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Minister Leon Schreiber: Home Affairs Dept Budget Vote 2024/25
House Chairperson of the National Assembly; Members of the National Executive; Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza; Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Honourable Mr Mosa Chabane; Honourable Members of the Portfolio...

Minister Pemmy Majodina outlines plans for 2024/205 financial year before NCOP
Delivering her maiden Budget Vote Speech before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Pemmy Majodina has committed the 7th administration to turn the tide in...

Lesotho Can Win The Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant 2024
Three Entrepreneurs from Lesotho are Finalists for the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant. Learn more about them. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- United People Global is pleased to highlight three remarkable...

Sport, Arts and Culture on Khoi and San ancestral human remains and repatriation of those who died in exile
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), in close partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DMV), is proud to announce two pivotal initiatives:...

Water and Sanitation on closure of Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel
Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina and her counterpart from the Kingdom of Lesotho, Minister Mohlomi Moleko, have expressed optimism on the state of readiness of the two countries to carry out the six-month maintenance of the closure of...

South African and Lesotho Governments all set for closure of Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel
The South African and Lesotho Governments all set for the closure of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel tomorrow Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina and her counterpart from the Kingdom of Lesotho, Minister Mohlomi Moleko, have...

Water and Sanitation on progress of work on Lesotho Highlands Water Tunnel
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel maintenance operations are currently going according to plan since the tunnel shutdown on 01 October 2024. The maintenance operations are undertaken by the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on...

The WTO Chairs Programme launches activities in Togo
Le Togo est le septième pays moins avancés (PMA) à faire partie du Programme de chaires de l’OMC, après le Bénin, le Lesotho, le Népal, le Rwanda, le Sénégal et la Tanzanie, et l’une des cinq institutions récemment ajoutées au réseau des chaires...

Sport, Arts and Culture briefs media on repatriation of ancestral and exile remains, 9 Jun
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton Mckenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe will hold a press briefing on Monday, 9 June 2025, at 10:00, to provide an update on two important national initiatives dedicated to remembrance,...

Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant – Trailblazing Global Minister Passes Away at 77
Honoring a Legacy of Global Ministry, Advocacy, and Compassion STONECREST, GA, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Bryant family announces the transition of Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant—noted minister, author, organizer,...

Deputy Minister Kenny Morolong congratulates South African recipients of SADC Media Awards
The Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Hon. Kenny Morolong notes with excitement, news of SADC Media Awards received by the GCIS and Channel Africa journalists. The Deputy Minister congratulates both Ms Fikile Marakalla and Mr Tshimologo Moshatama...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 11 June 2025
Issues in the environment 1. ECONOMY 1.1. Economic growth 1.1.1 Cabinet noted the gross domestic product (GDP) figures as released by StatsSA that indicated that the economy grew by 0.1% in the first (quarter (Q1) of 2025, and this follows an...

MEC Dr Ivan Meyer on 2024 tourism numbers
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Dr Ivan Meyer said South African Tourism's (SAT’s)annual performance report for 2024 highlights the robust recovery of the Western Cape tourism industry. Minister Meyer was...

Water and Sanitation on stable Gauteng water levels
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly report on the state of the country's reservoirs indicates that water levels in Gauteng have remained stable, with the Vaal Dam continuing to show steady levels and recording 107.69% this week,...

Infrastructure South Africa hosts the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa 2025, 25 to 27 May
The Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) will host the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa 2025 between 25 and 27 May in Century City, Cape Town. The SIDSSA is a pioneering event aimed at bringing together key stakeholders,...

Deepening Trade Relations and Entrepreneurial Collaboration through the 3rd EU–African SME Summit In Johannesburg
The summit aims to catalyse long-term cooperation, especially in the context of the AfCFTA and EU Global Gateway JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Contact: tiekie@shiftimpact.africa |...

Nigerian reporter claims tariffs won’t fix US economic issues
(MENAFN) Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin has criticized the U.S. government's reliance on tariffs to address its economic challenges, arguing in an interview with RT that such measures fail to tackle the country’s underlying structural issues....

Social Development on Africa Children’s Summit 2025
The Africa Children’s Summit 2025, a child-led event hosted by the South African Government, led by the Department of Social Development in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, is set to conclude on 7 April 2025 in Johannesburg....

Premier Panyaza Lesufi: Gauteng State of the Province Address 2025
Madame Speaker, Honourable Morakane Mosupyoe; Deputy Speaker, Honourable Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela; Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Honourable Parks Tau; Deputy Ministers Mondli Gungubele and Peace Mabe; Chief Whip of the Governing...

Premier Panyaza Lesufi: 2025 State of the Province Address
Madame Speaker, Honourable Morakane Mosupyoe; Deputy Speaker, Honourable Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela; Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Honourable Parks Tau; Deputy Ministers Mondli Gungubele and Peace Mabe; Chief Whip of the Governing...