# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says visitor safety is and continues to be, a national priority. In an updated travel advisory, the US Consulate in South Africa downgraded the country to level 2, which stipulated visitors should exercise increased caution as violent crime including robbery, rape, carjacking, and muggings were common. It further warned […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, to provide him with a detailed report on the decorum and substance of her engagement with Parliament. This comes after the minister received backlash for eating and chewing bubble gum while appearing before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training […]
# Die Organisasie vir Ekonomiese Samewerking en Ontwikkeling beveel aan dat munisipaliteite konsessie-ooreenkomste met onafhanklike elektrisiteitsverspreiders aangaan. Dit is om instandhoudings- en beleggingsagterstande wat sekerheid van voorsiening ondermyn, aan te pak. Hierdie voorstel is deel van die organisasie se jongste Ekonomiese Opname van Suid-Afrika, wat die elektrisiteitsektor se rol in die land se ekonomiese uitdagings […]
# The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development recommends that municipalities enter into concession agreements with independent electricity distributors. This is to tackle maintenance and investment backlogs undermining supply security. This suggestion is part of the organisation’s latest Economic Survey of South Africa, which highlights the electricity sector’s role in the country’s economic challenges. The […]
Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile stuur vandag die Clean Cities and Towns-veldtog in Soweto, Gauteng, van stapel. Die projek bevorder skoner, groener stedelike ruimtes en dien as aansporing vir landwye gemeenskapsgedrewe opruimingsaksies. Die veldtog ondersteun ook die regering se breër diensleweringsdoelwitte onder die Distriksontwikkelingsmodel. Mashatile word vergesel deur die Gautengse premier Panyaza Lesufi en die burgemeester van […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile will launch the Clean Cities and Towns Campaign in Soweto, Gauteng today. The initiative promotes cleaner, greener urban spaces and encourages nationwide community clean-up efforts. The campaign also supports government’s broader service delivery goals under the District Development Model. Mashatile, joined by Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi and Johannesburg mayor Dada […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het ‘n nuwe sewe-pilaar-visie uiteengesit vir die Departement van Landbou, wat ‘n selfstandige portefeulje sal wees. Hy het by die AVI-Afrika-konferensie klem gelê op vennootskappe, die hersiening van wette, toegang tot markte, ondersteuning vir boere, biosekerheid, voorspraak en voedselsekerheid. Steenhuisen het regulatoriese hervorming, pasklaar ondersteuning vir boere, uitgebreide […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has outlined a new seven-pillar vision for the Agriculture Department which is operating as a standalone portfolio. Speaking at the AVI Africa conference, he emphasised partnerships, modernising laws, market access, farmer support, biosecurity, advocacy, and food security. Steenhuisen vowed regulatory reform, tailored support for farmers, expanded financing, and renewed vaccine […]
# Die Inkatha Vryheidsparty het die toestaan van borgtog vir die beskuldigdes in die moord op die IVP se adjunkhoofsweep, Khethamabala Sithole, verwerp. Sithole is op 31 Mei vermoor. Die provinsiale voorsitter van die IVP in Gauteng, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, het buite die Palm Ridge-landdroshof die owerhede versoek om die volle waarheid te ontbloot. Die saak […]
