Author: Malebogo Putu

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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President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and the United Kingdom have identified key sectors for investment aimed at boostingeconomic growth and development. The President on Tuesday hosted UK Prime Minister Theresa May at Tuynhuys in Cape Town. May is in the country on a working visit. Accompanied by Ministers and a delegation of 29 business executives,

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Myriads of the Zimbabwean upbeat avid supporters of ED Mnangagwa thronged and teemed into 60 000 seater National sports stadium in Harare Sunday 26 August 2018 with much rhapsody and euphoria to witness the inauguration of the second executive president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa was firstly sworn in on 24 November 2017 after

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