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Durban positions itself as a transport and logistics hub

Yesterday at 14:57 PM, via SAnews

Durban positions itself as a transport and logistics hub

eThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has reaffirmed the city’s commitment to working closely with the national Department of Transport and its entities to upgrade transport infrastructure and strengthen it’s position as a vibrant transport and logistics hub.

The commitment follows a two-day oversight visit by...

Use smartphone to verify Stats SA field workers

Yesterday at 14:06 PM, via SAnews

Use smartphone to verify Stats SA field workers

The public has been advised to use their smartphones to verify field workers conducting surveys for Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Throughout the year, Stats SA conducts surveys that include: the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS); General Household Survey (GHS); Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey (GPSJS); Domestic...

Portfolio committee calls for long-term disaster preparedness

Yesterday at 13:25 PM, via SAnews

Portfolio committee calls for long-term disaster preparedness

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee and Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has reiterated the call for long-term disaster preparedness and climate adaptation measures.The call was made during Parliament’s Joint Oversight Delegation on Cooperative Governance to flood-affected...

SA’s accession to Afreximbank a turning point for continental economic integration

Yesterday at 13:05 PM, via SAnews

SA’s accession to Afreximbank a turning point for continental economic integration

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described South Africa’s accession to the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a major milestone in advancing Africa’s economic integration, industrial development and intra-continental trade.

He was delivering a keynote address at the Afreximbank Accession Signing...

SA Medical Research Council conducts groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial in humans

Yesterday at 12:06 PM, via SAnews

SA Medical Research Council conducts groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial in humans

The first participant in the BRILLIANT 011 first-in-human clinical trial for the HIV vaccine has been enrolled at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) site at the Groote Schuur Hospital.

The groundbreaking trial is being conducted by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), together with the...

Illegal mining bleeds billions from economy, says Mantashe

Yesterday at 10:32 AM, via SAnews

Illegal mining bleeds billions from economy, says Mantashe

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has warned that illegal mining is one of the most pressing challenges facing South Africa’s mining sector – costing the economy billions in lost revenue.

The Minister was delivering remarks at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) National Inquiry into...

R24m bridge set to transform access in Engcobo

Yesterday at 10:28 AM, via SAnews

R24m bridge set to transform access in Engcobo

Residents of the Chaba Administrative Area (Ward 1) in Engcobo are one step closer to safer travel, improved access to services and new job opportunities, following the official introduction of a contractor for the long-awaited Chaba Bridge and access road.

For years, community members have had to contend with difficult and often unsafe...

Mining Indaba to strengthen collaboration between government, investors

Yesterday at 10:05 AM, via SAnews

Mining Indaba to strengthen collaboration between government, investors

Next week’s Mining Indaba Investment Forum will provide an opportunity for direct engagement between government and investors, with a strong emphasis on strengthening collaboration between the public and private sectors. This as the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with...

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