Johannesburg: Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has welcomed the agreement reached between the merging parties and the Competition Commission in the Vodacom-Maziv merger deal. 'The substantial public interest commitments made by the m...

Tunis: A group of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) visited Tunisia on April 22-26 to assess the opportunities for setting up sustainable local vaccine production. The visit is part of the implementation of the strategy aimed at boosti...

Pretoria: All social grants, except the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, are set to increase in the next financial year. According to the 2026 Budget Review released by National Treasury, the adjustments in grant allocations reflect a s...

Pretoria: The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, with effect from 30 May. This adjustment lowers the prime lending rate from banks to 10.75%. According to South...

Durban: Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, has called on South Africa to enhance intellectual property (IP) awareness and protection for grassroots innovators. She highlighted the ongoing challenge faced by tow...