South African Tribune

The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will conduct monitoring and oversight visits to several schools in Randfontein, Gauteng on Wednesday, 12 January 2022. This visit will also include a donation of the school shirts and school bags donated by Mr. Price and MTNSA Foundation.The oversight visits come as the…

The Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Dr. Reginah Mhaule will on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 visit Khamane High School in Marapyane in the Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.The oversight visits come as the sector is getting ready to welcome back learners for the commencement of the 2022 Academic Calendar and with the…

Fire fighting teams commended for efforts to bring Overberg blaze under controlForestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Minister Barbara Creecy, has commended some 300 firefighters who have been battling the blaze in the Overberg region of the Western Cape since Saturday. The fire, which is reported to have started in the…

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya to conduct the back to school campaign and state of readiness for the re-opening of schools in Limpopo provinceDeputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya will visit three identified schools in the Limpopo Province to conduct the Back to School Campaign and assess…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Lilongwe,  Malawi, to participate in two Summits of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).The SADC Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre.President Ramaphosa will later today, 11…

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will visit schools in the Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province to welcome and support learners and teachers, as they officially begin the first term of the 2022 school year.The visit aims to encourage improvement in overall performance in schools, provide necessary social…

GPL Presiding Officers test the state of readiness for the 2022 academic yearPresiding Officers of the Gauteng Provincial Legislatures (GPL) will from Wednesday, 12 January 2022, visit several Gauteng schools as part of the Institution’s School Readiness Programme for the year ahead.The initiative forms part of GPL’s oversight mandate over…

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the decision by EU countries to remove South Africa from red lists following the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.“While these moves are welcomed, it comes after the peak of the tourist season and in the wake of over R1 billion lost in cancelled…

Your Excellency, President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community;Incoming Chair of the Organ, the Republic of Namibia; Outgoing Chair of the Organ, the Republic of Botswana; Your Excellencies, Heads of States and Government of Personnel Contributing Countries; Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers…