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Dean Mcpherson on the right with King Misuzulu KaZwelithini Zulu, Image: Mcpherson on Facebook The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, together with Members of the Executive Council responsible for public works from provinces, has adopted the 2025 National Construction Summit Declaration — a unified commitment to turbocharge South Africa’s construction industry through improved performance, accountability, and strengthened collaboration. The Declaratio

Image: KZN Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education strongly condemns the alarming and disruptive ‘pens down’ activities that often follow the conclusion of the matric examinations. These gatherings, which sometimes involve public drinking, vandalism, and inappropriate behaviour such as tearing or writing on school uniforms, undermine the values of discipline, respect, and responsibility that the Department seeks to instil in all learners. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for E

Image: People's Assembly A comprehensive action plan to address infrastructure deficiencies at eMalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga has been developed. The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court has fined the municipality an amount of R650 million of which R150 million is suspended. This is in lieu of the non-functional waste water treatment plants that have caused spillages and sippage of untreated effluent to the water resource. Noting the judgement, MEC for Cooperative

Image: Supplied • With South Africa as host, G20 priorities include fostering inclusive economic growth, reducing inequality, and promoting sustainable development, particularly for the Global South and Africa. • G20 South Africa: The Johannesburg Summit is the latest in a series of annual titles tracking summit priorities, performance and policy direction across key global issues • The publication launches online and at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa,

Image: Courtesy of FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supported yesterday's motion of no confidence in Gauteng Premier Panyza Lesufi. The party's decision was based on Lesufi's unconstitutional appointment of policing officials, or wardens, after the Freedom Front Plus had urged him to first ensure that the programme complies with all constitutional and other relevant regulations. When the programme was launched, the Freedom Front Plus addressed written questions about

Image: DUT The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande is deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung. “Prof. Keo, as she was affectionally known, was one of our country’s most decorated black female scientists and academics. For over two decades, she dedicated her knowledge and skills to the advancement of higher education, scientific knowledge, entrepreneurship, and capacity building. “As a scientist,

Image: Supplied The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is grappling with a series of pressing issues, ranging from violent attacks on learners to irregular expenditure in key programmes and ongoing infrastructure challenges at schools. MEC Condemns Attack on School Bus Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has strongly condemned an alleged attack on a school bus transporting learners from Silver Oaks Secondary School in Freedom Park on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. Accordin

Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to rally behind a bold vision of infrastructure-led growth, declaring that the country’s future depends on turning plans into projects and construction sites into symbols of progress. Speaking at the National Construction Summit 2025 , the President addressed ministers, premiers, mayors, industry leaders, and representatives from business, labour, academia, and civil society. He emphasised that the summit was

Image: Supplied The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, and the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso, in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and First Rand, will host the G20 Rural Women Engagement on Friday, 14 November 2025, in KwaMshwathi, KwaZulu-Natal. Members of the media are invited to cover the event as follows: Date: Friday, 14 November 2025 Time:

Image: BMA The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has confirmed that 153 Palestinian travellers arrived at OR Tambo International Airport at about 08:15 this morning, 13 November 2025, through a charter flight from Lift Global Airways from Kenya. During the standard interview process conducted by BMA immigration officers, the group did not indicate their duration of stay in the country or the address of their accommodation in South Af

Image: Courtesy of FF Plus The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has met several key expectations, despite difficult and constrained circumstances. One of the most significant developments is the inflation target being adjusted and lowered to 3% — the first change in 25 years.   This revised inflation target supports lower interest rates, which will provide much-needed relief from the pressure on consumers and the business sec

Image: Courtesy of FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the postponement of the nationwide rollout of the AARTO system as a sign that it is beginning to collapse, just like the e-toll system. Much like the e-toll system in Gauteng, AARTO — currently active only in Gauteng (in the Johannesburg and Tshwane Metros) — appears to be slowly but surely nearing the end of the road. It seems Gauteng is where sophisticated systems meet their end, either due to a lack of legit

Image: Supplied Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Dr Ivan Meyer, have welcomed the latest Quarterly Labour Force Statistics (QLFS) released today by Statistics South Africa, which show that the Western Cape’s unemployment rate has declined to 19.7% in Quarter 3 of 2025. This is down from 21.1 in Quarter 2 2025. This remains the lowest unemployment rate in South Africa. The latest data shows that: 65 000 jobs were added

Image: ENCA Premier of the North West, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, has noted and welcomed the recent figures of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey where unemployment in the province dropped by two percentage points. The third quarter report on the unemployment rate in the North West by Statistics South Africa indicates that the province managed to create forty-two thousand (42 000) jobs between July and September this year. Early this year, the province adopted the Growth and Deve

Image: GCIS It is indeed a great honour and privilege to join you today for this historic occasion to witness the launch of the oral cholera vaccine clinical trial for South Africa’s first fully manufactured vaccine – from end to end in more than half a century. I stand here filled with pride and optimism for what this moment represents to our nation and the African continent as a whole. This is indeed a momentous day. For the first time in history, a vaccine ready for a pivo

Image: Supplied At an African Energy Chamber G20 event, titled “The Gas and Clean-Cooking Imperative Fast-Tracking Energy Access and Development in Africa,” NJ Ayuk , Executive Chairman of the AEC, urged leaders and investors across Africa to take decisive steps toward eliminating energy poverty by the year 2030. Ayuk framed natural gas and LPG as Africa's "common-sense" and essential solutions for scaling up access, powering industries, or simply replacing unsafe cooking fu

Image: Laerskool Akasia website The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a former Finance Clerk at Laerskool Akasia, following an investigation by the Department’s Anti-Corruption Unit. She was found guilty of fraud and theft and convicted by the Pretoria North Magistrate Court on 9 June 2025. On 4 November 2025, the Court sentenced the former employee to three (3) years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five (5) years, and ordered

Image: Dept. of Home Affairs South Africa will soon manufacture its first vaccine from scratch in over 50 years. The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, together with Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, will lead the official launch of a historic milestone in South Africa’s scientific and health innovation journey, the commencement of clinical trials for Biovac’s Oral Cholera Vaccine, the first vaccine manufactured entirely in Sout

Image: Wikipedia The Minister of Higher Education, Mr Buti Manamela, has oficially approved the Ministerial Statement on Student Enrolment Planning for Public Universities for the academic period 2026 to 2030, and the associated funding period through to 2032/33. This marks the culmination of an extensive national planning process involving all 26 public universities, led by the Department of Higher Education and Training. The planning cycle included bilateral engagements wit

Image: The Citizen As South Africa braces for the 2025/2026 summer season, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, assures the nation that COGTA, through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), is fully prepared to coordinate the country’s response to potential extreme weather events and a safe customary summer initiation season. Thus, the effort for this season remains on protecting lives, livelihoods, and crit