Private sector rallied to invest in green economy
For South Africa to meet its close-to-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, there will need to be significant private investment to facilitate this transition, says National Treasury.
For South Africa to meet its close-to-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, there will need to be significant private investment to facilitate this transition, says National Treasury.
The Department of Water and Sanitation will keep a close eye on the ongoing water and sanitation projects aimed at delivering water to the people of Polokwane and surrounding areas, says Minister Senzo Mchunu.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela, has officially launched a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) micro-laboratory at Goldfields Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college in Welkom, Free State.
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says government will continue to take the lead in ensuring access to and supplying electricity and not put complete responsibility on the private sector to provide additional capacity.
The Department of Health says it welcomes the judgement delivered by the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday, in which the Solidarity trade union’s legal challenge to prevent the government from implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI), failed.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has called for a sense of urgency in the execution of the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Sector.
Limpopo has recorded 14 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the province’s two sub-districts between 8 and 9 November 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported on Thursday.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and its stakeholders have adopted a zero-tolerance stance towards fraud and corruption.
The Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has placed former Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), David Mphelo, on suspension with immediate effect pending investigations.
South Africa is gearing up to host this year’s World Science Forum (WSF), one of the leading global events interrogating science’s role in society, in Cape Town, in December.
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has called on business leaders in Southern Africa and Europe to strengthen investment, and support industrialisation and the development of sustainable and resilient value and supply chains in the two regions.
While thousands of international delegates gather at Sharm el Sheik in Egypt for the Climate Change Conference (COP 27), KwaZulu-Natal will at the weekend welcome delegates who will be attending the 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, which will place climate change under the spotlight.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the time has come for the African continent to integrate and work more closely together.
National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has welcomed the arrest of six suspects possibly linked to the murder of two on-duty police officers this week.
Government has expressed sadness and shock at the death of TV and radio personality Pearl Shongwe who passed away in her sleep on Tuesday.