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Food4Education Urges African Governments to Make School Feeding a Right, Not a Privilege
EIN Presswire
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June 16, 2025
This Day of the African Child, nearly 60 million African children risk going hungry in school as government funding falls short. NAIROBI, KENYA, June 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As Africa marks the Day of the African Child under the African...
Sport, Arts and Culture on Khoi and San ancestral human remains and repatriation of those who died in exile
South African Government
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June 10, 2025
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), in close partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DMV), is proud to announce two pivotal initiatives:...
Sport, Arts and Culture briefs media on repatriation of ancestral and exile remains, 9 Jun
South African Government
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June 8, 2025
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton Mckenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe will hold a press briefing on Monday, 9 June 2025, at 10:00, to provide an update on two important national initiatives dedicated to remembrance,...
Trade, Industry and Competition on agreement with Lesotho to enhance trade and investment
South African Government
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June 4, 2025
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the Lesotho’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development have agreed to enhance trade and investment, to advance shared interests. This emanated from a meeting which was...
Lesotho formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
World Trade Organization
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May 20, 2025
DG Okonjo-Iweala said: "I deeply appreciate Lesotho's commitment to the WTO and to supporting the implementation of this historic agreement. We are now very close to breaking new ground in safeguarding livelihoods and food security and securing...
Deputy Minister Narend Singh: Opening of Regional Dialogue for Member States of SADC and East African Community on update or revision of NBSAPs
South African Government
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May 20, 2025
Distinguished delegates, representatives from the Secretariat of the Convention of Biological Diversity, African Union Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...
Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo leads South African delegation to ORASECOM Climate Resilient Investment Conference in Lesotho, 8 May
South African Government
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May 7, 2025
Deputy Minister Seitlholo to lead a South African delegation to the ORASECOM Climate Resilient Investment Conference in Lesotho Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr. Sello Seitlholo, will lead the South African delegation to the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Second Session of the Lesotho-South Africa Bi-National Commission
South African Government
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April 23, 2025
Your Excellency Prime Minister Matekane, Honourable Ministers, Our respective High Commissioners, Senior Government officials, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency, Thank you for your warm words of welcome. It is an honour...
Water and Sanitation on signing of MoU with Lesotho for another water resources development framework
South African Government
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April 24, 2025
The Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on another water resources development project for the benefit of the two countries. The agreement seeks to see the two countries establish a...
President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes Working Visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho, 23 Apr
South African Government
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April 22, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 April 2025, undertake a Working Visit to Maseru, Lesotho, to Co-Chair the Second Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho,...
Minister Patricia de Lille: Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre launch
South African Government
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June 23, 2025
Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille’s remarks at the launch of the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State Dumelang, Sanibonani, Good morning, Goeie more! It is a profound honour to stand here...
Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu: Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre launch
South African Government
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June 23, 2025
Earlier this week we commemorated the 49th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprisings. In Youth Month, we honour the bravery and sacrifices of those youth who created a turning point in the struggle against apartheid. Perhaps it is fitting that...
Tourism on opening of Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre
South African Government
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June 23, 2025
Today, South Africa officially opened the doors to its world-class cultural and scientific attraction, the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre in the Golden Gate Highlands Park in the Free State Province. The Kgodumodumo Dinosaur...
North West Economic Development, Environment, Conservation, and Tourism on inaugural Lobelo la Dipitsi traditional horse racing
South African Government
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April 1, 2025
The inaugural Lobelo la Dipitsi Traditional Horse Racing event, held at Bloomtech Lodge in Vryburg this past weekend, has successfully celebrated North West Province’s rich cultural heritage while stimulating local economic growth. The event was...
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts opens 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Econom Workshop, 28 Jan
South African Government
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January 27, 2025
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Bernice Swarts, will officially open the 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) workshop at the Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton, Johannesburg tomorrow (28 January...
Deputy Minister Narend Singh calls on Southern African countries to collaborate to strengthen environmental action
South African Government
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January 20, 2025
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr. Narend Singh has today – 20 January 2025 - opened the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop in Johannesburg, Gauteng, highlighting the critical need for...
Government urges caution amid severe snowfall and road closures
South African Government
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September 22, 2024
Government wishes to update on the road closures which were as a result of heavy snowfall that affected the provinces of Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Kwa Zulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Most of the roads have been cleared of snow and...
Commission for Gender Equality launches digital content education on sexual harassment in English, Sesotho, South African sign language and Braille, 4 Dec
South African Government
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December 3, 2024
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) in the Free State in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), Government Communications Systems (GCIS), Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), University of...
Government congratulates 2024 SADC Media Awards winners
South African Government
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August 20, 2024
Government congratulates the 2024 SADC Media Awards winners Government congratulates the South African journalists who won at the SADC Media Awards Competition during the SADC Summit that was held in Zimbabwe on 17th August 2024. Two South African...
Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 11 June 2025
South African Government
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June 12, 2025
Issues in the environment 1. ECONOMY 1.1. Economic growth 1.1.1 Cabinet noted the gross domestic product (GDP) figures as released by StatsSA that indicated that the economy grew by 0.1% in the first (quarter (Q1) of 2025, and this follows an...