South African Tribune

The Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, Hon. Basetsana R.S Dantjie will preside over Legislature House Sittings where different provincial departmental MECs will deliver departmental budget votes in the Legislature Chamber at 09h00.The Departmental Budget Votes will be conducted as follows;Date: 25 May 2023 at 09h00Departments: Department of Economic…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mr. Mondli Gungubele will conduct an outreach visit to sites where government has rolled out the National Broadband programme, SA Connect in the Northern Cape Province. The visit takes forward the Minister’s commitment in the 2023/24 Budget Vote Speech to bridge the digital…

Western Cape Government on track to end power blackouts in several townsThis week Premier Alan Winde chaired a meeting of the Western Cape Energy Council which included mayors from several municipalities that the Western Cape Government (WCG) is working with to reduce the impact of loadshedding through the installation of…

The Gauteng Department of Health says the number of people, who have lost their lives following a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, now stands at 17.As of 23 May 2023, the provincial department said 165 patients have been seen at Jubilee District Hospital, including 18 that have been…

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise says the department is embarking on a multi-medium term strategic planning process that seeks “rescue” the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).Modise, who was speaking during the debate on the Defence and Military Veterans Budget Vote, said this strategy would be actioned under…

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has warned that apportioning blame will delay progress in addressing the water problem in Hammanskraal, which might lead to further loss of life.“What is necessary at this point is to conduct a thorough investigation to establish the root cause of the contamination of…

IGAD’S Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) today announced that the June to September, 2023 forecast shows high chances of drier than usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA).Accordingly, Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Uganda, and much of South Sudan…

Ethio-Djibouti Railway has today officially begun transportation of medium and heavy trucks by train from Djibouti port to Addis Ababa for the first time.It is to be noted last year in August Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR) Share Company had made the first Shipment of automobile vehicles.The company has transported more than…