Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande has dissolved the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and placed it under administration.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has granted a short extension of the Nearshore West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season.
Government has officially switched off the gantries of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), popularly known as e- tolls.
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, continued his visits to power stations with a stop at the Camden Power Station in Mpumalanga, on Thursday.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is visiting the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal today to address challenges and discuss solutions with local leadership.
Residents of Hammanskraal are set to benefit from a partnership between the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the City of Tshwane, which is expected to result in potable water running by September this year.
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has reaffirmed the provincial government's commitment to continue with its efforts to ensure that all communities have access to essential services.
Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has assured artisanal and small scale miners that government will continue to provide support and assistance to facilitate their growth in the mining sector.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in partnership with the National Business Initiative (NBI), will hold a dialogue to enhance service delivery through strengthening local government in cooperation with the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA).
The discussion will revolve around co-creating a functional and efficient society, and how the public and private sectors can collaborate to strengthen local government.
I believe that we can all agree that, at the end of the day, a decisive reduction in the unacceptably high level of unemployment is dependent on higher economic growth resulting in more jobs. This process is led by business investing in the private sector with resultant economic development and rising employment.
