South Africa

No load shedding on Friday

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14 Feb 2020

While there have been a number of unplanned unit outages, Eskom is not implementing any load shedding today.

Ministers weigh in on SONA 2020

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14 Feb 2020

Practical and focused on execution -- this is how President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) has been described by a number of Ministers in his Cabinet.

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

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13 Feb 2020

It is 30 years since Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster Prison, a moment in our history that signalled perhaps more vividly than any other that freedom was at hand.

R64bn allocated for student accommodation

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13 Feb 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa says an amount of R64 billion will be spent over the next few years in student accommodation.

President announces new crime detection university

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13 Feb 2020

To improve the quality of general and specialised police investigations, government will be establishing a Crime Detection University in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

Government to regulate commercial use of hemp products

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13 Feb 2020

Government will this year open up and regulate the commercial use of hemp products, providing opportunities for small-scale farmers, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday.

State to intensify SOE re-purposing for growth, development

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13 Feb 2020

Government will this year intensify efforts to stabilise and re-purpose the country’s state-owned enterprises to support growth and development, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.

Tapping into the international market

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13 Feb 2020

South African businesswomen are set to benefit from a government platform that will assist in taking their ventures to global markets.

Government allocates funds to reduce youth unemployment

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13 Feb 2020

Government is scaling up its efforts to tackle the high levels of unemployment, particularly among the youth.

SONA is about "inclusive growth" - President

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13 Feb 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa says fixing the fundamentals and deepening the reforms Government has already made, should put the country on course to achieve inclusive growth.

Government introducing Coding, Robotics in Grades R to 3

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13 Feb 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will this year introduce Coding and Robotics in Grades R to 3, in 200 schools - with a plan to implement it fully by 2022.

Development model to extend to 23 districts

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13 Feb 2020

Government is this year expected to expand the District Development Model to 23 new districts, drawing on lessons from the three pilot districts, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.

Measures to improve energy generation

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13 Feb 2020

Government will be implementing measures that are set to fundamentally improve South Africa’s energy generation capacity.

Major economic reforms set to change SA's fortunes

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13 Feb 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government will soon undertake far-reaching economic reform measures aimed at resuscitating the country’s economy.

Domestic Violence Amendment Act to better protect GBV victims

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13 Feb 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Domestic Violence Act is expected to be amended to better protect victims in violent domestic relationships.

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