Day: November 1, 2024

Pretoria: Government aims to launch the Presidential Index for Gender Inclusive Supply Chains, a tool that will track South Africa’s progress in integrating women into every layer of the economic landscape, says Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga. “This index will not only allow us to measure tangible […]

Pretoria: The Water Task Team is actively overseeing the implementation of measures that will allow municipalities to promptly act on Rand Water’s recommendations to prevent water depletion in Gauteng. This was announced by Deputy President Paul Mashatile while briefing Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly on Thursday. According to South African Government News […]

Mandeni: The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is preparing for its second Built Environment Climate Change Indaba (BECCI) scheduled for next week. The event will focus on creating a climate-resilient built environment in South Africa, integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) throughout the construction lifecycle, as well as in national, provincial, and local government processes […]

Johannesburg: The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi, has called for a resilient health system that prioritises equitable access and sustainable solutions in times of crisis. He emphasised the need for fair and sustainable measures to equip health systems with the necessary “shock absorbers” to withstand future challenges. Godlimpi said it was […]

cape town: Accelerating land reform remains the key priority of government, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile. The Deputy President announced in Parliament on Thursday that in the past five years alone, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Land Reform and Agriculture, through the relevant departments and State organs, redistributed 305,990 hectares of land. This includes 127,525 […]

Grahamstown: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has searched and collected evidence related to allegations of serious maladministration at the Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. This action followed the acquisition of a warrant that permitted the SIU to search the municipality’s premises on Thursday. According to South African Government News Agency, at 9 am […]