Yvonne Silaule
Ramaphosa calls for silencing of the guns in Africa
4th February 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the intensification of efforts to silence guns on the African continent during his working visit to Mozambique... →
Minister Gungubele joins in on first night of Census counting
3rd February 2022 Statistics South Africa has officially started counting citizens across the country for the nationwide 2022 Census and Minister in the Presidency... →
WC MEC suspended with immediate effect
24th January 2022 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has suspended the Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz with immediate effect, following serious allegations of sexual... →
Ramaphosa admonishes terrorism during SADC Summit
12th January 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned terrorism saying that it could not be permitted to continue to thrive in any part of the Southern African... →
Mbalula launches one-off Covid-19 Taxi Relief Fund
11th January 2022 Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has officially launched the R1.14-billion one-off ex gratia Covid-19 Taxi Relief Fund (TRF), with qualifying... →
CSIR HIV/AIDS, TB research innovations to alleviate pressure on health system
10th December 2021 Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research briefed the media on Friday on some of the organisation’s research, development... →
Masondo announces institute to ‘enhance’ Parliament’s functioning
10th December 2021 National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo has announced the launch of the South African Parliamentary Institute (SAPI), which is aimed... →
Sahpra approves affordable, locally developed Covid-19 antigen test
9th December 2021 South Africa's fight against Covid-19 has received a boost with the approval by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) of... →
Mabuza concerned about adolescent children contracting HIV
7th December 2021 Deputy President David Mabuza reiterated his call for Aids Council structures to fight Covid19, TB and HIV/AIDS while expressing concern that... →
SA to upscale interventions to end HIV, TB, Covid-19 by 2030 – Mabuza
2nd December 2021 South Africa will strengthen its role in the integrated response to the dual epidemics of HIV and TB, and the Covid-19 pandemic, and up-scale... →
GBVF is a manifestation of gender inequalities in society – Nkoana-Mashabane
25th November 2021 The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said that gender-based violence and femicide... →
eSwatini to embark on national dialogue forum
3rd November 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in his capacity as Chair of the Southern African Development Community Organ on Politics, Defence and Security,... →
Lindiwe Zulu launches Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant Report
21st October 2021 Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has launched the Rapid Assessment of the Implementation and Utilisation of the Special Coronavirus... →
Mpumalanga Premier dismisses murder accused MEC
13th October 2021 Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane has dismissed Mandla Msibi from his position as Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental... →
Government to gazette GBVF Bill
7th October 2021 The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities intends on introducing the 2021 National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide... →
Ramaphosa says govt pulling out all the stops to get people vaccinated
1st October 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa led the inaugural Vooma Vaccination Weekend on Friday, hoping to mobilise citizens and people living in South Africa to... →
Unequal access to vaccines a huge risk to a sustained global recovery, says Ramaphosa
28th September 2021 Unequal access to vaccines presents a huge risk to a sustained global recovery and the vaccine business should not be just about profit but about... →
UN member States urged to support temporary waiver of certain provisions of TRIPS for vaccine manufacture
23rd September 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged all United Nations (UN) member states to support the proposal for a temporary waiver of certain provisions of... →
Ramaphosa addresses global Covid-19 summit
23rd September 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa’s support for the establishment of a global health financial intermediary fund for pandemic... →
KZN govt, UN sign MoU to assist those affected by unrest
22nd September 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the Resident Coordinator and Head of the United Nations in South Africa Nardos Bekele-Thomas signed a... →
Zikalala launches first pop-up drive-through vaccination site in KZN
13th September 2021 KwaZulu-Natal launched its first pop-up drive-through mass vaccination site on Friday, in Richard's Bay, to vaccinate as many people as possible... →
Ramaphosa leads SA delegation at BRICS summit
10th September 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says that BRICS countries need to safeguard people’s lives and livelihoods, support global economic... →
Nkoana-Mashabane launches first forum on national strategic plan on GBVF
1st September 2021 Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane recently launched the first national engagement... →
KZN to host 21st International Aids Conference
31st August 2021 A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the South African Government and the Society for AIDS in Africa for the KwaZulu-Natal... →
BBBEE Commission to monitor and advocate 40% set aside rule
30th August 2021 The Broad Based Economic Empowerment Commission (BBBEE Commission) recently hosted its annual Women’s Economic Empowerment webinar to commemorate... →
Dlamini-Zuma signs the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation
26th August 2021 Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has signed the African Charter on the Values and Principles of... →
Western Cape govt opposes land expropriation without compensation
25th August 2021 The Western Cape Government opposed the 18th Amendment Bill to the Constitution which seeks to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow land... →
KZN receives food relief from Solidarity fund
20th August 2021 The KwaZulu-Natal Government has received food relief from the Solidarity Fund, aimed at assisting families living below the breadline and to aid... →
Sahpra authorises CapeBio to manufacture Covid-19 Rapid Test Kits locally
16th August 2021 The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has authorised local biotechnology company CapeBio to manufacture rapid Covid-19... →
KZN govt hosts international delegation to boost economy after unrest
13th August 2021 In a drive aimed at rebuilding confidence and promoting trade and investment, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala over two days, led a... →
Caregivers will receive R350 grant
5th August 2021 As part of government’s plan to address gender imbalance, caregivers – the majority of whom are women – will now also receive the R350 Covid-19... →
Govt develops Draft Bill to establish National Council on GBVF
30th July 2021 Government has developed a Draft Bill to establish a National Council that will coordinate the implementation of the National Strategic Plan with... →
Ronald Lamola commemorates 25 years of the Constitution
30th July 2021 Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola said on Friday that without socioeconomic inclusion of the majority of South Africans,... →
Sassa providing redeemable food vouchers following unrest
19th July 2021 The South African Social Security Agency has revived its food relief programme that was disrupted by the recent looting and unrest in parts of... →
Govt working with National Consumer Goods Council to ensure food security
15th July 2021 Government is working with the National Consumer Goods Council to ensure food security following the recent unrest that plagued parts of... →
Zikalala warns of increased unemployment as protests continue, factories destroyed
14th July 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has warned that the ongoing protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng will dampen investor confidence... →
Govt launches Charlotte Maxeke Women’s Initiative
2nd July 2021 The South African Government has launched the Charlotte Maxeke Women’s Initiative on Economic Justice and Rights as part of its pledge to support... →
KZN govt employs more health workers, confident of oxygen availability amid third wave
30th June 2021 The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has contracted 15 000 health workers, in various fields, to help boost the province’s capacity to fight the... →
Discovery Health partners with W Cape govt to provide uninsured residents access to vaccines
24th June 2021 Discovery Health, the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town will be pioneering a collaboration between the public and private health... →
Ports authority to become an independent subsidiary of Transnet
22nd June 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) will become an independent subsidiary of Transnet. During... →
South Africa to host vaccine technology transfer hub
22nd June 2021 South Africa has welcomed the opportunity to host a vaccine technology transfer hub and to build on the capacity and expertise that already exists... →
