Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum Launched
The Presidency 2 October 2019 The Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum has been launched. The Forum flows from the Presidential Health Summit in 2018. In a speech at the signing ceremony,…
Presidential Economic Advisory Council Set Up
The Presidency 30 September 2019 The Presidential Economic Advisory Council has been set up. In a statement, the presidency announced that the Council, a non-statutory and independent body chaired by…
Presidential Advisory Councils to be Set Up
The Presidency 27 September 2019 Three Presidential Advisory Councils focusing on Economic Growth, Investment Promotion and State-Owned Enterprises will soon be announced. The presidency confirmed this in a statement following…
Commencement Date for Public Audit Excess Fee Act Set Down
The Presidency 20 September 2019 The Public Audit Excess Fee Act comes into effect on 1 April 2020. National treasury published the commencement date in Government Gazette 42712. The Public…
Emergency Action Plan on GBV Drawn Up
The Presidency 19 September 2019 An Emergency Action Plan has been developed to fight gender-based violence (GBV). In an address to a joint sitting of parliament on the crisis of…
Reference Group on Anti-Corruption Strategy Set Up
Government Communications 17 September 2019 A multi-stakeholder Reference Group has been set up to provide overall strategic advice on the Draft National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). In a statement, government communications…
Special Economic Zones Under the Spotlight
The Presidency 12 September 2019 Work is currently underway to have the legal entities for further Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be set up within the next 12 months. The…
National Register of GBV Offenders to be Reviewed
The Presidency 6 September 2019 The National Register of Gender-Based Violence Offenders is to be reviewed and modernized in order to ensure that it is effective in combating gender-based violence.…
Special Investigating Unit to Investigate Prasa
The Presidency 4 September 2019 The Special Investigating Unit is to investigate the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). This was announced in Proclamation 51 published in Government Gazette…
Jobs Summit Committee Up and Running
The Presidency 3 September 2019 The Jobs Summit Presidential Working Committee will, over the next few months, focus on key constraints to greater investment and growth including the cost of…