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Water dept uses prestigious award to encourage development

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Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has encouraged the Water Research Commission and other stakeholders to use the prestigious World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) Award recognising Douglas Weir as the best and historical irrigation structure globally.

Macpherson welcomes blacklisting of 40 contractors

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Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the move by the department’s entity, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), to blacklist 40 contractors from doing business with the department and its entities.

Government commits to fighting GBVF

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The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities says the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) remains one of the most urgent human rights and social justice challenges facing South Africa.

SA, US strength trade relations

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Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has held talks with United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, in Washington DC, as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to strengthen economic ties with South Africa’s key trade partner.

President Ramaphosa to lead SA delegation to UNGA80

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week lead a South African delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York from 23 to 29 September 2025.

SA, China to host Trade and Investment Promotion Conference

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Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi will on Tuesday address the South Africa-China Trade and Investment Promotion Conference to be held at the Galagher Convention Center in Midrand, Johannesburg.

South Africa, Brazil sign landmark agriculture cooperation agreement

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South African Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and the Brazilian Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Luiz De Alcantara Rua, have signed a landmark Memorandum of Intent (MoI), marking a new era for closer cooperation in the agricultural sector.

South Africa to champion UN reform agenda at UNGA-80

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South Africa will use its participation at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80) in New York to push for urgent reform of the multilateral system to better serve the interests of developing countries, particularly those on the African continent.

SA Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged

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The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7%, with the prime lending rate to also to remain at 10.5%.