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            <title>SA: Buti Manamela: Address by Higher Education and Training Minister, on developments regarding ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This year marks 50 years since the youth of 1976 courageously stood up and demanded access to quality education and a more just society. Their actions changed the course of our country and continue to inspire our efforts to build an education and training system that expands opportunity and empowers future generations.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, on illegal Migration and anti - ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over recent months, South Africans from every walk of life have raised concerns about migration and illegal immigration. These concerns are being expressed in our communities, our workplaces, our schools, our clinics and across social media platforms.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the launch of Lenacapavir for HIV ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To us, Lenacapavir is not just a medicine or a drug; to us it represents a major turning point in South Africa's national story. 

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            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Puleng Dimpane: Address by Acting National SAPS Commissioner, during a joint media briefing ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Police Service has deployed the necessary resources to affected areas and has intensified operations to restore and maintain law and order. We are actively investigating all criminal acts related to these incidents, and those responsible will be identified, arrested and brought before the courts.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, Reply to debate on Presidency Dept ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africans expect of all of us not simply to diagnose the country’s problems, but to work together to solve them. They expect leadership, accountability and results. It is with that responsibility firmly in mind that the Presidency approaches its work every day.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the conclusion of the State Visit ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya remains one of South Africa’s most important strategic partners in East Africa and on the continent more broadly. We have just concluded our official engagements which included a one-on-one meeting and official talks.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, opening remarks at the Kenya State ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ours is a relationship rooted in shared values, mutual respect and a common vision for democracy, peace and prosperity across Africa. This visit builds on my State Visit to Kenya in November 2022 and the many engagements we have held through our Joint Commission for Cooperation.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni: Address by Minister in The Presidency, on the occasion of The ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[his represents an increase of 7.1% from the previous financial year. This increase ensures that we have the necessary capacity to drive the ambitious reforms agenda, specifically capacitating our Policy and Research Services as well as the Project Management Office.

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            <title>SA: Leonard Lekgetho: Address by SIU Acting Head, at a press conference on the investigation ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This investigation was authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa under Proclamation 123 of 2023. Two progress reports outlining the investigation's findings were submitted to the President, with the final report due in September. The investigation was initiated following a referral from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) concerning irregularities.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>DA: George Michalakis: Address by DA Parliamentary leader, during the Debate on Budget Vote 1: ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[every government must ultimately be judged. When the State fails in that responsibility, the consequences are devastating. Not only are lives lost, but public confidence in government, democracy, and the Constitution itself begins to erode.

That is why the crisis within South Africa's criminal justice system is not merely a departmental failure. It is a failure of governance. It strikes at the heart of the State's most fundamental obligation to its people.]]></description>
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