Motsoaledi advocates for universal health coverage
In an address marking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2025, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has examined South Africa’s healthcare system, challenging the current model of healthcare financing and advocating for transformative change.
“We are sick of unaffordable health costs,” Motsoaledi said in Pretoria on Friday,...
Service delivery drive to launch in North West’s Moses Kotane Municipality
The North West Provincial Government (NWPG) will launch the Accelerated Service Delivery Programme in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality on Monday.The programme which is also known as Thuntsha Lerole Reloaded, will be launched at Uitkyk village near Madikwe on 15 December 2025.According to the NWPG, this...
Steenhuisen pays tribute to wine industry’s Achim von Arnim
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has honoured South African-born, Achim von Arnim, a pioneer of Cap Classique and founder of Haute Cabrière.
The Minister described Von Arnim, who passed away on Monday at the age of 80, as someone who did far more than craft exceptional wines but shifted the trajectory of an entire...
Court ruling safeguarding commuters and stabilising taxi industry welcomed
The Western Cape Mobility Department has expressed its support for the recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court regarding the case involving the MEC for Mobility and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and others.
The court’s decision on Wednesday has made permanent an earlier interim order...
Ex-apartheid police to remain behind bars pending bail decision
Two former apartheid-era police officers, who were convicted of the premeditated murder of Congress of South African Students (COSAS) member Caiphus Nyoka, will remain in custody pending judgment in their bail application.Former Sergeant, Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht and former Sergeant Pieter Stander (60) were...
Government has welcomed the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past 17 years. “The findings mark an important step forward in the country’s ongoing efforts to reduce poverty, improve living conditions, and advance...