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Irish Tech Challenge opens up opportunities for young entrepreneurs

Friday, March 15, 2024

​​​​​​​Following the successful 2023 Irish Tech Challenge programme, which saw a group of young South African entrepreneurs display their tech start-ups in Ireland, the 2024 instalment of the challenge will be launched today.  

Zikalala to engage George communities

Friday, March 15, 2024

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala will on Saturday engage with forest village communities in George in the Western Cape.

Concern over learner dropouts and repetition

Thursday, March 14, 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the persistently high rates of learner dropouts and repetition urging stakeholders within the education sector to intensify their efforts in tackling these issues.

Cabinet approves Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Cabinet announced it has approved the Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IndWTMP) for implementation. 

This follows a comprehensive, multi-year development process that included various rounds of public consultation. 

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni made the announcement on Thursday on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held the previous day.

Progress report on lifestyle audits for senior government managers finalised

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Cabinet has received a progress report on lifestyle audits of senior management service members.

This was revealed by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, during a post Cabinet media briefing in Cape Town on Thursday. 

“At the end of January 2023, [a total of] 24 national and 71 provincial departments reported concluding lifestyle audits. With further interventions, the number of compliant departments increased at the end of March 2023 to 36 national government departments and 89 provincial departments,” she said on Thursday. 

30 years of freedom campaign approved

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Cabinet has approved the implementation of 30 years of freedom and democracy communication campaign both domestically and internationally.