[SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.
[SAnews.gov.za] The 2022 South African Public Relationship with Science (SAPRS) survey, a first of its kind for the country, has found that two-thirds (66%) of the public were "very" or "quite" interested in South African science and technology (S&T).
[SAnews.gov.za] The international community has been called upon to scale up cervical cancer interventions and progress against the only noncommunicable disease that can be eliminated.
[SAnews.gov.za] The report on local government revenue and expenditure for the second quarter of the 2024/25 financial year shows that conditional grants were underspent by municipalities, National Treasury said on Friday.
[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has reaffirmed the provincial government's commitment to support initiatives that drive local economic transformation and attract investors to the province.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed that 23 South Africans - who were part of a group of 7 000 people from various countries - have been rescued from Myanmar.
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has welcomed the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decision to allow for the continued use of the SASSA gold card until all the cards have been successfully replaced.
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's commitment to human rights is central to its foreign policy, promoting solidarity and respect for other nations.
[G20 in South Africa 2025] H.E. The President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Philémon Yang, Your Excellences, Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Distinguished delegates,
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has on Friday opened a second sluice gate at the Vaal Dam to manage increasing water levels due to the continuous rainfall.
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) decision to withdraw the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) should not be interpreted as a sign of defeat or abandonment of peace efforts.
[GroundUp] Some of the protesters still live in apartheid era hostels
[GroundUp] But grant beneficiaries still urged to switch to Black Card
[spotlight] What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straight-forward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.
[Market Theatre] The Market Theatre Foundation, in partnership with ASSITEJ South Africa, presents "Pieces of Me", a profoundly moving real life story of veteran South African actress, Bo Petersen. This critically acclaimed one-hander is a fiercely personal account, written and performed by Petersen herself, exploring identity, race, the transgenerational trauma of apartheid laws and the unspoken histories that threaten the fragile thread that knit families together. It runs for a strictly limited season of only three
[GroundUp] City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building's residents, say urban researchers
[GroundUp] Thabo Khumalo makes R70 a day renting out his buckets to passers-by
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has called on Premiers and Executive Mayors to pass budgets that are water friendly, to help ensure that government achieves its current commitments.
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[Bhekisisa] A leaked memo circulating among South African researchers that is addressed to grant management staff of the US government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), dated March 25 and of which Bhekisisa has seen a copy, instructs officers to hold "all [research] awards to entities located in South Africa".
[Independent (Kampala)] Countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, would suffer the most
[GroundUp] Umngeni River claims two lives
[GroundUp] GroundUp recently reported that extortionists are targeting schools and informal businesses in Phillipi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha. SAPS Western Cape spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut responds.
[SAnews.gov.za] The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries to swop their SASSA gold cards for the new Postbank cards has been extended to 30 April 2025.
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[GroundUp] Reporter prevented from exposing claims that a solar panel company misled a client
[GroundUp] Many say they have been waiting 30 years for government housing
[SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity's Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has met with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayiwamba Wagner, to enhance bilateral cooperation and address ongoing security challenges.
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has welcomed the proclamation of the Climate Change Act by President Cyril Ramaphosa as it enables the development of effective climate change policies and the long-term plan for a transition to a low-carbon economy and society.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the Department of Water and Sanitation for its ongoing efforts to improve water and sanitation access in the country.