SATURDAY, 17 MAY 2025, 07:42
Cabinet approves 90-day programme to intensify GBVF response
Cabinet has approved a 90-day intensification programme aimed at urgently addressing the surge in Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) across the country.
The initiative, spearheaded by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster, outlines 19 focus areas and tangible deliverables to be implemented over...
Building on Operation Vulindlela Phase I success
With the successful implementation of Phase I of Operation Vulindlela, government is building on this work and advancing further structural reforms to drive more rapid and inclusive growth.
Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative between the Presidency and National Treasury to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms to...
Roundtable media discussion on national Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics
Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel, together with Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike, are on Friday expected to host a media roundtable discussion on the national...
Ntshavheni briefed the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet Lekgotla in Pretoria.
Motsoaledi says South Africa spends R46.8 million on its HIV/AIDS programme.
Motsoaledi: SA’s HIV programme ‘not collapsing’ following US aid cuts
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has refuted claims that the country’s HIV/AIDS programme is collapsing, following the withdrawal of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Motsoaledi stressed that the State is taking decisive steps to maintain HIV treatment and prevention programmes.
This is...
Four criminal cases have been referred for prosecution by the Special Investigating Unit after a probe into the failed Rooiwal wastewater treatment works upgrade in Tshwane.
Hodes says the aim of terminating Cholota’s bursary was to force her to return home.
Critical Minerals Strategy receives Cabinet thumbs up
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says Cabinet has approved the Critical Minerals Strategy.
Ntshavheni was speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday.
Critical minerals are key components in renewable energy technologies and South Africa has an abundance of these.
“This strategy aims...
In January last year, police had conducted a search at Aki’s residence.
Government focusses on economic growth to spur employment
South Africa’s Cabinet remains committed to driving economic expansion and addressing unemployment.
This is according to Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who led a Post Cabinet media briefing in Tshwane, on Thursday.
This week, Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey revealed that...
Decision to confer refugee status to 49 Afrikaners misinformed – Cabinet
Cabinet says the decision by the United States to confer refugee status to a group of Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
Earlier this week, a group of 49 Afrikaners left South Africa for the...
Cabinet commends SAPS operations against GBVF related crimes
Cabinet has welcomed the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) ongoing operations aimed at preventing and combating Gender-Based Violence and Femicide related crimes.
This follows the arrest of 224 suspects for rape, and five suspects for attempted rape between 5 and 11 May 2025.
Briefing the media on the outcomes of the...
SA commemorates International Day for Families
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe is leading the nation’s commemoration of the International Day of Families today in Cape Town, placing the spotlight on the vital role families play in protecting and nurturing children.
The event forms part of South Africa’s ongoing Child Protection Month campaign and underscores the theme:...
Police had found two places at which drugs were suspected to have been manufactured.
EC communities urged to join food production drive to address hunger
Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture Nonceba Kontsiwe has called on the communities across the province to actively participate in food production to address hunger and socio-economic challenges.
“In embracing Ubuntu, no one must go to bed hungry, especially when there is an abundance of land to grow crops and rear...
President Ramaphosa to undertake working visit to the US
President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a working visit to the United States of America from 19 to 22 May 2025, the Presidency has announced.
During the visit, President Ramaphosa is expected to meet with United States President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC, on Wednesday.
According to the Presidency, the...
Makaneta says waving of knobkerries and assegais on stage is a safety risk and delays the ceremonies
Eastern Cape communities urged to dig into food production to tackle hunger
Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Nonceba Kontsiwe, is urging communities across the province to take an active role in food production as a tool to combat hunger and uplift local economies.
“In embracing ubuntu, no one must go to bed hungry, especially when there is an abundance of land to grow crops and...
Three men have been arrested in the Free State for fraud, theft, and money laundering related to the construction of low-cost housing in the Nala Local Municipality.
More Afrikaners are expected to join the 49 who are already in America.