# ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has defended president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to appoint Dina Pule as the new minister of Social Development, saying he exercised due diligence before making the appointment. Pule was previously fired from the Cabinet for unethical conduct, after being found to have abused her position in concealing her relationship with businessman […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, sê Afrika-lande moet gekoördineerde en vooruitskouende ekonomiese en beleidsreaksies aanvaar om hul ekonomieë teen globale skokke te beskerm. Hy sê dit sal vereis dat noodsaaklike minerale gebruik word vir nywerheidsontwikkeling, die bevordering van voedselsekerheid, handelsintegrasie in die streek en die versterking van veerkragtige infrastruktuur en verskaffingskettings. Godongwana waarsku […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is hopeful that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda will remain contained and not threaten other African regions or the world. In his capacity as the African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, the president undertook a solidarity visit to Kinshasa in the […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê oudpresident Jacob Zuma se onlangse besoek aan Indië wek kommer. Die MK-partyleier verskyn op ʼn foto saam met die voortvlugtige Ajay Gupta en Suid-Afrika se hoë kommissaris in Indië, Anil Sooklal, by die Sidipeeth Shri Dakshin Kali tempel in Haridwar. Die minister het ʼn […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie sê hy sal geen spesiale voorwaardes bekend maak vir die getuienis van die vermeende misdaadleier, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, volgende Dinsdag nie. Hy word daarvan beskuldig dat hy ‘n misdaadsindikaat bedryf het wat verhoudings met senior polisiebeamptes en persone met politieke invloed aangegaan het om ondersoeke te beïnvloed, staatskontrakte te bekom en wetstoepassingsoperasies […]
# Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says African countries should adopt coordinated and forward-looking economic and policy responses to protect their economies against global shocks. He says this will require leveraging critical minerals to drive industrialisation, promoting food security, deepening intra-regional trade integration, and strengthening resilient infrastructure and supply chains. Godongwana has also warned that the […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says former president Jacob Zuma’s recent visit to India is concerning. The MK Party leader was photographed with fugitive Ajay Gupta and South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, at the Sidipeeth Shri Dakshin Kali temple in Haridwar. The minister has requested an investigation into […]
# South Africa’s last remaining manganese smelter, Transalloys, has stopped production because of high electricity costs and ongoing financial losses. The company says about 600 jobs and another seven-thousand livelihoods are at risk. Transalloys’ Konstantin Sadovnik says unless Eskom and the government agree to a sustainable electricity tariff by the end of this month, the […]
# CapeNature’s marine conservation work will be showcased in the new Afrikaans adventure series Hey Skipper, which premieres on kykNET on DStv on Saturday. The 13-episode series will feature the Western Cape’s marine protected areas and other nature reserves, highlighting efforts to protect marine life and coastal ecosystems. CapeNature says the programme will help raise […]
