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Officials visit late Minister's family home

Friday, January 22, 2021

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Director-General, Phumla Williams, could not hold back her tears when she arrived at the residence of the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, in Ackerville, Witbank.

SA welcomes prohibition of nuclear weapons treaty

Friday, January 22, 2021

South Africa has welcomed the entry into force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 

“Today [22 January 2021] marks a turning point in humanity’s endeavour to rid the world of nuclear weapons. It is the culmination of that very first UN Generally Assembly resolution in 1946, which sought to deal with the elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons adaptable to mass destruction. 

Sisulu probes report of evicted Mpumalanga elder

Friday, January 22, 2021

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed her department to investigate and find a solution to the alleged eviction of an elderly citizen in Standerton, Mpumalanga.

Drive-by visit to pay tribute to Mthembu

Friday, January 22, 2021

The management of departments and entities led by the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, will pay their respects through a drive-by visit to his family residence in Ackerville, Witbank, this afternoon.

SA records 7% decrease in road fatalities

Friday, January 22, 2021

The fatalities on South African roads during the 2020 festive season declined by seven percent when compared to the previous period.

A giant tree has fallen

Friday, January 22, 2021

Dedicated, humble and a principled person. This is how political leaders, both from the ruling party and the opposition, remember the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu.

Political Party Funding Act effective from April

Friday, January 22, 2021

In a historic development for transparency and accountability in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined that the Political Party Funding Act will come into operation on 1 April 2021.