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The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has resolved to fix local government, accelerate economic transformation and create job opportunities. This was discussed at its two day provincial Lekgotla held  in Mbombela. The ANC says its focus is on strengthening financial management by filling vacancies with skilled  personnel within municipalities. The party says it is confident of retaining all the …

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Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has suggested exploring alternative revenue sources, such as a one-year contribution holiday for the Government Employees Pension Fund. This suggestion comes ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana‘s Budget Speech in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks, says the one-year contribution holiday is the last option for government but has …

The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission will today continue hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-25-february-2026/

Stephen Mubiru, Head of Mission, officiated as Chief Guest at the Uganda Economic Forum held in Vienna, an event organized in conjunction with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. The high-level forum brought together key stakeholders from Austria and Uganda to explore investment opportunities, strengthen trade ties, and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.   The forum attracted distinguished members of the Austrian …

The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal are raiding various drug dens at different locations in Chatsworth, south of Durban. It is believed that law enforcement has been monitoring the locations for about a year. The drugs allegedly belong to known syndicates that the Hawks claim they have been investigating. A suspect has been arrested. VIDEO | Chatsworth drug bust: Meanwhile, last month, …

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will take the nation into his confidence on Wednesday on how the National Treasury plans to raise additional revenue, allocate its limited resources to many of government’s priorities, balancing between the social wage and infrastructure spending. Godongwana will shed some light on whether it is still on track to whittle down the nation’s sovereign debt and, …

By Kabuye Ronald The National Entrepreneurs and Traders Association Uganda (NETA) has announced plans to host the National Women’s Entrepreneurs Conference 2026, scheduled to take place on 3rd April 2026 at Hotel Africana. The conference is expected to attract women entrepreneurs, traders, startup founders, policymakers, investors, and development partners from across the country in a bid to strengthen women-led enterprises …

The US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, in a message on the embassy’s social media post, says his first task is to strengthen relations between Pretoria and Washington. Earlier this week, Bozell presented his credentials to the government as a new US ambassador. South Africa and the US are at loggerheads after Donald Trump became the President last …

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and what it described as the group’s continued assault and destabilisation in the Kordofan region of the country. The UNSC expressed deep concern over continued violence across the north African country, including Darfur and called on the parties to the conflict to immediately halt the fighting …