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Government welcomes Fitch rating upgrade

Government has welcomed Fitch’s decision to upgrade South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ and maintain the stable outlook. 

According to Fitch, the upgrade reflects South Africa’s record of prudent fiscal management and its progress on fiscal consolidation, despite weak econ...

Gondwe to lead drive to strengthen private higher education partnerships

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, will next week lead a series of sector-wide engagements with private higher education institutions as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and address key challenges facing South Africa's Post-School Education and Training (PSET)...

South Africa-Italy Agriculture Forum to strengthen agricultural ties

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and Italy's Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Francesco Lollobrigida, will next week host the inaugural South Africa-Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation in agriculture, agro-processing and ...

South Africa welcomes AU's year of water declaration

South Africa has welcomed the African Union's declaration of 2026 as the Year of Water, an important recognition that water security is fundamental to achieving the continent's developmental aspirations.

Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourse Commission ...

A shot in the arm against HIV: President Ramaphosa launches Lenacapavir

In a decisive move to ramp up the prevention of HIV, President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched the game changing HIV prevention medication Lenacapavir in a ceremony on Friday.

The drug is administered via injection twice a year and offers a welcome relief from daily pills or the bi-m...