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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on capacitating state to better deliver services for persons with disabilities

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Capacitating the state to better deliver services for persons with disabilitiesLast year, The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National School of Government to facilitate training for government and non-governmental officials on Disability inclusion. This week, 6-8 February 2023, an inception…
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Electoral Commission on candidates contesting municipal by-elections on 15 February 2023 

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Candidates contesting municipal by-elections on 15 February 2023 Four (4) municipal ward by-elections will take place in KwaZulu-Natal and Western Eastern Cape Provinces on Wednesday, 15 February 2023.The by-elections will be contested by two (2) independent candidates and 18 candidates from ten (10) political parties.KwaZulu-NatalWard 31 Newcastle Municipality – KZN252, will…
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KZN official handed suspended sentence for PPE corruption

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The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a former KwaZulu-Natal education department financial manager for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related crime.The official, Lungelo Stewart Mhlongo, was recently handed a two-year imprisonment sentence by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court for contravening the Public Administration Management Act.…
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Premier Alan Winde on State of the Nation Address

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Premier notes announcements in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address with regards to the catastrophic energy crisis. Premier Alan Winde said, “Load shedding is a major disaster for the citizens of the Western Cape and South Africa. We need the enabling effects in place to urgently fix the energy…
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SoNA-in-Numbers – 2023

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EmploymentOne and a half million – new jobs created in our economy between the third quarters of 2021 and 2022.More than one million – people provided work and livelihood opportunities by the Presidential Employment Stimulus.Over one million – work and livelihood opportunities created by the Presidential Employment Stimulus.50 000 –…
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Prioritising energy welcomed

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Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to add a Minister of Electricity in the Presidency, saying that this will allow government to work more rapidly to address the energy deficit in the country.The President announced the move during his State of the Nation Address,…
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