Cabinet approves Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

Cabinet has approved the Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.

This is according to Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who briefed the media on Wednesday.

“The Department of Home Affairs carefully and duly considered all the oral and written submissions....

President Ramaphosa to officiate EPWP 20 year celebration

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officiate over the celebration of 20 years of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Eastern Cape, on Wednesday.

The President will also launch Phase V of the programme.

“The EPWP is a nationwide government programme to create work opportunities and income support to poor...

Mashatile to launch second phase of Wi-Fi connectivity project in Limpopo

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will lead the official launch of Phase 2 of the South Africa Connect project on Friday, 19 April 2024. 

The project is a flagship programme aimed at bridging the digital divide by providing Wi-Fi access to communities and ensuring universal access to the internet. 

The SA...

CPI dips slightly in March

Consumer inflation has marginally dipped from 5.6% in February to 5.3% in March, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

 The Consumer Price Index was 0.8% in March down from 1% in February.

“The categories with the highest annual price changes in March were miscellaneous goods and services up 8.5%, education up 6.3%, health up 6.0% and...

When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa’s first democratically elected president, my country was brimming with optimism for its post-apartheid future. I was there and relieved at the prospect of an end to bloodshed. I had seen far too much violence and death in… Read More »What Happened To Nelson Mandela’s South Africa? A New...

Nkadimeng to handover Van Schalkwyk Road in Sebokeng, Gauteng

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Thembi Nkadimeng, will be handing over the Van Schalkwyk Road in Eatonside Sebokeng Unit 6 under the Emfuleni Local Municipality, which is situated within the Sedibeng District in Gauteng.

This event will take place on Thursday and the Gauteng MEC of...

Thanks to historically high levels of load-shedding over the past couple of years, South Africa’s solar PV industry has seen spectacular growth. According to at least one analyst, the country had 5 200MW of installed private solar capacity by 2023, double what was in place just a year earlier. So significant has this acceleration been that, according… Read More »Could Better...

GBV fight strengthened with opening of Thuthuzela centre

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has launched a state-of-the-art Thuthuzela Care Centre (TCC) in Stellenbosch.

TCCs are a one stop facility for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) where they are able to receive psycho-social support, medical treatment, and legal services.

These centres are also aimed at removing...

South Africa is a traumatized nation Dr Siya Mjwara, founder of the AskDrSiya Psychotherapy and Wellness Coaching Practice, has just launched the first online recovery school in South Africa. The Recovery School will support individuals in identifying and confronting their challenges and businesses in developing and implementing wellness solutions in order to reduce absenteeism and… Read...

Leading educational-and-performing-arts organisation National Children’s Theatre of South Africa (NCT) has announced several high-powered trustee appointments, engaging a group of respected national and global personalities to steer the next phase of the organisation’s growth.  The new appointments are Ron Kunene, Mpho Mosimane, Makhaola Ndebele and Andrea Katz. They join existing trustees...

Kodwa welcomes ruling dismissing application by boxing promoters in high court

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has welcomed the high court judgment which threw out an application of the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association (NPBPA) to declare that the appointment of the Boxing South Africa (BSA) Accounting Authority is irregular and invalid.

The...

Ask any company head or business leader how important employee productivity is to them, and they will tell you that it is right up there with a strong bottom line and a good coffee machine. But productivity, in itself, shouldn’t be the starting point; rather, it should be the people.  So says Arjen de Bruin,… Read More »3 Tips To Improve Your Employees’ Productivity – From A...