Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index for Africa
The NEPAD Agency and Institute of Development Studies are launching a new Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index for Africa (HANCI-Africa). HANCI-Africa measures countries’ efforts to deliver on the...
View ArticleCOMMITTEE HOSTS PUBLIC SEMINAR ON FOREIGN SERVICE BILL
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation will tomorrow (Tuesday) hold a public seminar on the Foreign Service Bill (FSB) at Dirco’s Head Office, in Pretoria. The Chairperson...
View ArticleTowards a Decent Standard of Living: The challenge of translating...
Presenters: Isobel Frye (SPII), Gemma Wright, Wanga Zembe and Christine Byaruhanga (SASPRI), and Matt Padley (Loughborough University) Chair: Michael Noble (SASPRI and HSRC) in Cape Town Date: 6...
View ArticleCOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE SET TO INITIATE PROCESS TO APPOINT INTERIM SABC BOARD
The Portfolio Committee on Communications will tomorrow (24 January 2017) meet to discuss the process of appointing an Interim Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The Committee...
View ArticleMINISTER NZIMANDE TO BRIEF MEDIA FOLLOWING A WEEK OF ENGAGEMENT WITH HIGHER...
The Minister, Dr. Blade Nzimande will address the media on the outcomes of the engagements held with Higher Education stakeholders between 17th and 24th of January 2017 on the state of readiness for...
View ArticleARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATIONS AND THE CENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF THE SINKING...
Various other supporting activities have been planned as part of the celebrations and these activities include the following: Media Launch – 08 February 2017 N.B: The venue and other related...
View ArticleEVERYONE LIVING IN A SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEME NEEDS TO KNOW HOW THEY WILL BE...
(Sectional title complexes, golfing estates, development schemes, share block companies, home or property owners associations, retirement schemes and housing co-operatives) Clashes between neighbours...
View ArticleR2K Provincial Summit Invitation
The Right2Know Campaign will be hosting three Provincial Summits in WC, KZN and GP to pave a way forward for 2017. The summits are an annual democratic forum where activists and members of R2K in the...
View ArticleJapanese Seminar to look at South African investment opportunities
The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in South Africa and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industries in South Africa will on Tuesday 31 January...
View ArticleMEC Magome Masike meets with CEO’s and Chairpersons of Hospital Boards
North West Health MEC, Dr. Magome Masike will be meeting with all the CEO’s and Chairpersons of Hospital Boards. The purpose of the meeting is to assess service delivery progress, identify challenges...
View ArticleDeputy Minister's Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and Bulelani Magwanishe conduct...
The Deputy Ministers of Communications and Public Enterprises will, on the 31st January 2017, hand over school furniture, uniform to learners from poor households and officially launch a Cyberlab at...
View ArticleMEC Bongi Sithole–Moloi hosts consultative session with leaders in culture...
The MEC for Arts and Culture, Sports and Recreation Bongi Sithole–Moloi says: “Government remains committed to using culture and creative arts industry as to fight poverty, create employment, grow the...
View ArticleACCREDITED MEDIA: STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2017
A final list of all members of the media who are accredited to cover the State of the Nation Address has been published on the Parliament website (www.parliament.gov.za) today. Please find accredited...
View ArticleSADTU IN THE WESTERN CAPE TO HOST A NOVICE TEACHER DAY
Teachers who have just entered the profession and those with less than three years experience from the Western Cape, will have an opportunity to know better about conditions of service, their rights...
View ArticleSCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON PARLIAMENT AND STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
Parliament is scheduled to run an educational programme on the State of the Nation Address and the role and functions of Parliament at 14 high schools in Cape Town’s Metro South area from next Monday....
View ArticleSACP FS to march to Sasol
The South African Communist Party (SACP) Free State Province will be leading a march to Sasol to deliver a memorandum of demands, for Sasol to end labour brokering, create sustainable jobs and end...
View ArticleMinister of Communications to introduce new MDDA CEO and mark the agency’s...
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) turns 13 years. In celebration of this milestone, the Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi, will on Friday the 27th of January, give a keynote...
View ArticleMINISTER GIGABA TO UPDATE MEDIA ON LESOTHO SPECIAL PERMIT
The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba will on Sunday, 29 January 2017, address members of the media on the Lesotho Special Permit application process which closed on 31 December 2016. Minister...
View Article2017 PRESIDENTIAL GOLF CHALLENGE
Members of the media are invited to the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) which is hosted as part of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) activities. The objective of the event is to raise...
View ArticleAfriForum prepares to fight ANC’s hate speech Bill
AfriForum will host a blitz conference at their offices in Centurion on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, during which the organisation will release a legal opinion containing various grounds that may probably...
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