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DMR to study mining royalties report

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The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) says it will study the 2018 Mining Royalties Research Report, which highlights the complexities and challenges facing South Africa’s mining industry.

Mbete rejects NA reconvening request

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National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA) application for Parliament to reconvene to establish an ad hoc committee on Eskom and inquire into circumstances surrounding the prevailing energy crisis.

National Action Plan to use land and other issues to address racism

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A few moments of pain and emotion stand out in South Africa’s young democracy. One of these was an image of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu being overcome by emotion during the highly-charged Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s where testimonies of South Africa’s difficult past – how apartheid activists went missing and how some were executed by ruthless police officers – were narrated.

SKA environmental management plan adopted

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The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has welcomed the adoption of the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa.

President sends condolences to Buthelezi

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to Inkatha Freedom Party President, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, following the death of his wife.

Africa not free until Western Sahara is decolonised

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The SADC Ministers Solidarity Conference with Western Sahara will serve to remind the region that Africa will not be truly free until the last colony, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, is decolonised, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.