For the first time in the history of the Group of Twenty (G20), South Africa has successfully placed issues of air quality and crimes that affect the environment on the forum's agenda.
The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, will hold a press briefing on Monday, 20 October 2025, to present the state of readiness for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
The annual matric exams are an important milestone in South Africa’s basic education calendar.
During the briefing, Gwarube will outline:
South Africa is preparing to develop a comprehensive nuclear industrialisation plan that goes far beyond simply converting nuclear energy into electricity, according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
“It’s not just about converting nuclear energy into electricity. It’s about what benefits the South African economy and what components within the nuclear fuel cycle we can domesticate or localise,” Ramokgopa said.
The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced an ambitious Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 aimed at resolving the country’s long-standing electricity crisis and jump-starting economic growth.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has pledged that South Africa’s Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) will drive a strong Global South agenda focused on debt relief, inclusive growth, and sustainable development.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished South Africa’s Hindu community a blessed and rejuvenating Festival of Lights on Monday, 20 October 2025.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, accompanied by his Deputy, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, will pay a courtesy visit to His Majesty King Zwelozuko Matiwane, the King of the AmaMpondomise Kingship, on Monday, 20 October 2025.
The visit is in response to a request from His Majesty King Matiwane to engage with the ministry.
The Limpopo Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has instructed the police in Elandskraal to utilise all available resources in their efforts to apprehend the male suspects involved in a series of house robberies that occurred in Kliphuiwel village during the early hours of Saturday, 18 October 2025.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the suspects involved appear to be part of a group of criminal syndicates that targeted the Kliphuiwel Section community in the Sekhukhune District.
Many will remember the childhood threat to finish our vegetables at dinnertime, or risk not growing up to be as strong as our favourite superheroes in comic books or TV shows.
The Umzinyathi District Water Summit wrapped up on Friday, with local leaders, stakeholders, and communities uniting to forge a cohesive plan for the district’s water future.
