May 2017

Police nab Deputy Minister Makwetla’s hijackers

Cape Town � Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says police have made a breakthrough in the hijack and kidnapping case of Deputy Justice and Correctional Services Minister Thabang Makwetla.

Since Monday, four suspects have been arrested by a multi-disciplinary task team comprising the SA Police Service’s Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Detective Services

Cabinet approves Road Freight Strategy

At the meeting held at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Wednesday, 24 May 2017 Cabinet approved the Road Freight Strategy, which will ultimately enable South Africa to achieve best international standards of road-freight operations through an integrated regula…

SOUTH AFRICAN OPPOSITION LEADER DEPORTED FROM ZAMBIA

JOHANNESBURG, South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane will hold a press conference in Pretoria on Friday, following his deportation from Zambia.Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Maimane returned here Thursday night after he was kicked out of Lusaka…

IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY CONTRIBUTES TO EU-EAST AFRICA SEMINAR

Djibouti (Djibouti): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, H.E. Amb (Eng) Mahboub Maalim, today actively participated in the European Union (EU)-East Africa Regional Seminar held in Djibouti.This EU-East Africa Regi…

The world is your oyster, Minister Dlodlo tells youth

Cape Town � Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has urged young South Africans to get out of their comfort zone and aim to create industries that will create jobs for generations to come.

The Minister said this when she delivered a lecture on Africa Day at the False Bay FET College in

Have your say on Anti-Corruption Strategy

Pretoria � Cabinet has invited the public to make their inputs into the Anti-Corruption Strategy discussion document, which will inform the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.

Cabinet on Thursday welcomed the released of the Anti-Corruption Strategy discussion document.

The public can make written inputs through the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation website: www.dpme.gov.za.

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New Generation of Companies Looks to Create New Kind of Plant-based Food

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES � In a San Francisco kitchen, chefs are re-creating everyday foods, such as eggs, mayonnaise, salad dressings and cookies from unconventional sources.

Playing with ingredients that are totally different in the food system is a lot like walking on the moon. We’re doing things no one

SOUTH AFRICA ON HIGH ALERT AFTER BREAKOUT OF EBOLA IN DR CONGO

PRETORIA, The South African Department of Health says it is on high alert following the reported outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on May 12 that nine suspected cases and three deaths of persons with Ebola virus disease

Operation Phakisa making waves in oceans economy

Pretoria – Two years into its launch, Operation Phakisa Oceans Economy is making inroads and growing the aquaculture sector.To date, 450 direct jobs have been created and 2 000 additional tons of fish have been produced. This is a 35% increase for the …

Deputy Foreign Minister I. Amanatidis’ statement on the Athens Mosque

The operation of a mosque in Athens is a platform commitment from the government and from the Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, contributing not only to the enhancement of the country’s international image, but also to the consolidation of the State’s provisions for Greeks and other EU citizens of the Muslim

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