Cabinet has welcomed the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa, marking a significant step towards transforming and enhancing the nation’s basic education system. .
Efforts are underway to contain the outbreak and assess water quality in affected areas, following the emergence of the waterborne parasitic disease, bilharzia, in various locations within the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, situated in the Mopani District.
The South African government will receive the human remains of freedom fighters and anti-Apartheid political leaders who died in Zambia and Zimbabwe in a ceremony expected to be held next week.
The White Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa has been approved for public comment by Cabinet.
Cabinet has welcomed the positive economic indicators following the slight growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), slowing inflation and the drop in the repo rate.
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will open its offices on Saturdays from 21 September to 12 October 2024 to issue temporary identity certificates and ID collections and applications for matriculants.
Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC, Nonceba Kontsiwe, has announced that the department’s Research Unit is developing climate-smart agriculture technologies to help farmers adapt to current and future climatic variations caused by climate change.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court decision to impose a direct jail term on a reckless truck driver who caused a fatal crash.
The crash claimed the lives of a traffic officer and a tow truck driver on the N3 highway, opposite the Midlands Mall in Pietermaritzburg, last year.
The truck driver, Ndumiso Petros Dzanibe, has been found guilty and sentenced to two terms of 10 years imprisonment each for two counts of culpable homicide.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has welcomed a court order which stipulates that those occupying the Castle of Good Hope have to vacate the property by 17 October.
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has warned residents of severe weather conditions that are expected to affect large parts of the province from Friday until Saturday.
