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Call for support to strengthen EC automotive sector

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Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has called for support in implementing government’s national strategy that will focus on diversification, decarbonisation, and digitalisation to connect the Eastern Cape and attract investment in the automotive sector.

Call for SEZs to help create jobs for the youth

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Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been urged to ensure that SEZ’s create job opportunities, particularly for the country’s young people.

Concern over number of building collapses

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Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says investigations into four building collapses, when considered together, point to recurring weaknesses across parts of the built-environment system.

Manamela welcomes Public Protector’s NSFAS report

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has welcomed the Public Protector’s report highlighting systemic and longstanding inefficiencies at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) said the issues identified in the report are not new and formed part of longstanding governance, administrative and operational challenges at the scheme that had been a matter of concern to the Minister.

North West makes progress in fight against FMD

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The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has made significant progress in its ongoing efforts to control Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the province, with more than 1.3 million animals vaccinated since the launch of the mass vaccination campaign in March 2026.

Manamela intervenes in CPUT shutdown matter

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Minister Buti Manamela has requested a team from the Department of Higher Education and Training’s University Education Branch to work with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) to facilitate urgent engagement between the university’s management, council and student leadership.

Government welcomes easing of inflation

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Government has welcomed the cooling of consumer inflation for the first time in five months, with Statistics South Africa reporting a decline to 4,3% in July from 5,0% in June.

Namibian political prisoners repatriated from Cape Town

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The remains of two Namibian political prisoners who died while incarcerated on Robben Island during the apartheid era were formally handed over to the Government of the Republic of Namibia at a repatriation ceremony.