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.
Five-Year Lease Crisis Ends for KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Hospitality Businesses as Government and FEDHASA Intervention Delivers Results
Six hospitality and tourism businesses on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast have received long-term leases after more than five years of trading without secure tenure, following sustained advocacy by FEDHASA and intervention by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. On Friday, 30 October 2026, Minister Dean Macpherson and KwaZulu-Natal MEC for
