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A University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) COVID-19 Democracy Survey has found that vaccine hesitancy declined slightly from 28% in July 2021 to 25% in November 2021. The online survey, which was a partnership between UJ and the HSRC, was conducted using the data-free Moya Messenger app, which has six m... See more- Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Ronald Lamola, says the current generation of youth can honour the legacy of struggle heroes by taking ownership of South Africa’s hard fought democracy. He was speaking at the handover and reburial ceremonies of the exhumed remains of political prisoners Bonakele Ngcogolo and Notimba Boz... See more
- The Portfolio Committee on Police has raised concern over the high number of public complaints against the South African Police Service (SAPS) with regards to failing to implement the Domestic Violence Act at police stations. Committee Chairperson, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, said that while the committee welcomes the cooperation between SA... See more
- A public-private partnership between the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and Sandton Central Management District (SCMD) to redesign the Grayston Drive/M1 interchange has the potential to unlock major investments worth over R3 billion. "Improved traffic flow on this major feeder road, which carries traffic from the N1 into the ... See more
- Gauteng Hawks head, Major General Ebrahim Kadwa, has praised the investigation team for a major breakthrough on the apprehension of two fraud accused in relation to approximately R35 million defrauded from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). In a statement Hawks spokesperson, Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, said the investigation cam... See more
- Deputy President David Mabuza has assured military veterans that government is committed to resolving their challenges and giving them quality services. He was addressing a gathering of military veterans and their associations in the Free State in his capacity as Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans. “We are m... See more
- Cabinet has commended great progress made by a number of government departments in institutionalising the Framework on Gender Responsive Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring Evaluation and Audit. The framework, which was adopted in 2019 for implementation, places gender mainstreaming at the centre of public policy by putting forward a strate... See more
- Cabinet on Wednesday approved the submission of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) to Parliament for consideration. The convention is a universally binding treaty of the United Nations (UN) that deals with the violation of human rights through the enforced disappearance of... See more
- Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, has appealed to all parties in the ongoing Sibanye Stillwater wage strike to find a settlement. The Minister emphasised that the government is not a party to the dispute but has an interest in seeing those involved finding a speedy solution to the problem as it has an impact on the economy a... See more
- Cabinet on Wednesday approved the submission of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) to Parliament for consideration. The convention is a universally binding treaty of the United Nations (UN) that deals with the violation of human rights through the enforced disappearance of... See more
