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Letsike calls for youth development system with no dead ends

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Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Steve Letsike has called for a youth development system that gives young people opportunities to recover from setbacks and re-enter education, employment and the economy.

Public Works Minister welcomes appointment of IDT CEO

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), Dean Macpherson, has welcomed the appointment of Alford Sifiso Nsibande as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) following Cabinet approval on 23 September 2026.

CIPC helps to combat money laundering

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Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) Minister Parks Tau says South Africa’s efforts to enhance financial integrity and combat money laundering will be implemented through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) beneficial ownership register and inter-agency collaboration.

Learning to listen differently

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For Kelebogile Boleu, becoming a mother also meant becoming a student who had to learn a new language and how to advocate for a child whose experience of the world is different from her own.

SAWS warns of heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and hail

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning in Gauteng, central to eastern parts of North West, and central to western parts of Limpopo on Wednesday.

Saving lives: rising above Letaba floodwaters

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Losing her car and other belongings was not at the top of Mpho Mudau’s list of priorities on 15 January 2026, when the river burst its banks at the South African National Parks (SANParks) Letaba Rest Camp in Limpopo.

Call for inclusive political process ahead of South Sudanese elections

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Sudan’s leaders to urgently address outstanding challenges ahead of the country’s first general elections since attaining independence, stressing that credible elections must be underpinned by an inclusive political process.

Four-point plan to aid the GBVF fight

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In a bid to ensure that cases involving violence against women and children are not stalled, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a four-point recovery plan to ensure that cases are processed and that perpetrators are brought to book.

Violence against women “inhuman”, says President Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the violence meted out against the country’s women as inhuman while adding that a specialised multidisciplinary investigation into the killing of women has been elevated to the national level.