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KZN CoGTA budget to empower traditional leadership, enhance local governance

Thursday, August 15, 2024

KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has presented the department’s R1.8 billion, which is aimed at bolstering traditional leadership, enhancing local governance, and driving community development in the province.

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

Thursday, August 15, 2024

The ongoing outbreak of Mpox has been officially declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The upsurge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa has been determined by the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to constitute a 
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR).

NSG hosts symposium on China-Africa relations

Thursday, August 15, 2024

China-Africa Media and Publishing, in collaboration with the National School of Government of South Africa, is set to hold a symposium titled: “The Governance of China: Forging a Closer China-Africa Community of a Shared Future, in Pretoria on Thursday.

Mashatile encouraged by progress made in Jagersfontein 

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has praised the Free State provincial government, the Kopanong Local Municipality, and the Jagersfontein Development Project for progress achieved in coordinating support to address the challenges communities face in Jagersfontein.

Garden to assist George Hill residents

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The eThekwini Municipality has stepped in to help residents of George Hill Informal Settlement, which has been plagued by unemployment, poverty, and crime.

Justice department rebuffs “inaccurate” reports

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has refuted claims alleging that the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate has been hampered in doing its work on the State Capture Commission report.

Minister and Mayor to tour neglected buildings and harbour

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson and the City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis are expected to embark on a tour to neglected and hijacked departmental-owned buildings in Cape Town.

Men called to take decisive stand against GBVF

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has called on men from all walks of life to join President Cyril Ramaphosa in signing the pledge to take a decisive stand against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

Dept calls for swift prosecution of suspect in abalone bust

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has called for the swift prosecution of a motorist found in the illegal possession of 640kg of dry abalone in Makhanda, Eastern Cape.