Press Releases

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 3 September 2025

A. Issues in the environment 1. Economy 1.1. National Freight Rail Network 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the announcement by the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (a division of Transnet) of the new Train Operating Companies (TOCs). This major...

Entrepreneurs Now Applying for UPG Biashara Class of 2025: Cash Grants, Free Training, Global Network and Exposure

Applications Open for Class of 2025. UPG Biashara is an initiative that supports entrepreneurs in their journey to turn ideas into businesses. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, November 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Entrepreneurs from around the world are...

High-Speed Rail Market/Bullet Train Market to Reach $98.9 Billion by 2033, Growing at 6.2% CAGR

WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE, DE, UNITED STATES, February 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “High Speed Rail Market by Speed, Propulsion, Component and region: Opportunity Analysis...

Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts opens 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Econom Workshop, 28 Jan

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Bernice Swarts, will officially open the 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) workshop at the Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton, Johannesburg tomorrow (28 January...

PayLogic Announces the Go-Live of the Comoros’s National Interoperable Payment Switch

PayLogic today announced the successful go-live of the Comoros’s National Payment Switch, a major milestone in strengthening the financial infrastructure. CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, August 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- PayLogic today announced the...

A foreign policy that always faces forward

Dear Fellow South African, Last week our country participated in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. This is an important forum for strengthening bilateral trade and investment between Japan and...

Water and Sanitation on Vaal Dam levels- 4 Sept

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reports that the Vaal Dam has recorded a slight decrease in its water levels, dropping from 107.0% last week to 106.7% this week. Despite this marginal decline, the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS)...

The WTO Chairs Programme launches activities in Togo

Le Togo est le septième pays moins avancés (PMA) à faire partie du Programme de chaires de l’OMC, après le Bénin, le Lesotho, le Népal, le Rwanda, le Sénégal et la Tanzanie, et l’une des cinq institutions récemment ajoutées au réseau des chaires...

Officials state South Africa is no threat to US

(MENAFN) South Africa has stated that it does not pose a trade threat to the US economy or national security, criticizing Washington’s claims of a trade deficit as ignoring American gains in services and the strong investment ties between the two...

South Africa faces US tariffs

(MENAFN) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that the country is struggling with the recent 30% tariff imposed by the United States on South African imports but emphasized that many nations are encountering growing difficulties in...

Trump implements 30 percent tariffs on S-Africa

(MENAFN) Starting next Thursday, South African goods exported to the United States will be subject to a 30% tariff, President Donald Trump announced, after negotiations with Pretoria failed to yield what he considered a “fair” trade deal before...

Trump Imposes 30 Percent Tariffs on South Africa

(MENAFN) South African goods shipped to the United States will be subjected to a 30% duty beginning next Thursday, according to an announcement by President Donald Trump. The move follows Pretoria’s inability to finalize a “fair” commercial...

Developing Nations Face Strain from US Tariffs

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the head of the International Trade Centre (ITC) drew attention to the escalating consequences of American trade actions on emerging economies, marking 90 days since the United States delayed its proposed "reciprocal" tariffs....

The Republican Recap: Week of July 14, 2025

Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Cutting Waste and Fraud from Bloated Federal Spending ✅ President Trump and House Republicans ran on the promise to combat bloated government spending by eliminating waste,...

WTO Secretariat briefs members on Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, Fish Fund

WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Opening the information session on 22 May, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard said: “This session has been organized in response to the calls from many members for collaborative efforts to facilitate the...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 11 June 2025

Issues in the environment 1. ECONOMY 1.1. Economic growth 1.1.1 Cabinet noted the gross domestic product (GDP) figures as released by StatsSA that indicated that the economy grew by 0.1% in the first (quarter (Q1) of 2025, and this follows an...

S-Africa dismisses envoy absence in US tariff discussions

(MENAFN) South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, has said the absence of an ambassador in Washington has not hindered Pretoria’s efforts to engage the US over recently announced tariffs. His comments came during a joint...

Food4Education Urges African Governments to Make School Feeding a Right, Not a Privilege

This Day of the African Child, nearly 60 million African children risk going hungry in school as government funding falls short. NAIROBI, KENYA, June 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As Africa marks the Day of the African Child under the African...

Deputy Minister David Mahlobo: Water and Sanitation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Budget and policy statement on Department of Water and Sanitation, Vote 41 by Hon David Mahlobo, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Good Hope Chamber, Cape Town Honourable Speaker. Honourable Deputy Speaker. His Excellency, President Cyril...

Minister Pemmy Majodina: Water and Sanitation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Honourable Speaker; Cabinet Colleagues; Deputy Ministers of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo; Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation; Honourable Members of Parliament; Director-General and Senior...