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South Africa: Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Anroux Marais on scheduled sporting and cultural events taking place this weekend

Minister Anroux Marais: Cape Town welcomes various events this weekend

The upcoming weekend will see another great schedule of sporting and cultural events taking place in our province. For our arts and music lovers, on Saturday, the Cape Town Carnival will once again take to the streets of the Mother City, showcasing the vibrant and diverse culture which epitomises the…

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Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Reagen Allen urges residents to support and assist rural safety units

Fifteen arrested by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and rural safety units

The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas, are continuing to disrupt and stop criminal activities in the Western Cape. Between 4 and 10 March 2024, these units with various other municipal law enforcement agencies and…

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Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Ivan Meyer welcomes new agricultural graduate interns

Western Cape welcomes 120 new agricultural graduate interns

On Tuesday, 11 March 2024, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, and the Head of Department, Dr  Mogale Sebopetsa, welcomed 120 unemployed agricultural graduates as interns to the Department’s Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). During the two-year internship graduates will be placed with farmers and sector stakeholders…

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South Africa: Minister Ziz Kodwa meets with Springbok management and players at first alignment camp

Minister Kodwa wished the Springboks well as they begin the cycle towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Mr Zizi Kodwa met with the management and players of the South African men’s national rugby team, the Springboks, on Wednesday, 6 March 2024. This engagement took place in Cape Town, on the sidelines of the Springboks’ first alignment camp of the year.…

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Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Anroux Marais on Cape Town Cycle Tour boost to Western Cape

The department aims to make the rules of cycling accessible to more people in our province to encourage participation in the sport

This weekend will see the riding of the 46th Cape Town Cycle Tour. This scenic and gruelling event has become a highlight on the annual cycling calendar, drawing cyclists from across the world to join the group of 30 000 riders.  With a route that offers spectacular views and the…

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South Africa: Treasury releases report on independent assessment of operations at Eskom’s coal-fired power stations

The findings and recommendations will assist in strengthening Eskom’s corporate plan and continue to support the turnaround at Eskom

National Treasury is releasing a report compiled following an independent assessment of operations at Eskom’s coal-fired power stations. National Treasury commissioned VGBE consortium consisting of Dornier, KWS, RWE and Steag, to conduct the independent assessment and compile a report. The assessment was conducted as part of conditions attached to the…

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South Africa: Water and Sanitation calls for comments on Water Services Act and National Water Act Amendment Bills

DWS in Gauteng Calls for the Public to Submit Comments on the Water Services Act and the National Water Act Amendment Bills

In a collaborative effort with the Alex Peace Ambassadors and various organizations, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) held a public consultations on the  Water Services Act and the National Water Act Amendment Bills in Alexandra township, Gauteng on Wednesday, 28 February 2024. The purpose of this dialogue was to…

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South Africa and Netherlands recommits their cooperation in the water and sanitation sector

Signed a Blue Deal agreement which aims to support water management by exchanging knowledge and experiences, assist the national, regional and local organisations

South Africa and Netherlands governments have undertaken to forge more cooperation opportunities in the water and sanitation sector in efforts to strength the existing relations between the two states. This undertaking was made on Tuesday, 27 February 2024 in Pretoria when the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Senzo Mchunu,…

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Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo on claims paid out to ex-mineworkers

Over R76m paid to ex-mineworkers in the North West since the project was launched

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has praised the North West Province for registering massive progress in the provincial department’s endeavour to trace and track ex-mineworkers who left work without claiming their benefits. Accompanied by the North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha at Westvaal Hospital, the Deputy Minister…

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Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Anroux Marais on closing down several illegal initiation schools

Western Cape report on summer initiation season

The Western Cape Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (WCPICC) has been established under section 11 of the Customary Initiation Act, No 2 of 2021. WCPICC strives to ensure that every initiation school is legal and in compliance with the Act as well as to prevent initiate deaths. The Minister of the…