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Minister engages farmers on evictions

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Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza -- together with the Mpumalanga MEC of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Mandla Msibi -- has met with farmers and farmer organisations to discuss farm lease agreements, among other issues.

R160m paid to arts sector beneficiaries

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A total of 979 beneficiaries of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package, which is administered by the National Arts Council (NAC), have been paid R160 million.

SA records 931 new COVID-19 cases

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A total of 23 013 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, with 931 new cases, representing a 4% positivity rate, the Health Department said on Sunday.

Gauteng intensifies road safety measures

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Gauteng Traffic Police will continue to reinforce law enforcement operations in the province following a high number of reported fatal crashes that led to major loss of lives during the Easter weekend.

Government allocates more for research on health threats

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Department of Science and Innovation Director-General, Phil Mjwara, says government through the department is to make a further R25 million to the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) to continue with health threats researches.

Africa urged to protect heritage sites

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Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa, has called on African Ministers of Culture to work together and support engagements geared towards the profiling, protection and promotion of the continent’s heritage properties.

Operation Vulindlela makes inroads

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ambitious programme of resuscitating economic growth and streamlining policy implementation in a challenging environment is gaining momentum.

The AfCFTA must be used in Africa’s development agenda

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The African Free Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must be seen as a market integration pillar of the broader development integration agenda, says Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Fikile Majola.