Author: Malebogo Putu

The Amasi bought from the local shop in Mabeskraal with the wiped off expiry date. Consumers are urged to report expired or suspected fake foodstuffs to the relevant authorities. The Health Department is to look into the safety of alleged “fake foods” following various videos which have been widely circulated on social media. “Due to

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The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) hereby makes an announcement on the recent detection of the Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) in the Orange River area within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province. Several detections of specimens of this pest were reported to DAFF between the last week of

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The Portfolio Committee on Police has welcomed the announcement by the Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation(DPCI), Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, to appoint a team which will fast-track investigations with regards to the allegations of state capture. The Chairperson of the committee, Francois Beukman, said that the pro-active steps taken by Lieutenant-General Lebeya is necessary

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The quest for industrialisation, skills development, FDI in manufacturing, beneficiation, agro-processing and skills transferprogrammes will provide ample opportunity for advancing the interests of the two regions in a mutually beneficial manner, says DIRCO Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Speaking at the Opening Session of the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), in Beijing, China,

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially tested the improved online application system which is aimed at improving the time at which users take in applying for funding. “This is an effort to showcase the improved efficient process. The aim and focus was to make the online application system simpler for applicants, with the process

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Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has called on women to take a stance and say no to women and child abuse. “No man has a right to define me, no man has a right to silence me, and no man has a right to abuse me,” Mokonyane told church members at the St Monica Catholic Church in

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International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the time has come for China and Africa to make FOCAC a transformative tool to change the lives of people and future generations for the better. Speaking at the Luncheon of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), in Beijing, China, on Sunday, Sisulu

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The 2018 National Heritage Day celebration will be hosted in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal in honour of Adam Kok and the Griqua community for their courage, determination and fortitude in resisting colonial occupation. Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa made the announcement on Saturday during the launch of Heritage Month at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal.

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Rich trove of cave paintings going back perhaps 20,000 years is being erased By Wara Fana     31 August 2018 In caves along the Great Kei River and at the confluence of the White (Cacadu) and Black Kei rivers in the rural Eastern Cape, there is a wealth of rock art paintings. They are not well

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