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Quenera Lagoon Road upgrade gains momentum in Buffalo City

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Residents of Mzamomhle and the Quenera Lagoon area in Eastern Cape, are set to benefit from improved mobility and safer travel as work progresses on the long-awaited upgrade of the Quenera Lagoon Access Road.

Fighting gender-based violence and femicide together

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

It is a sad reflection of our society that almost everyone knows or has heard of a woman who has experienced abuse, gender-based violence or femicide (GBVF). Sometimes we convince ourselves that such abuse occurs in the dark underbelly of society, or that it is far removed from our daily lives. Yet women are often harmed by people they know and trust – a husband, partner, superior, colleague, fellow church member, teacher or acquaintance.

Morolong participates in forum for China-Africa Media Cooperation

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong will participate in the 7th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation, where South Africa will seek to strengthen cooperation with China and other African countries in broadcasting, audio-visual services, digital transformation, content innovation, artificial intelligence and emerging media technologies.

Ntuli hails KwaZulu-Natal’s successful hosting of SADC Summit

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has hailed the successful hosting of the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government and its associated programmes as a vote of confidence in the province’s infrastructure, security capabilities and hospitality sector.

Market access and investment top of the agenda at Eastern Cape Export Symposium

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, will address the Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition Ministerial Dinner this evening to enhance collaboration between national, and provincial institutions while increasing awareness and uptake of the department’s export support programmes and services.

NHLS appoints experts to strengthen governance

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has announced the appointment of new independent expert members to its Board’s Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC) in a move to strengthen institutional governance, accountability and digital innovation

Suspect arrested for counterfeit cigarettes

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Police continue to intensify efforts to curb contraband trade and distribution through the enforcement of the Counterfeit Goods Act, this as 57-year-old foreign national was arrested for the possession of suspected counterfeit cigarettes.

Government adopts strategy to reduce incidental seabird mortality

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has adopted the National Plan of Action II for the Conservation and Management of Seabirds in South African Fisheries (NPOA Seabirds II), setting out the country’s strategy for 2026–2030 to reduce incidental seabird mortality further and strengthen monitoring, reporting and adaptive management.

Mantashe, Mahlobo conduct joint oversight visit to Samancor Dikwena tailings facility

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and senior officials from both departments and specialised engineering teams, have conducted a joint oversight visit to Samancor Dikwena Chrome near Brits, following the structural failure of a sidewall at the mine’s tailings facility last Thursday.