President Cyril Ramaphosa says one of the key drivers of infrastructure development is green energy, which has the potential not only to drive industrialisation but to establish a whole new industrial reality.
Eskom on Thursday urged the public to reduce electricity usage following a series of breakdowns at its generating units.
A Bill which, in the main, lays out the legal framework for the establishment of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide is expected to be introduced to Parliament within the financial year.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, will hold talks with Palestine Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr Riad Malki, during an official visit to South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his warmest congratulations to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who celebrates his 90th birthday today.
The President wishes the globally renowned former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a happy birthday in the company of his family and friends.
The President paid tribute to Archbishop Tutu for his role as a fighter in the cause for human rights, for equality and for social justice in the 59 years since his ordination.
Some two hours’ drive from East London Airport is a small village called Cofimvaba. The village is said to have been named after a nearby stream which, after every time it rains, froths turbulently and resembles milk.
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has named South Africa’s first green technology science centre after struggle icon Mama Albertina Sisulu.
Ties between the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC), have been formalised and strengthened after the two entities signed a memorandum of understanding for the promotion, advocacy and protection of the human rights of asylum-seekers, refugees, internally displaced people and stateless persons living in the country.
The SA Human Rights Commission said the agreement will pave the way for increased cooperation between the two entities.
South Africa has administered over 200 000 new COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, pushing the total to 18 510 943 doses that have been given since the start of the country’s inoculation programme.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has established a specialised team that will investigate politically related violence that has in recent times plagued Tshwane ahead of the November Local Government Elections.
