). Bold leadership and strengthened collaboration across various levels of government and different sectors of society are essential. GBVF is a national crisis that demands urgent, coordinated action. While the government continues to strengthen laws, expand suppor

Image: Supplied A G20 presidency is more than a summit of political leaders. It is a series of dialogues between countries that represent 78.9% of the world’s population. The South Africa G20 presidency hosted 177 official meetings and was guided by 15 thematic working groups and groups representing youth, business, women’s rights, science and think tanks. The G20 is a small group of major countries that work to support wider international agreements, but it has no legal pow

Image; Supplied The Icon Oncology executive team celebrated with the centre's resident oncologists to officially open the Saphire Coast Oncology Centre: From left to right: Akbar Abbas, CFO; Hubert January, CPO; Sherwin Jagarnath, RMB; Dr Waldermar Szpak, Rainbow Oncology Centre; Dr Qhamisa Mbalo and Dr Nontokoza Gina from South Coast Oncology Centre; Andiswa Mjuleka, Bopa Moruo; Anthony Pedersen, CEO Icon Oncology; Simon Meredith, Nexeva Health Solutions and Dr Cindy Aitton,

Image: Supplied In 2025, ANVIO continued its global expansion with the opening of its first African franchise in Cape Town, marking a new milestone in the company’s international growth strategy. The launch reinforces ANVIO’s commitment to bringing world-class free-roam VR experiences to new markets while partnering with innovative local entrepreneurs. The new ANVIO Cape Town location features a 50 m² free-roam VR arena where visitors can enjoy exclusive multiplayer experie

Image: GCIS In a decisive effort to strengthen and coordinate tourism safety across South Africa, Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille today convened the National Tourism Safety Forum in Johannesburg. This is the first sitting of the Forum under the 7th Administration, bringing together MECs, Provincial Tourism Authorities, South African Tourism, the private sector including TBCSA and SATOVITO - and a wide range of national and provincial stakeholders. During the meeting, th

Image: bookings.edu The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on the public to exercise caution around watercourses as water levels continue to rise in the Mpumalanga Province. This is as the province continues to experience persistent rainfall. The latest DWS weekly state of reservoirs report issued this week shows that the average dam levels in Mpumalanga increased from 95.7% to 96.5%. The Water Management Areas (WMAs) also recorded improvements in water levels wit

Image: news365 The Department of Basic Education (DBE) confirms that the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations have now reached its conclusion with the rewrite opportunities for selected subjects taking place today. Provinces have continued to report high degrees of stability, procedural consistency, and compliance across examination centres. The Department extends its commendations to all candidates who have demonstrated exceptional resilience and maturity thro

Image: Mcpherson on facebook Minister Dean MacPherson stood before the House, not to offer another catalogue of failures, but to deliver an unvarnished truth and a blueprint for redemption. A year earlier, he had decried a crisis: delayed construction, ballooning budgets, sites standing still, and public money draining away all symbols of a "broken system" that mocked the dignity of communities waiting for progress. Today, he returned to declare that the era of excuses was in

Image: IEC The Electoral Commission has officially commenced its Outreach Training of Trainers programme in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, on 26 November 2025, marking a major milestone in preparations to welcome 834 Municipal Outreach Coordinators (MOCs) in January 2026. This programme ultimately strengthens voter experience and builds confidence in the electoral process by ensuring communities receive accurate, clear and reliable election information. It equips voters to navigate

Image: Freepik The Department of Employment and Labour’s Compensation Fund (CF) encouraged employers to be compliant at the Building, Electrical, and Construction Compensation Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) Sector Workshop on 25 November 2025 in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. The purpose of the workshop was to improve compliance, submissions of Return of Earnings (ROE’s) and payments of assessments. The session was also aimed at educating stakeholders on Compensa

Image: Cogta The air at the Eastern Seaboard Development Showcase and Pre-Investment Summit was charged with a sense of historic potential as Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa rose to address the esteemed gathering. Before him stood a formidable assembly: the Honourable Premier Mabuyane of the Eastern Cape, Amakhosi led by Nkosi Mavuso, Deputy Ministers Dr. Masemola and Prince Burns-Ncamashe, MECs, the venerable Ms. Baleka Mbete and Ma'm Ruth Bhengu, as well as representatives fro

Image: GCIS Today, we mark the beginning of our annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, which takes place between today, 25 November and 10 December 2025. This year, the campaign is themed: "Letsema: Men, Women, Boys and Girls working together to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)". The theme is anchored on our commitment to developing positive masculinity and its significance to our efforts to prevent, fight, and eliminate t

Image President Cyril Ramaphosa will at the invitation of His Excellency President Daniel Fransisco Chapo embark on a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique from 02 - 03 December 2025 for the 4th South Africa - Mozambique Bi-National Commission.   South Africa and Mozambique have strategic and fraternal relations developed during the fight against colonialism and apartheid . President Ramaphosa will on Tuesday , 02 December 2025,  lead the South African delegation in the

Image: GCIS In pursuit of restoring people’s dignity and providing security, the Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, together with the Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settlements, Siphokazi Lusithi, will today hand over title deeds to the rightful owners in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape. This is part of the nationwide campaign aimed at accelerating the registration and transfer of fully subsidized government houses to the beneficiaries, whilst pu

Image: SIU website President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration and improper conduct in the affairs of the South African Tourism Board (SA Tourism) and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State. Proclamation 297 of 2025 empowers the SIU to investigate allegations of the procurement of media buying services linked to three specific invoices and purchase o

Image: GCIS Following the conclusion of the historic G20 Summit, the first ever held on African soil, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a powerful summation of South Africa's Presidency, emphasizing its success in shifting the global focus toward the developmental priorities of Africa and the Global South. Addressing world leaders, international organization heads, and ministers, the President expressed profound gratitude for the support that affirmed the G20's role as the

Image: Supplied The President of Sierra Leone and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, placed Africa’s critical minerals at the center of the global economic discussion during the 2025 G20 Summit. In a major intervention at the summit in Johannesburg, President Bio proposed the establishment of a G20–Africa Compact on Critical Minerals, describing it as a vital framework to ensure fairness, value addition, and tr