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News articles
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, will commemorate Mandela Day by helping to clean up taxi ranks in the City of Johannesburg.
Through the Smart Mobility Campaign, the MEC and senior officials from the department will clean up Bree and Baragwanath Taxi Ranks as advocacy for a sustained clean environment.
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with the South African National Roads Agency, has launched the Democracy Bus, which will travel the country to drum up citizens’ participation in celebration of the 30 years of democracy.
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the mandate given to political parties by South Africans following the general elections is a mandate that all South Africans must act on to create a better South Africa.
The National Assembly (NA) has elected Cedric Frolick, Werner Horn and Zandile Majozi to serve as House Chairpersons during a plenary session on Tuesday.
While it will take some time to get used to the idea of a coalition government, coalitions are here to stay, says Chairperson of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Professor Somadoda Fikeni, as he unpacks the different dimensions that coalitions bring.
“It is not a passing phase but something we must be prepared for and navigate,” he says.
Fikeni was speaking during a webinar hosted by the National School of Government (NSG) under the topic: “Making Coalitions and Governments of National Unity Work: The Role of Professional Bureaucracies.”
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Park Tau says the new leadership of the department under his stewardship has no intention of reinventing the wheel but will be focusing on accelerating the implementation of industry policy and economic transformation.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya says the transition from apartheid to a democratic dispensation necessitated a complete overhaul of the state bureaucracy.
As the new Cabinet of the seventh administration gets to grips with the workings of their various portfolios - it has been advised to place ordinary South Africans at the heart of the administration.
With commemorations set to be held for the birthday of late President Nelson Mandela this month, individuals, communities, and organisations are once again reminded to make a positive impact in their own communities.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has outlined the process that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will undertake to set government’s priorities and programme of action for the seventh administration.
