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Proactive collaboration needed to realise benefits of AfCFTA

Sunday, July 16, 2023

​​​​​Realising the benefits and opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) requires proactive collaboration between all levels of government and businesses, says Director of Africa Bilateral Economic Trade at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, Calvin Phume.

President engages Limpopo community

Sunday, July 16, 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa has held a productive engagement with the community of Sekhukhune District, at Motodi Sports Complex in Limpopo.

President Ramaphosa pays tribute to Imam Achmad Cassiem

Sunday, July 16, 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of Imam Achmad Cassiem, a former Robben Island prisoner, Pan Africanist Congress member and founding member of the Qibla Movement.

President Ramaphosa interacts with Russia's Putin

Sunday, July 16, 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the call President Ramaphosa had with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, about the ongoing negotiations between Russia and the UN about the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

BRICS Ministers commit to education and training priorities

Friday, July 14, 2023

The Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Ministers of Education have adopted a Ministerial Declaration, which makes firm commitments on the areas identified as education and training priorities for the BRICS Member States.

W Cape agriculture infrastructure damage estimated at R1bn  

Friday, July 14, 2023

Following the recent severe floods, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) on Thursday released an updated assessment of the estimated financial cost of the damage.

A rapid assessment conducted during the period 26 to 30 June 2023 confirmed extensive damage to riverbanks, irrigation equipment, private roads and sediment over vineyards and fruit orchards.

According to WCDoA, the assessment considered damage to primary agriculture sites on the West Coast, Cape Winelands and the Overberg.