South Africa

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.

The enactment of the Employment Equity (EE) Act received a shot in the arm when stakeholders were told that Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi will on Friday publish a notice on regulations on the setting of EE targets.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has urged all parents and guardians to ensure that they register their children early for the 2024 academic year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to the conflict in the war-torn region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has challenged role players in the sector to go all out to push visitor numbers to the country to pre-COVID figures.

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has expressed her devastation at the death of a worker in an accident at the Msikaba Bridge in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape on Friday.

The community of KwaXimba, under eThekwini Municipality, will finally get reprieve from their water woes and have access to potable water closer to their homes and business establishments.