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S&P bumps up Eskom rating

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Global ratings agency, S&P, has upgraded Eskom’s foreign and local currency long-term credit ratings from B to B+, with a stable outlook.

Release of judiciary annual reports welcomed

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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has welcomed the release of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 Annual Judiciary Reports by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya.

Nzimande advocates for Africa-centric research agenda

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Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has used his platform at the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) to advocate for a research framework designed around African priorities rather than external influences. 

Masterclass to empower SMMEs

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The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is today hosting a masterclass focused on empowering Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) through digital innovation.

Department finalises over 6 000 fertiliser and farm feed applications

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The Department of Agriculture has moved to correct what it describes as “misleading” public claims made by an agriculture lobby group regarding the status of applications submitted under the Fertilisers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act 36 of 1947).

SAPS nabs 16 000 suspects across the country

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) continues to register commendable progress in the fight against crime through its nationwide Safer Festive Season Operation, which led to the arrest of 16 066 suspects across the country.

Deputy Minister Letsike calls for South Africa to rewrite the script on GBVF

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Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has emphasised that South Africa must urgently transform its approach to fighting Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), calling on the country to “rewrite the script” of how violence is understood, prevented and portrayed.