Author: Malebogo Putu
Jo’burg EMS have managed to bring under control the fire which ravaged Kya Sands glue factory this morning. Picture: Jo’burg EMS The Joburg EMS have managed to bring under control the fire which ravaged Kya Sands glue factory this morning. According to official tweets from the City Emergency Services, the blaze started around 5 this
The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape has announced that Nqaba Bhanga is their Premier Candidate for the 2019 Provincial Elections. The Country is going to the General Elections in 2019 where citizens will choose their President and Provincial Premiers. Bhanga was introduced as the Premier Candidate by Party President Mmusi Maimane in Port Elizabeth
In a bid to address mental healthcare in the Eastern Cape Health Department, the ministry has announced that a budget of R10 million has been set aside to recruit health practitioners. “The plan includes recruitment of mental healthcare practitioners and expanding scope of mental health service providers to include community based mental health care programme.
The Eastern Cape Health Department has assured mental healthcare patients at Life Esidimeni Kirkwood that their lives are not in danger with the end of the health facility’s contract. “The lives of mental healthcare patients at Life Esidimeni Kirkwood are not under threat due to the expiring of the contract at the end of September,”
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received 10 000 applications for free higher education through its contact centre on Monday. Manamela said this when he visited the NSFAS office in Cape Town on Tuesday to assess the progress for applications for the 2019 academic year
South Africa is likely to exit its technical recession in the third quarter, the Bureau of Economic Research (BER) said on Tuesday. “In terms of our forecast, I think that we will exit the recession in the third quarter,“ said senior economist at the BER, Hugo Pienaar. Gross domestic product (GDP) figures for the second
South Africa and China have entered into several agreements that will enable economic growth and educational opportunities, the Presidency said on Monday. One agreement signed during the state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa – on investment and trade promotion between the two countries – carries a monetary value of approximately R14 billion. The state visit
While foreign direct investment to Africa has increased, economies on the continent are vulnerable to global market fluctuations and it is essential to uphold the international trading order, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. The President was speaking at a China-Africa high level dialogue with business representatives at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing,
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for investment-led trade between Africa and China. This will help promote the industrialisation of African economies and position the continent as a global competitor. Such investments will also allow China to reap the benefits of a massive continental market. “We should seek inward investment that enables industrial development and the export