Monitoring COVID-19 response

The President visited Mpumalanga to check on its plan to manage the spread of Coronavirus.el and to increase awareness in communities.

No hard lockdown on the cards, says President

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03 Jul 2020

With government trying to strike a delicate balance between the loss of lives and saving jobs, President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is not considering returning to a hard lockdown.

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President commends Mpumalanga COVID-19 plans

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03 Jul 2020

Labour centres closed in Gauteng and North West

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03 Jul 2020

Gender Commission calls for action against GBV

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03 Jul 2020

Musina police station shutdown for decontamination

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03 Jul 2020

Gauteng consults sectors on reinstating stringent measures

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03 Jul 2020

Companies fined for COVID-19 price fixing

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03 Jul 2020

SA records 8 728 more COVID-19 cases

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03 Jul 2020

20 000 SANDF members deployed

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03 Jul 2020

President urges citizens to observe regulations amid COVID-19 surge

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02 Jul 2020

Only Grades R, 6, 11 will reopen on 6 July

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02 Jul 2020

Several police stations shutdown for decontamination

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02 Jul 2020

Four SAA unions accept severance packages

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02 Jul 2020

President to visit Mpumalanga to assess COVID-19 readiness

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02 Jul 2020

Public called to support the elderly

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02 Jul 2020

Police committee wants action on Khayelitsha eviction video

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02 Jul 2020

Minister Nathi Mthethwa briefs media on level 3 regulations

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NSFAS improving payment system for student allowances

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02 Jul 2020

UIF explains COVID-19 TERS payments

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02 Jul 2020

SAA liquidation means financial hardship, DPE warns

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02 Jul 2020

NCOP approves Cybercrimes Bill, two amendment bills

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02 Jul 2020

COVID-19 deaths rare in children, NICD confirms

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02 Jul 2020

Features

Young researcher places lives first

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30 Jun 2020

Facing life in a period of COVID-19

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29 Jun 2020
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Serving at a time of COVID-19

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25 Jun 2020

Victory over COVID-19

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21 Jun 2020

Pandemic emphasises young doctor's love for medicine

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15 Jun 2020

DG Phumla Williams: Steering government communication

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29 May 2020
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President Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy

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Opinions

The social compact Africa needs to thrive

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11 Feb 2020

The Africa Continental Free Trade area is more than a trade agreement, it is a game-changer that will transpose the steady Africa’s GDP from good to great. It, however, requires the united effort and social cohesion from all citizens of the continent.

Youth Month 2020: Rands and sense

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19 Jun 2020

Financial literacy is a crucial skill in every stage of life, more so for young people today.

Safeguarding consumers & local businesses during COVID-19 pandemic

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05 May 2020

It comes as no surprise that at a time when the country finds itself at its most vulnerable, there will be companies and individuals that will take the opportunity to profiteer for their own gain and take advantage of the current state of national disaster, finding ways of exploiting consumers by selling COVID-19 related items and passing them off as locally made and/or safe to use against the spread of the pandemic.

Phumla Williams: African business network and the South African position

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10 Oct 2019

We live in a globally connected world where the fortunes of nations are interlinked. This is particularly true for African countries which are all interconnected on a people to people, social, trade and economic level.

Albertina Sisulu honoured

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16 Oct 2018

There are many remarkable men and women upon whose shoulders our nation has been built. Their powerful contributions to our struggle for freedom charted the way for a country that belongs to all South Africans.

Water infrastructure needs protection - we all have a role to play

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04 Oct 2018

Amid the on-going dire effects of drought and climate change in most parts of the country, the vandalism of water infrastructure is one amongst the major contributors affecting water supply and security, with effects hard felt by those in marginalised communities.

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State of the Nation Address 2020

State of the Nation Address 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020 at 7pm before a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Investment Conference 2019

Investment Conference 2019

South Africa will host its second South Africa Investment Conference from 5 to 7 November 2019. The Investment Conference will provide a platform to showcase new investment opportunities in the country.

Mandela Month 2019

Mandela Month 2019

In July, South Africa celebrates former President Nelson Mandela's birthday.

16 Days of Activism

16 Days of Activism

16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children: 25 November to 10 December

Nelson Mandela Centenary

Nelson Mandela Centenary

Nelson Mandela Centenary

Social Development Month

Social Development Month 2017

October marks Social Development Month.

Transport Month

October marks Transport Month.

OR Tambo Centenary

OR Tambo Centenary

2017 marks the OR Tambo Centenary.

Freedom Day

South Africa celebrates Freedom Day annually on the 27 April and the theme for this year is “The year of OR Tambo: Together deepening democracy and building safer and crime-free communities”.

Human Rights Day 2017

South Africa commemorates Human Rights Month in March.

State of the Nation Address 2017

President Jacob Zuma will present the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces) on 9 February 2016 at 19h00.

Transport Month

Transport Month

In 2005, October was declared Transport Month during the Transport Lekgotla.

Heritage Month 2016

Heritage Month is celebrated annually from 1 to 30 September. It recognises aspects of South African culture which are both tangible and intangible: creative expression such as music and performances, our historical inheritance, language, the food we eat as well as the popular memory.

Nine-Point Plan

In his 2015 State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma announced the Nine-Point Plan to boost economic growth and create much-needed jobs.

21st International AIDS Conference

21st International AIDS Conference