As the country gears up to celebrate Easter Weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the nation to observe this weekend with care and consideration for families and communities affected by natural disasters and incidents of violent crime.
Government says it has noted with concern the Israeli forces attack and firing of stun grenades and arresting Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa mosque.
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Nomalungelo Gina, says government is permanently seized with the important goal of creating more Black Industrialists in the country.
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has withdrawn Regulations pertaining to Threatened or Protected terrestrial and freshwater Species (TOPS) and the associated Species List.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on roader users to observe the rules of the road and respect the rights of others - be it pedestrians, cyclists, motorists or motorcyclists - as traffic volumes are expected to increase on the roads this long weekend.
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa will set the tone for Freedom Month when he outlines government’s programme to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the nation’s constitutional democratic dispensation.
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has welcomed the declaration of Middelpunt Nature Reserve (MNR) as South Africa’s 29th Ramsar site.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Thembi Nkadimeng, has urged South Africans to join government in making power cuts a thing of the past.
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the withdrawal of the National State of Disaster on Electricity will have no impact on the ministry’s work going forward.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on Independent Power Producers (IPP) to apply for water use authorisations to utilise its water resources, water courses and infrastructure to generate hydropower as an alternative energy to supplement the current electricity available in the grid.
Government announced on Wednesday that it has terminated, with immediate effect, the National State of Disaster declared by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on 9 February 2023.
The South Gauteng High Court has handed a combined 705 years imprisonment sentence to three members of a criminal gang convicted on 19 charges including murder, robbery, assault, attempted murder, possession of firearms, ammunition and kidnapping.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury has withdrawn Eskom’s partial exemption from the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) granted to the power utility last week.
South Africa will host the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) on 13 April 2023 in Johannesburg.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he learnt with shock the sad news of the passing of Percy Mthimkhulu.
