While government has made progress in tackling plastic pollution, it has committed to address the problem of plastic pollution in consultation with the plastic industry and organized labour as the sector sustains approximately 60 000 jobs.
Throughout our history, organised South African women have proven to be a force to be reckoned with by rising above painful circumstances and empowering themselves to create a brighter future for our nation.
By Nomonde Mnukwa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal, the Gauteng Division of the High Court and the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court.
Two people have appeared in the Bela-Bela Magistrates’ Court on charges of conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, and money laundering – all related to the Phala Phala Farm robbery.
The Department of Transport has confirmed reports of an unfortunate incident involving Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga between the N3 Vosloorus and Heidelberg.
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has issued her decisions on appeals that were submitted against the decisions of the Delegated Authority in the Hake Longline (HLL) Sector, in terms of the Fishing Right Allocation Process 2020/2021 (FRAP 2021).
The Pretoria Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted an order to freeze properties and cash worth R29 million belonging to a syndicate that allegedly stole from Eskom.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has been awarded an honorary professorship by the Beijing Jiaotong University in China.
South Africa has recorded over 7 400 malaria cases between January and October this year, with only 17% of these having been locally acquired.
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says it is important for Eskom to up the reliability of generating units in order to maintain the credibility of efforts to lessen the intensity of load shedding.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) apprehended 617 suspects during Operation Shanela, which was conducted in the North West from 2 - 6 November.
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu is leading a department delegation to the 7th Africa Sanitation (AfricaSan) Conference in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Government has rolled out infrastructure for internet connectivity in four villages of Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape, allowing households to access the internet at cheaper rates.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala is on an official working visit in the United Kingdom, where he will engage strategic finance stakeholders with the aim of attracting investment into South Africa’s infrastructure project pipeline.
