Effective 1st April 2025, the National Treasury will discontinue publishing standardised rates for accommodation, conferences, and food. Government departments will now have the autonomy to determine their own rates. The existing Annexure remains applicable until 31st March 2025. The recently issued Revised Cost Containment Instructions No. 1 and 1A of 2024/2025 formalise this administrative change.

FEDHASA Cape Joins Strategic Dialogue to Strengthen India–South Africa Trade Ties
FEDHASA Cape, represented by Chairperson Lee-Anne Singer, was honoured to attend a high-level engagement hosted by the Consulate General of India in Cape Town, in collaboration with Invest Cape Town, focused on bolstering trade and investment ties between India and the Western Cape. The event, held at the Taj Cape