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Yvonne Silaule

Govt undertakes rhino conservation efforts as world celebrates Rhino Day

22nd September 2020 As part of efforts to commemorate World Rhino Day, on Tuesday, and to protect South Africa’s rhino populations, government has launched a number of conservation initiatives. Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has announced the Integrated Wildlife Zone initiative, which... →

R27m relief fund launched for W Cape businesses

22nd September 2020 The Western Cape province has launched a R27-million Covid-19 Business Relief Fund in support of small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Western Cape spokesperson for the Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Francine Higham said in a statement released on Tuesday that the... →

South Africa partners with Unido to raise awareness about protecting the ozone layer

17th September 2020 South Africa has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) to hold roadshows to raise the awareness about the need to protect the Earth's ozone layer. Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu says that, as a Party to the Montreal... →

Sansa awarded an additional R4.47bn to develop the Space Infrastructure Hub

16th September 2020 The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has been awarded R4.47-billion in additional funding for the next three years to develop the Space Infrastructure Hub (SIH). The SIH is part of government’s Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (Sidsa) initiative. →

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande

140 UK, KwaZulu-Natal companies to participate in online trade mission

8th September 2020 About 140 companies from the UK and KwaZulu-Natal will be participating in a virtual online trade mission, which will be led by Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube. “Following the onset of Covid-19 and the limitations on international travel, the department has embarked on an... →

Tourism sector ready to deliver economic recovery plan to Cabinet

4th September 2020 Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Friday said the Department of Tourism was ready to deliver a three-pillar plan of economic recovery to Cabinet. She told the media during a briefing that the plan was aimed at helping the sector recover following the significant losses suffered as a... →

Citizens can collect smart IDs, passports at participating banks

28th August 2020 Citizens who had applied for their smart identification (ID) cards or passports at certain banks before the lockdown was implemented in March, will now be able to collect those documents from the banks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced. During... →

Nzimande condemns students who submit false information to obtain NSFAS funding

26th August 2020 The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has removed 5 000 students from its list of beneficiaries. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on August 26 said the 5 000 students were provided with funding support, but had provided inaccurate information for the... →

More interns to join South Africa's healthcare workforce

21st August 2020 Forty-one medical interns who studied abroad have passed their exams and are being sent to various provinces in South Africa. This adds to the 2 369 interns who have joined the Department of Health (DoH) from the beginning of this year. →

Mpumalanga Premier to appoint independent investigators to uncover PPE corruption

20th August 2020 Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane will be appointing an independent team of investigators to urgently lay bare Covid-19-related personal protective equipment (PPE) corruption. The Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency, Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury; Department of Culture, Sports and... →

WHO experts expected in S Africa to assist with Covid-19 response

5th August 2020 The World Health Organization has deployed 43 global senior experts to South Africa to assist the country with its Covid-19 response, Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday. Seventeen experts will touch down in South Africa on Wednesday and will complete a period of quarantine... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Nzimande opens 2021 NSFAS applications

4th August 2020 Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande officially opened applications for the 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cycle, on Monday. This year, the NSFAS application cycle will run for four months starting from August 3 to November 30, and applications... →

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande

Non-pharmaceutical interventions to be intensified in fight against Covid-19

31st July 2020 Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that government would strengthen non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce new Covid-19 infections. Speaking during the national Covid-19 virtual conference hosted by the Department of Education on Friday, Mkhize said interventions would require... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Curfew to move to 22:00 to accommodate restaurants

30th July 2020 Tourism Minister Mamaloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced that the national curfew will move to 22:00 to assist the restaurant industry. “In our recent discussions with the restaurant sector, two issues were raised with regard to current regulations. One was the crippling effect of the 21:00 curfew... →

Mkhize calls for occupational health and safety committees at every level

29th July 2020 In a bid to ensure continuous engagement with all stakeholders critical to the fight against Covid-19, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has given a directive for occupational health and safety committees to be created at a provincial, district and local hospital level. This was according to a... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Mpumalanga approves additional R1.6bn for Covid-19 containment measures, service delivery

27th July 2020 The Mpumalanga executive council has approved an apportionment of R1.6-billion to the departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs; Health; and Education to augment the Covid-19 containment measures in the province and improve service delivery. Mpumalanga Premier... →

Tourism sector's recovery to take place in phases, says Minister

22nd July 2020 The tourism sector's recovery will take place in phases, Minister Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said in a budget vote speech on July 22. "With regards to interventions, we envisage that Phase 1 of interventions will primarily focus on the protection of the domestic supply side of the sector. In Phase... →

Ramaphosa says coronavirus forums will be rolled out countrywide

3rd July 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on July 3 said coronavirus forums would be rolled out nationwide and commended the Mpumalanga province for establishing the first such forums. “I commend the Mpumalanga province for establishing coronavirus forums. It is a new approach and it is fantastic coming from the... →

Mpumalanga develops ‘pillared strategy’ to curb Covid-19 spread

3rd July 2020 With Mpumalanga coronavirus infections projected to peak in the latter part of July, the province has developed a pillared strategy to alleviate the spread of the virus. The number of Covid-19 infections in the province is currently at 1 478. Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tshipane said the... →

Mpumalanga province reprioritises funding for Covid-19 fight

29th June 2020 The Mpumalanga province has approved the reprioritisation of R287-million in funding towards the fight against Covid-19 Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tshipane says R32-million has been allocated to the provincial Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs to provide... →

Mpumalanga launches a clinic-based approach to curb Covid-19

23rd June 2020 The Mpumalanga Department of Health on June 23 launched a clinic-based approach to try to curb the spread of Covid-19. “We are launching this programme as we are moving the approach towards fighting Covid-19 from the wards to the clinics in order to reach the grassroots levels. We appreciate the... →

Tourist guides to benefit from Covid-19-related relief fund

8th June 2020 Registered freelance tourist guides who have been impacted on by the measures implemented to help slow the spread of Covid-19 will soon receive some financial assistance as the Department of Tourism prepares to roll out a three-month relief fund. This follows an announcement by Tourism Minister... →

Self-drive excursions for day visitors resume in national parks

8th June 2020 South Africa National Parks (SANParks) has announced that self-drive excursions for day visitors will be permitted from Monday June 8 in parks that cater for this service. SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni on June 6 assured the public that SANParks had used the past week to prepare for the expected... →

Creecy outlines activities allowed under the Covid-19 Lockdown Level 3

2nd June 2020 Hunting, self-drive visits to private or public game reserves and national parks, and recreational fishing are among the activities to be allowed under Level 3, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has announced. →

Minister, MECs commit to post-Covid-19 recovery plan for the tourism sector

18th May 2020 Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane and tourism sector MECs on Friday committed to creating a post-Covid-19 recovery plan for the sector, which has been severely impacted by restrictions implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19. The Minister and MECs discussed this during an emergency... →

Tourism Minister Mmamaloko Kubayi-Ngubane

Zithabiseni Resort a workable quarantine site – Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks

30th April 2020 The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) on Thursday assured that the Zithabiseni Resort and Conference Centre (ZRCC) is a feasible quarantine site for Covid-19 patients. MTPA spokesperson Kholofelo Nkambule revealed that there were 115 people quarantined at the site: 20 of those are... →

Mpumalanga hospital closes after official tests positive for Covid-19

30th April 2020 Mpumalanga MEC Sasekani Manzini has temporarily closed down the Mapulaneng Hospital in Bushbuckridge, in Mpumalanga after a hospital official tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Manzini visited the facility on Wednesday and coordinated with management and organised labour on the... →

Mkhize calls for more testing in Nelson Mandela Bay

23rd April 2020 Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says more tests need to be conducted in Nelson Mandela Bay, in the Eastern Cape, owing to a mismatch between the number of Covid-19 deaths and positive cases in the area. He said it was concerning that out of 167 people, 1 000 contacts were identified. →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital to be revamped to accommodate Covid-19 patients

21st April 2020 Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize met with Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and Health MEC Sindisiwe Gomba on Tuesday, to assess the conversion project at the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, in the Eastern Cape, in which a derelict part of the hospital would be converted to accommodate additional... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Mkhize joins door-to-door screening in Mpumalanga

16th April 2020 Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize on Thursday joined frontline health workers on a door-to-door screening of community members for the coronavirus, in Ermelo, in Mpumalanga and applauded them for their work, while urging them to continue screening efforts. He revealed that Mpumalanga has already... →

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Mpumalanga govt launches Covid-19 command centre, app

9th April 2020 Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has launched the province’s first Covid-19 Command Centre and a tracking App, in Mbombela, on Thursday. According to Mtsweni-Tsipane, the Command Centre and the tracking App will help in tracking patients who have tested positive for the virus and to... →

Mpumalanga households receive buckets of sanitisers to combat Covid-19

9th April 2020 Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane on Wednesday delivered two trucks full of sanitisers to the Siyabuswa community in Mpumalanga, as part of government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Mtshweni-Tsipane said the mission was to ensure that each household was... →

SMMEs urged to apply for Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund

7th April 2020 As part of government efforts to ease the financial burden of the coronavirus on the local tourism sector, the Department of Tourism has launched the Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund, aimed at small, medium-sized and microenterprises. Applications open on Tuesday, April 7 and close on May 30. SMMEs... →

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane

Mpumalanga communities receive boreholes, storage tanks to curb Covid-19 spread

7th April 2020 Residents of Jerusalem and Mshadza, in the City of Mbombela, in Mpumalanga have been provided with six 10 000 l water storage tanks and six boreholes as part of government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). More than 20 water storage tanks were also handed over to... →

Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation David Mahlobo

Registrar stresses guides' role in promoting South Africa's tourism sector

19th March 2020 South African National Registrar of Tourist Guides Morongoe Ramphele says tourist guides have a key role to play in the tourism value chain. “As the front-line professionals, information-givers and interpreters in the industry, and with growing global environmental and health scares, tourist... →

Effective forest management strengthens resilience against climate-related natural disasters

13th March 2020 Effective forest management can strengthen resilience and bolster capacity for adaptation when it comes to climate-related natural disasters, says Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu. Speaking at the opening of the twenty-second African Forestry and Wildlife... →

Mpumalanga agency expands tourism offering

9th March 2020 The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has launched the Ehlanzeni District Resistance and Liberation Heritage Route, in Mbombela. Speaking at the launch, on Friday, MTPA CEO Johannes Nobunga indicated that the primary purpose of the route was to complete the last leg of the Mpumalanga... →

Mpumalanga province prioritises job creation, govt skills audit

25th February 2020 Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni on Tuesday said the province was committed to undertaking skills audit of the provincial government, as well as municipalities within the province. "This is an effort to professionalise these spheres of government. We are still committed to ensuring that public... →

Fund gives public healthcare sector's human resources a boost

24th February 2020 About 100 doctors and 34 research graduates, the vast majority of them hailing from severely under-resourced areas, have been absorbed into the public healthcare system as a product of the Public Health Enhancement Fund (PHEF). PHEF chairperson Dr Stavros Nicolau pronounced during the PHEF CEO’s... →

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize

Kruger National Park urges stakeholders to protect the Sabie river

14th February 2020 Representatives from the Kruger National Park, a South African National Parks (SANParks) reserve, this week met with the traditional leaders of Bushbuckridge, to strengthen water education and to ensure that water is used sparingly in order to preserve the Sabie river. Kruger National Park... →

Tourism sector urged to do more to curb youth unemployment

10th February 2020 Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela has called on the tourism sector to create more initiatives to curb youth unemployment in the country. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for learners who had successfully completed the Hospitality Youth Training Programme learnership, on Friday, he lamented... →

Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela

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