Africa’s Travel Indaba brings much-needed boost for KZN
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says Africa’s Travel Indaba marks a critical tipping point in the province’s recovery, as it leaves behind all legacies of the damaging floods.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says Africa’s Travel Indaba marks a critical tipping point in the province’s recovery, as it leaves behind all legacies of the damaging floods.
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says the COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly left a dent in the tourism industry, but the resilient sector is recovering.
Eskom board chairperson, Mpho Makwana, says utterances made by the power utility’s former Group CEO, André de Ruyter, are misleading.
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has acknowledged that infrastructure to provide quality care for mothers and children remains a challenge.
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, has urged officials in the Waterberg District Municipality to fast track water and sanitation projects in Limpopo in order to ensure access to water by communities.
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has moved to assure South Africans that all terms written in Xitsonga on the new banknotes are accurate and correct.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says skills development and lifelong learning in the informal economy should be rolled out to promote decent work.
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla says his department has allocated R7.2 billion over three years for direct transfer - based on approved plans - to facilities in need of maintenance, refurbishment, upgrades, replacements or new infrastructure.
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has called for a speedy resolution to end the decade-long water crisis at Makhanda in the Eastern Cape.
Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, says the department will be appealing the judgement handed down by the North Gauteng High Court last Friday.
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has emphasised the importance of regulating the creative sector to avoid the exploitation of creatives by producers and agencies.
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the improvement of the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) is indispensable to the resolution of the current electricity crisis facing the country.
Government has published for public consultation the Draft Amendments to the regulations and notices regarding Extended Producer Responsibility in relation to electrical and electronic equipment products, the lighting sector and the paper, packaging and some single use products.
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy has called for significant reform of the global financial system and of multilateral development banks to fund developing countries’ biodiversity and climate change initiatives.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says efforts to improve market access for South African products on the international markets are bearing fruit.