South Africa

Limpopo residents will be able to dispose of their electronic waste at a recycling facility and get paid for it.

South Africa’s first democratic elections on 27 April 1994 signalled not only the end of the brutal system of apartheid, but also a change in the country’s international image.

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with the Apartheid Museum and Gibela Rail Consortium, is today and tomorrow hosting activities to commemorate South Africa’s 30 Years of Freedom and Democracy.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will answer oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament this afternoon.

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, which is currently conducting oversight visits at post-school education institutions, has expressed concern at allegations of lecturers harassing or having inappropriate relations with students.

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, will hold political and diplomatic consultations with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayiwamba Wagner.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is set to open the first quarter meeting of the Minister and MECs (MINMEC) for Public Works and Infrastructure in all the nine provinces.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has reiterated the importance of nations reallocating resources towards health, strengthening global health partnerships, and exploring innovative financing mechanisms to address funding gaps.

The eThekwini Municipality has approved the transfer of R2 million within the water and sanitation capital budget in the 2024/25 financial year to address persistent water challenges affecting various areas in the northern parts of the city, particularly Verulam and surrounding areas.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and the Mayor of Saldanha Bay, André Truter, have committed to working together to redevelop the St Helena Bay and Saldanha Bay small harbours.

Operation Shanela continues to make an impact across the country, with police having arrested 12 892 suspects recently.

With Eskom not meeting minimum emission standards and delaying critical energy reforms, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, warned the power utility that government will not grant it unchecked permission to pollute.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called on the international community to urgently accelerate efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The development of a high-level national turnaround plan for water security will take centre stage at the National Water and Sanitation Indaba.

Intellectual property and technology commercialisation will come under spotlight at a colloquium that will be hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).