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Yvonne Silaule

DWS implements project to help drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet

3rd August 2021 The Department of Water and Sanitation has provided R71.8-million in funding to the Dr Beyers Naude local municipality, in the Eastern Cape, for the Graaff-Reinet Emergency Bulk Supply Scheme. The scheme is aimed at addressing the water supply challenges in the drought-stricken town of... →

KZN govt to support companies that want to rebuild businesses destroyed during unrest

26th July 2021 The KwaZulu-Natal government has committed itself to supporting businesses in rebuilding the premises that were destroyed during the civil unrest earlier this week. Premier Sihle Zikalala at the weekend addressed the media about the economic recovery efforts in the province. →

Sasol partners with Mpumalanga govt, launches five-day vaccination drive

26th July 2021 Energy and chemicals company Sasol's Secunda operations has, in partnership with the Mpumalanga government, launched a five-day Covid-19 vaccination drive, starting on July 26. This formed part of the preparation for the operations' upcoming annual maintenance shutdown taking place from August 30... →

Sasol joins the Hydrogen Council

22nd July 2021 Chemicals and energy company Sasol has joined the Hydrogen Council, with the aim to help secure the future of hydrogen in South Africa The Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative consisting of more than 120 companies from across the hydrogen value chain, with a united vision and long-term... →

Gauteng, freight industry associations partner to improve efficiencies in the sector

19th July 2021 The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and freight industry associations have established a partnership to improve efficiencies in the logistics and freight sector. The partnership is championed by Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Road Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo. →

BMW Group launches quantum computing challenge in collaboration with Amazon Web Services

16th July 2021 Automotive manufacturer BMW Group has launched a quantum computing challenge in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to crowd-source innovation. The challenge encourages entrants to come up with innovative quantum algorithms and test their solutions on real quantum computing technologies. →

Transnet operations gradually returning to normal following unrest

16th July 2021 There has been an incremental improvement in the operations of State-owned logistics company Transnet, following disruptions caused by days of unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. As a result of the unrest, port operator Transnet Port Terminals had issued force majeure notices with regard to the... →

Zikalala estimates damage to infrastructure is at least R3bn

15th July 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala estimates that more than R3-billion of infrastructure has been damaged so far in the province, as looting and protests continue. Warehouses and shopping centres, in particular, have been affected, with the hardest hit areas being the districts of Msunduzi and... →

Zikalala warns of increased unemployment as protests continue, factories destroyed

14th July 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has warned that the ongoing protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng will dampen investor confidence and derail economic recovery efforts. “The social costs of the damage might come in the form of increased unemployment and poverty in years to come,”... →

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala

RBM to resume operations, to reserve 50% of general worker jobs for community members

9th July 2021 Mineral sands miner Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has agreed to reserve 50% of its currently available general worker jobs for members of the Sokhulu community. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on July 8 said RBM would resume operations on July 12. →

Higher education dept establishes programme to strengthen student health amid third wave

1st July 2021 The Department of Higher Education and Training has, through its Higher Health agency, established a district campus health and wellness mobile clinic healthcare programme to strengthen student health and wellness services at campuses in underprivileged communities. Minister of Higher Education,... →

Environment dept, partners working to finalise proposal on EBA disaster risk reduction measures

24th June 2021 The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is working with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) and the National Disaster Management Centre to finalise a proposal on ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) disaster risk reduction measures to assist vulnerable... →

Ports authority to become an independent subsidiary of Transnet

22nd June 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) will become an independent subsidiary of Transnet. During a site visit to the Port of Cape Town on June 22, the President commented that the creation of a separate subsidiary would allow the ports authority... →

The Port of Cape Town

South Africa to host vaccine technology transfer hub

22nd June 2021 South Africa has welcomed the opportunity to host a vaccine technology transfer hub and to build on the capacity and expertise that already exists on the continent as Africa struggles to obtain Covid-19 vaccine doses. President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the establishment of the first messenger RNA... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Deputy Minister applauds women taking charge in the rail sector

11th June 2021 Transport Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi this week accompanied the Railway Safety Regulator in its inspection of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) Wolmerton depot, in Pretoria. The inspection was held to assess the condition of the depot against scheduled and unscheduled... →

Cabinet approves the extension of Covid-19 national state of disaster

10th June 2021 Cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of disaster on Covid-19 until July 15. Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni said in a post-Cabinet media briefing on June 10 that the extension is in terms of Section 27(5)(c) of the Disaster Management Act and would enable... →

Ramaphosa calls for Africa to speak with one voice to address climate change

8th June 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African continent to speak with one clear voice to "express unwavering support" for the implementation of the United Nations Climate Change Convention and its Paris Agreement. He was speaking during the virtual meeting on the Committee of African Heads... →

Nzimande announces expansion of the Imbali Education and Innovation precinct project

8th June 2021 The Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation will revitalise and expand the Imbali Education and Innovation Precinct project as a pilot to explore and test an alternative modality of education delivery, based on closer multi-educational institutional cooperation, with science and... →

Free State MEC launches Industrialisation Support Incentives Programme

31st May 2021 Free State Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Makalo Mohale has launched the Industrialisation Support Incentives Programme. The objectives of the programme are to stimulate local domestic manufacturing and production; to ensure job retention and job... →

Afreximbank, KZN sign MoU to partner on trade, investment opportunities

27th May 2021 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the KwaZulu-Natal province to co-invest in opportunities to enhance development, trade and investment. As part of the MoU, Afreximbank will channel funding to finance certain infrastructure... →

Small business development dept allocates R666m to expand Seda countrywide

26th May 2021 The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has allocated R666-million for the strengthening and expansion of the Small Enterprise Development Agency's (Seda’s) presence across the country with the aim to maintaining a Seda office in each district. Acting Minister in the Presidency... →

Department of Transport identifies priority corridors for PRASA service recovery

24th May 2021 The Department of Transport has identified priority corridors across provinces for a service recovery by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in the financial year, Minister Fikile Mbalula said on May 24. PRASA will, over the medium term, be allocated 27.2% or about R57-billion of... →

Ramaphosa hands over land, title deeds to Limpopo farmers

24th May 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Saturday, handed over R25.5-million worth of land and title deeds to members of the Tafelkop Farmers Association at Ga-Sekhukhune in the Limpopo’s Groblersdal district. The President was accompanied by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Zikalala launches a R170m Defy warehouse in Ladysmith

19th May 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala joined household appliance manufacturer Defy in launching its R170-million warehouse, in Ladysmith, on May 19. The facility, based in Danskraal near Ladysmith, has capacity to load and unload more than 200 trucks a day and a storage capacity of 100 000 m3 of... →

NHFC to help subsidise 7 000 homes for first-time buyers in 2021/22

18th May 2021 Development finance institution the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) has allocated R3.2-billion towards the Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) for the 2021/22 financial year. The aim is to help subsidise more than 7 000 homes across the country, Human Settlements,... →

National Treasury partners with HSRC to build analytical capabilities within metros

14th May 2021 The National Treasury has launched eight metro reports containing spatialised economic data drawn from anonymised administrative tax data. South African cities and towns are characterised by a spatial mismatch between where people live and economic activity, resulting in the exclusion of a large... →

DSI, DHET collaborate to establish a national open learning system

14th May 2021 The departments of Science and Innovation (DSI) and Higher Education and Training (DHET), are working together to establish a National Open Learning System that will provide online learning opportunities in the post school education and training system. The departments are also considering the... →

Zikalala launches a R1.5bn logistics facility

11th May 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on May 11 launched the R1.5-billion Pepkor Logistics facility, at Keystone Business Park, in Hammarsdale. Pepkor is a JSE-listed retail chain with more than 5 500 stores. →

Nyanza Light Metals secures R28m facility from Afreximbank

7th May 2021 Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a R28-million project preparation facility for titanium dioxide pigment manufacturer Nyanza Light Metals, which is based in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ). Afreximbank... →

Technology Innovation Agency funds the development of an affordable Internet solution for townships

5th May 2021 Gauteng-based startup FibrePoynt is developing an alternative antenna-based high-speed fixed Internet solution for low-income communities. The solution is being funded by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation. →

Tourism dept designs SMME Workshop framework as part of economic reconstruction, recovery efforts

4th May 2021 The Department of Tourism has designed a small, medium-sized and microenterprise (SMME) Workshop framework with a restorative and regenerative approach to build economic activity. Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela made the announcement during a recent visit to Mbombela, Mpumalanga, after... →

N4 toll route to contribute to South Africa's economic recovery, says Mbalula

26th April 2021 Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on April 26 said the N4 toll route project, which is managed by Trans African Concessions (Trac), and which extends from the Solomon Mahlangu offramp in Tshwane, to Maputo, in Mozambique, would contribute to South Africa's economic recovery. “The N4 toll route is... →

Sisulu welcomes Cuban engineers to South Africa, Solidarity unimpressed

23rd April 2021 Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the 25 Cuban engineers who have been seconded to help South Africa improve the delivery of water and related services, to South Africa. The engineers will support the South African government in this regard for three years. →

SA is at war against corrupt activities in public service – Mchunu

23rd April 2021 Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu announced that Cabinet has approved the Public Service Amendment Bill and the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill for public comment, as he provided an update on the current public service wage negotiations. Mchunu welcomed the... →

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu

Cabinet approves Tourism Sector Recovery Plan to preserve R189bn in value

22nd April 2021 Cabinet has approved the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan, which Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says will facilitate the preservation of R189-billion of value. The plan is also expected to enable the tourism sector to recover to 2019 output and employment levels by 2023. →

Northern Cape govt intervenes to improve service delivery in Sol Plaatje

21st April 2021 The Northern Cape provincial government will invest R500-million in measures to help improve service delivery in the Sol Plaatje municipality. The municipality is said to be facing technical capacity challenges, resulting in the lack of service delivery. →

Govt establishes multi-party work team to oversee port performance

16th April 2021 A multi-party work team has been established to tackle key issues related to port performance, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. He made the announcement during a visit to the Durban port on April 15. →

Nyanza Light Metals invests R4.5bn in titanium dioxide plant at Richard’s Bay IDZ

8th April 2021 Chemicals manufacturing company Nyanza Light Metals has invested R4.5-billion on the construction of a plant to produce titanium dioxide at the Richard’s Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), in KwaZulu-Natal. The announcement was made by Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube during a Public Sector... →

Western Cape human settlements dept launches its own reserve fund

8th April 2021 The Western Cape government has launched the Western Cape Asset Finance Reserve for Human Settlements (WCAFRHS), with the aim to strengthen the provincial Department of Human Settlement’s ability to drastically improve the lives of the people of the province. The launch of the WCAFRHS was first... →

Science dept to support technology innovations to assist unemployed IKS graduates

6th April 2021 The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) has committed to supporting technology innovations to help overcome the challenges facing Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) unemployed graduates. DSI deputy director general of technology innovation Dr Mmboneni Muofhe last week said that despite IKS... →

Western Cape launches e-booklets to fast-track climate change resilience in agriculture

31st March 2021 The Western Cape provincial government has launched e-booklets that will help to fast-track climate change resilience in agriculture. The e-booklet on climate change entitled The Mercury Rises is based on the popular award-winning radio series Die Kwik Styg. The e-booklets are available in the... →

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