Through the proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, South Africa is actively working to combat tobacco use, including e-cigarettes and hookahs which are also known as “hubbly bubblies.”
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is set to study the final report into the deadly George building collapse that claimed the lives of 34 people.
Over 4.78 million young people are now registered on the National Pathway Management Network, with more than 1.67 million earning opportunities secured to date through the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI), Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli said.
The City of Cape Town and race organisers have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of the runner who tragically passed away during the Slave Route Challenge held on Sunday, 1 June 2025.
Today marks the “first day at school” for around 200 000 young South Africans - not as learners but as working adults – with the launch of the fifth phase of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI).
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed concern over the deaths of 31 Palestinians and the injuries of more than 200 individuals on Sunday, 1 June 2025, near an aid distribution point in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has accepted memorandums from child protection organisations during a children’s march to the Constitutional Court on Sunday.
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has commended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for securing life sentences for all three accused in the human trafficking case of six-year-old Joshlin Smith.
Legal initiation schools have been warned that their registration does not exempt them from accountability and that any establishment that breaks the law will be dealt with accordingly.
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, will deliver a keynote address at the World No Tobacco Day stakeholder engagement session today.
