The eyes of Southern Africa have turn toward Durban and it is now all systems go for the 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to be held eThekwini this weekend.
While South Africa has made gains in advancing women in the aviation sector, Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has called for the under-representation of women in highly specialised professions or technical fields within the sector to be addressed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday deliver the keynote address at a Public Lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Westville Campus, in Durban.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has hailed engagements with the Eastern Cape Provincial Executive Council as “successful”, signifying a step forward in ensuring unified government communication, strengthening nation branding, and boosting community media support across the province.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s massive infrastructure investment programme must be used as a catalyst to rebuild the country’s industrial base, expand manufacturing capacity, develop skills and create jobs.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities, which were presented directly to local and international Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral Development Banks.
Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) Minister Parks Tau has reiterated that transformation and economic inclusion are moral and economic imperatives central to South Africa’s democratic political order.
Tau was delivering a keynote address at the Black Business Council’s Annual Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Transnet is seeking private sector partners to refurbish, finance, operate and maintain South Africa’s B-Network railway lines as part of efforts to open the country’s rail network to greater private participation.
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lt General Puleng Dimpane, has deployed additional specialised capacity to support and enhance ongoing rescue, recovery and investigative operations at the disused mine in Nkaneng, Rustenburg.
Municipalities in the Eastern Cape are expected to experience cloudy conditions in places over the interior, with morning fog.
