KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for an urgent and innovative programme of action to intensify the province’s response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).
Ntuli made the call when he was addressing the Council Against Crime at the Archie Gumede Conference Centre in Mayville, Durban, on Friday.
The eThekwini Municipality has commissioned a section of Work Package 2 (WP2) of the R1.2 billion Southern Aqueduct project, marking progress in efforts to strengthen bulk water supply and improve water security for communities in the city’s southern and central areas.
The National School of Government (NSG) has introduced two new qualifications for public servants in the form of the Occupational Certificate: Public Service Administrator NQF Level 5 and the Occupational Certificate: General Manager Public Service NQF Level 6.
For Dr Faith Peta, the journey into science began with an unlikely source of inspiration: Brooke Logan, a character in The Bold and the Beautiful, an international television soap drama. More than 20 years later, Peta has helped develop South Africa’s locally produced Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine – a journey she sees as a testament to life unfolding as it should.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) have jointly convened the National Irrigation Development Roundtable under the theme: “Irrigation as Development: Securing Livelihoods, Transforming Lives”.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order against approximately R42.4 million in cash, properties, pensions and investments linked to the Tembisa Hospital scandal.
As South Africa joins the globe in observing World Rabies Day, Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has urged South Africans to play their part in preventing and eliminating rabies by ensuring that their dogs and cats are vaccinated against the deadly disease.
Across every colour of skin, every language spoken, and every corner of this land we call home, one truth unites us all: we bleed the same colour. It is one of the few truths that connects every South African, regardless of who we are or where we come from. This should encourage each of us, where possible, to consider one of the simplest yet most meaningful acts of service, which is donating blood.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to uphold the constitutional values of non-racialism, non-sexism, equality, democracy and human dignity, while rejecting violence against women, xenophobia and intolerance.
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has commended the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) for accelerating projects aimed at enhancing passenger rail services in the city.
