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Image: BMA The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has confirmed that 153 Palestinian travellers arrived at OR Tambo International Airport at about 08:15 this morning, 13 November 2025, through a charter flight from Lift Global Airways from Kenya. During the standard interview process conducted by BMA immigration officers, the group did not indicate their duration of stay in the country or the address of their accommodation in South Af

Image: Courtesy of FF Plus The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has met several key expectations, despite difficult and constrained circumstances. One of the most significant developments is the inflation target being adjusted and lowered to 3% — the first change in 25 years.   This revised inflation target supports lower interest rates, which will provide much-needed relief from the pressure on consumers and the business sec

Image: Courtesy of FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the postponement of the nationwide rollout of the AARTO system as a sign that it is beginning to collapse, just like the e-toll system. Much like the e-toll system in Gauteng, AARTO — currently active only in Gauteng (in the Johannesburg and Tshwane Metros) — appears to be slowly but surely nearing the end of the road. It seems Gauteng is where sophisticated systems meet their end, either due to a lack of legit

Image: Supplied Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Dr Ivan Meyer, have welcomed the latest Quarterly Labour Force Statistics (QLFS) released today by Statistics South Africa, which show that the Western Cape’s unemployment rate has declined to 19.7% in Quarter 3 of 2025. This is down from 21.1 in Quarter 2 2025. This remains the lowest unemployment rate in South Africa. The latest data shows that: 65 000 jobs were added

Image: ENCA Premier of the North West, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, has noted and welcomed the recent figures of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey where unemployment in the province dropped by two percentage points. The third quarter report on the unemployment rate in the North West by Statistics South Africa indicates that the province managed to create forty-two thousand (42 000) jobs between July and September this year. Early this year, the province adopted the Growth and Deve

Image: GCIS It is indeed a great honour and privilege to join you today for this historic occasion to witness the launch of the oral cholera vaccine clinical trial for South Africa’s first fully manufactured vaccine – from end to end in more than half a century. I stand here filled with pride and optimism for what this moment represents to our nation and the African continent as a whole. This is indeed a momentous day. For the first time in history, a vaccine ready for a pivo

Image: Supplied At an African Energy Chamber G20 event, titled “The Gas and Clean-Cooking Imperative Fast-Tracking Energy Access and Development in Africa,” NJ Ayuk , Executive Chairman of the AEC, urged leaders and investors across Africa to take decisive steps toward eliminating energy poverty by the year 2030. Ayuk framed natural gas and LPG as Africa's "common-sense" and essential solutions for scaling up access, powering industries, or simply replacing unsafe cooking fu

Image: Laerskool Akasia website The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a former Finance Clerk at Laerskool Akasia, following an investigation by the Department’s Anti-Corruption Unit. She was found guilty of fraud and theft and convicted by the Pretoria North Magistrate Court on 9 June 2025. On 4 November 2025, the Court sentenced the former employee to three (3) years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five (5) years, and ordered

Image: Dept. of Home Affairs South Africa will soon manufacture its first vaccine from scratch in over 50 years. The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, together with Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, will lead the official launch of a historic milestone in South Africa’s scientific and health innovation journey, the commencement of clinical trials for Biovac’s Oral Cholera Vaccine, the first vaccine manufactured entirely in Sout

Image: Wikipedia The Minister of Higher Education, Mr Buti Manamela, has oficially approved the Ministerial Statement on Student Enrolment Planning for Public Universities for the academic period 2026 to 2030, and the associated funding period through to 2032/33. This marks the culmination of an extensive national planning process involving all 26 public universities, led by the Department of Higher Education and Training. The planning cycle included bilateral engagements wit

Image: The Citizen As South Africa braces for the 2025/2026 summer season, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, assures the nation that COGTA, through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), is fully prepared to coordinate the country’s response to potential extreme weather events and a safe customary summer initiation season. Thus, the effort for this season remains on protecting lives, livelihoods, and crit

Image: FF Plus The Labour Appeal Court ruling allowing Eskom to prioritise race over merit in appointing individuals to senior management positions undermines all principles of competence and hard work. (Eskom allowed to exclude white males from senior management appointments: MyBroadband: 8 November 2025) Mr Alwyn Erasmus, who had been employed by Eskom for over 30 years, had his application for a vacant senior management position rejected several years ago because he is whi

Image: GCIS When South Africa took over the Presidency of the G20 nearly a year ago, we identified ‘equality’ as one of the pillars of our term, alongside ‘solidarity’ and ‘sustainability’. We chose to focus on equality because it is essential to a more stable, prosperous and sustainable world. If the G20 is going to live up to its mission to tackle pressing global economic and financial issues, then it needs to significantly and urgently reduce inequality. Global wealth ineq

Dean Mcpherson with AmaZulu King, Image: Dean Mcpherson on facebook The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, will on Monday, 10 November 2025, be handing over properties to the KwaZulu-Natal Public Works & Infrastructure Member of the Executive Council, Martin Meyer, in Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality. The 15 well-located properties on Admiralty Reserves hold great tourism potential, but due to the ad-hoc administration of lease agreements, tourism-rela

Image: Stock photos The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport strongly condemns the senseless vandalism of newly repaired streetlights and traffic signals along the R55 route. This incident comes just days after the Department successfully restored functionality to the route, a project widely welcomed by communities for improving road safety, visibility, and traffic management. Overnight, however, large sections of the infrastructure were maliciously damaged, plunging par

Image: The Irish Star South Africa has firmly dismissed recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who called for the country’s removal from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, stating it “shouldn’t be in the Gs anymore.” Despite the criticism, Pretoria remains resolute in its preparations to host the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg later this month. Speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami, Trump announced he would not attend the summit, delegatin

Image; Stock images The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is spearheading the development of a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Roadmap for Agriculture. This strategic initiative aims to strengthen institutional coordination, foster innovation, and drive the transformation of South Africa’s agrifood systems into inclusive, resilient engines of sustainable de

Image: COGTA The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa will today address the Inkosi DJ Hlabisa celebration ceremony to be hosted by the Empembeni Traditional Council, in conjunction with the Hlabisa Royal Family. Also joining the celebration will be the Deputy Minister of COGTA, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe. The celebration commemorates 48 years of leadership and developmental endeavours pioneered by Inkosi Hlabisa which

Image: The DTIC The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, will deliver the keynote address at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in Sutherland, Northern Cape. Over the past two decades, Africa’s Giant Eye on the Sky, located at the National Research Foundation’s (NRF) South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO) site in Sutherland, has stood as the largest sing

Image: The Citizen No fraudulent application of special SRD Covid-19 [R370] will pass scrutiny South African Social Security Agency [SASSA] is urging all Covid-19 SRD grant (R370.00) applicants to use cell phone numbers that are registered under their names to do official application for the grant. The cell phone number and banking details are crucial particulars for the application processes. All applicants and beneficiaries must be aware that using your number will assist t