South Africa

Peace agreements are more sustainable when women are at the table, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor. 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise to accelerate the pace and increase the scale of the commercialisation of its technologies and intellectual property (IP). 

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, together with KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Super Zuma, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), will on Thursday commemorate World Food Day (WFD) at iLembe District Municipality.

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) says it expects to host a multi-stakeholder community consultation at Blinkin Village in Mpumalanga to "consider and discuss its Interim Report and Recommendation on the Komati Power Station Decommission and Repurposing process”.

As mop up operations and disaster assessments continue following torrential downpours in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called on all dedicated teams on the ground, including speakers and mayors, to ensure that every affected citizen is profiled.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has issued a warning to members of the public, especially job seekers and small businesses, of scammers who are out in full force ahead of the festive season.

Government is expected to officially relaunch South African Airways (SAA) in Cape Town on Thursday.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, says South Africa is not pleased with the failure of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to agree on a unified resolution that signals a full commitment to ending the killing and suffering in the Israel-Palestine war. 

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has directed the provincial government to accelerate the urgent repairs to critical infrastructure, including homes, schools and roads, following huge damage caused by thunderstorms and gale force winds over the weekend. 

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa is leading the South African delegation at the Ninth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP9) to the International Convention Against Doping in Sport.

Minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy has called for nations to move with speed to reduce carbon emissions to limit the severity of climate change impacts.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has commended the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for delivering another clean audit outcome in the financial year 2022/23. 

With the national matric exam season about to get underway, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is aiming for an improvement in the pass rate for inmates writing matric exams.

The first Global Alcohol Policy Conference held on African soil got off to a good start as Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu reaffirmed government’s commitment to work towards reducing alcohol harm alongside academics, policy specialists and civil society.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has emphasised the importance of using sport to unite people. This, as he met with the Russian Federation Minister of Sport, Dr Oleg Matytsin.