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Minister Barbara Creecy appoints Expert Review Panel to advise on fishing closures and limitations around key penguin colonies

Expert Review Panel appointed to advise on fishing closures and limitations around key penguin coloniesThe Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, has appointed an Expert Review Panel to advise on managing the interactions between the small pelagic (anchovy and sardines) fishery and the conservation of African…

Western Cape Agriculture on International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

Western Cape hosts International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural CropsThe 10th International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops was convened in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape from 29 January to 2 February, co-hosted by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Stellenbosch University, and the University of Pretoria.The Irrigation Symposium is…

Special Investigating Unit welcomes pension fund of former Eskom’s contracts manager to remain frozen pending conclusion of SIU investigations

Pension fund of former Eskom’s contracts manager to remain frozen pending conclusion of SIU investigationsThe Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the Special Tribunal order to dismiss, with costs, an application to reconsider a preservation order to preserve pension benefits of former Eskom contracts manager, Dudu Moyo. Moyo applied to have the…

SAWS warns of possible flooding

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that persistent and heavy downpours are expected to continue, especially over the lowveld and along the escarpment areas of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga.“These areas have seen significant rainfall amounts the last few days and further severe impacts may occur, especially over the…

Licence to raise Tzaneen dam wall issued

A licence to enable the construction work to extend Tzaneen Dam wall as a dam with safety risk, has been issued, the Department of Water and Sanitation announced on Monday.The department said the project is aimed at augmenting the water supply in the Greater Letaba River Catchment of the Limpopo…

SA defence sector companies to exhibit at IDEX

Eleven South African companies that operate in the defence sector will participate in the International Defence Exhibition and conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.The participation of the companies in IDEX has been made possible by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) through its…

North West Legislature hands over school shoes to learners in Moretele and Moses Kotane Local Municipalities, 14-15 Feb

North West Legislature Speaker to hand over school shoes to learners in Moretele and Moses Kotane Local Municipalities     The Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, Hon. Basetsana R. Dantjie will hand over school shoes to needy leaners in different primary and high schools in Moretele and Moses Kotane Local Municipalities…

North West Legislature conduct oversight week at Ngaka Modiri Molema District, 14-17 Feb

DATECOMMITTEEACTIVITYTIMEVENUETuesday14/02/2023Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management and Public Works and RoadsCommittee OversightZeerust Police StationOversight visit to surfaced and/ gravel roads08h00Ramotshere Moiloa LMCommittee on Premier, Finance, Cooperate Governance, Human Settlement  and Traditional AffairsCommittee OversightZeerust Waste Water Treatment PlantGroot Marico Waste LandfillNWHC HousesMilitary Veterans Houses at Ramosa08h00Ramotshere Moiloa LMCommittee on Health…