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Comments deadline for draft IRP 2023 extended

Monday, February 12, 2024

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has extended the deadline for comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2023) to 23 March 2024.

It’s time for Africa!

Monday, February 12, 2024

The official launch of South Africa’s first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 January 2024, at the Port of Durban goes beyond a feather in the cap for trade and economic growth. It signals the unyielding African spirit which has prevailed against the injustices that plagued our continent, including colonialism and apartheid.

Operation Shanela makes gains in Northern Cape

Monday, February 12, 2024

Operation Shanela, the multi-disciplinary, intelligence-driven, crime combating operation continues unabatedly squeeze the crime across all Northern Cape five districts in the province.

Infrastructure development

Monday, February 12, 2024

Investments in infrastructure made today are an investment in a nation’s future success. It enhances mobility and accessibility, facilitates enhanced trade, overall economic productivity and boosts a country’s wellbeing.

ISSA Good Practice Award for Africa 2023

Monday, February 12, 2024

Thirty years on, the debate about the importance of social assistance rages on in the country. Very few people contextualise it for what it is and its importance in the lives of ordinary South Africans. It is disheartening that we have to still defend it despite the good results we keep getting for investing in the human capital of our country. I had thought the debate that by providing much needed assistance to poor households; we are creating dependency had long past, little did I know that this would come from sections unexpected and we must continue to fight for this right and never tire to explain it.

IRP 2023 public consultations

Monday, February 12, 2024

A cornerstone of our democracy over the past 30 years has been the participation of citizens in key policies and decisions that our country embarks on. This is in line with the country’s founding principle of building a participatory democracy and listening to the views of our citizens.