July 18, 2017

South Sudanese Media Accuse Government of Blocking Their Websites

NAIROBI � Four South Sudanese news websites and blogs have been partially blocked, internet users and a broadcaster said on Monday, blaming it on a government crackdown on independent media.

Radio Tamazuj, a Dutch-backed radio station and website, announced on its Twitter account that it had been blocked in South Sudan.

SOUTH AFRICA ATTENDING UN FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

PRETORIA, South Africa is participating in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017 (HLPF 2017), now underway at the United Nations in New York with Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa leading the country’…

Minister Lynne Brown: Power-Gen and DistribuTech Africa Conference

Minister Lynne Brown, Power-Gen & DistribuTech Africa Conference 18 July 2017, Sandton Convention Centre

Programme Director

Ladies and gentlemen

I am very grateful for the opportunity to interact with the African power sector on International Mandela Day.

In South Africa, we are in the throes of an important societal discussion about Mr Mandela’s legacy

Nelson Mandela’s Birthday Celebrated with Volunteer Service

PRETORIA � Every year on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, South Africans honor the man they regard as the father of the nation by doing community service � 67 minutes of it, one minute for every year of Mandela’s public service.

In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela International

Department supports rescue efforts for missing fishermen

The Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has extended its condolences and support to the families of the fishermen who lost their lives along the Cape St Francis coastline in the Eastern Cape. The department …

Realizing 2030 Agenda Requires Teamwork to Rebuild Trust in Government, Ensure Fair Globalization, High-Level Political Forum Hears, as Ministerial Segment Begins

The loss of confidence and trust between people and Governments, multilateral institutions and international organizations highlighted the paradox that problems were increasingly global in nature and could not be solved by individual countries, participants heard today, as the ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development got under

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