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Matric results to be released on media platforms

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Department of Basic Education says that it will abide by the North Gauteng High Court ruling regarding the release of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results on media platforms.

N West public health nurses and doctors praised for delivering quadruplets

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The North West Health MEC, Madoda Sambatha, has congratulated the nurses and doctors at Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital (JMMH) who delivered quadruplets at the weekend.

The quadruplets were born in the early hours of Saturday, 15 January 2022.

The MEC also expressed well wishes to the 39-year-old mother, Lettie Sewedi, from Monoto Mosweu in Vryburg on her new bundles of joy.

“Well done to our doctors and nurses for a successful operation that delivered the babies. More importantly, congratulations to the mother who gave birth to these quadruplets,” Sambatha said.

Heavy summer rain has claimed 82 lives, says CoGTA

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A total of 82 people have been lost to drowning or lightning across the country as the heavy torrential rains continue to batter South Africa, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has revealed.

SA opens NantSA vaccine production campus

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to join Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus in Brackenfell, Cape Town, on Wednesday.

Progress in non-returning councillor gratuity payments

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) says it has registered notable progress in the payments of the once-off gratuity to eligible non-returning councillors following the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Two Vaal Dam sluice gates opened

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Department and Water and Sanitation on Monday opened two sluice gates at the Vaal Dam due to increased inflows from feeding catchments.

Germany, South Africa collaborate on green hydrogen

Monday, January 17, 2022

The South African government, led by The Presidency, is collaborating with the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development to promote the development of green hydrogen in the country.

Green hydrogen a frontier for investment

Monday, January 17, 2022

Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says South Africa’s potential in the production of green hydrogen can be catalytic for economic growth and job creation in the aftermath of COVID-19.