Cape town: The Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has signed the Barcelona Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB), signifying South Africa’s formal commitment to a renewed global parliamentary movement aimed at eradicating TB within a generation. The declaration was co-signed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, during a

Cape town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) is currently progressing through the selection process for 5,500 new police trainees. Thousands of applicants are still in the initial phase, which involves psychometric and integrity testing assessments. According to South African Government News Agency, the SAPS is conducting this process across

Gauteng: Deputy Minister of Social Development, Ganief Hendricks, has called for a shift from a passive income model to one that encourages sustainable income generation. ‘The goal is to move from temporary relief to lasting economic empowerment for communities,’ he said. The Deputy Minister was addressing participants at the final

Pretoria: Deputy President Paul Mashatile, acting as Chairperson of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Clearing House Mechanism, convened a virtual meeting where the terms of reference (TOR) were officially adopted. This mechanism, set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2024, aims to address policy disagreements within the 10-member GNU,

Port shepstone: Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala will on Friday lead a stakeholder consultation session in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, to discuss the development of a small harbour in the area. The South Coast has been identified as one of the areas in which a small craft harbour

Free state: Eight people lost their lives during a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck on the N3 between Van Reenen and Montrose in Free State on Thursday morning. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has dispatched road crash investigators to determine the exact cause of the accident

Johannesburg: When President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending all foreign aid to South Africa, in January this year, we immediately set about finding solutions. Among the most pressing was to ensure that our life-saving HIV and AIDS programme continued to function. According to South African Government News Agency,

Bern: South Africa and Switzerland on Wednesday signed five cooperation agreements aimed at deepening bilateral relations across key sectors including trade, education, culture, sustainable development, and peace mediation. This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a two-day State Visit at the invitation of President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss