President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the National Executive during an address to the nation on Monday evening. In his address at the Union Buildings, the President said that the purpose of the changes is to ensure that government is properly capacitated and directed to give effect to the commitments made in the State of the Nation Address and the Budget Speech. He reiterated that all parts of government are focused on addressing issues that concern South Africans the most: …
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We Need To Work Harder To Close The Gap Between Men And Women In The Economy
Dear Fellow South African, Later this week, on 8 March, we will join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. This is a day to celebrate achievement and progress, but it is also a day to focus on what must still be done to achieve equal rights and opportunities for women. At the centre of this effort is the economic empowerment of women. We must tackle the many challenges that stand in the way of women’s full participation in economic activity. From the beginning, …
Tshwane’s liberation heritage route
Author - Sihle Manda. The formation of the democratic South Africa was not a singular event. It was a decades-long tumultuous voyage of dispossession and deprivation that would ultimately lead to freedom. Twenty-nine years into democracy, the Department of Tourism has embarked on a journey of displaying this history in a tourism route reel. The department is developing a Tshwane Resistance and Liberation Heritage Route, a sub-route of the South African Chapter. The department recently …
Illicit cigarette smugglers nabbed
Police in Limpopo have pounced on six suspects who were caught loading illicit cigarettes from a gas tanker onto two cargo trucks in Toitskraal outside Marble Hall. The six who were arrested on Friday evening, were on Monday remanded in custody when they appeared before Marble Hall Magistrate’s Court. Limpopo South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the suspects were intercepted after police received information about the suspects who were busy …
Please DON’T Share THIS Video
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has appealed to members of the public to refrain from sharing a video of a policewoman allegedly forcing her son to have sex with her. The video, which was widely shared on social media, showed a Limpopo police constable forcing her 10-year-old son to have sex with her. The policewoman, who cannot be identified to protect the boy's identity, was arrested on 20 January 2023 and charged with rape of a minor child, with additional charges of creating …
Pay up or Else Tshwane
Eskom has called on the City of Tshwane municipality to pay its bulk electricity supply to enable the power utility to “continue supplying electricity to the city”. This after Eskom revealed that the municipality’s debt has risen to some R1.4 billion. “The City of Tshwane’s electricity debt has compounded…due to its short payments and non-payments spanning several months in the recent past. The city short paid its November 2022 account of R780 million, negatively impacting the liquidity, …
There Is Only One Way To End Load Shedding: Together
Dear Fellow South African, A week ago, the Sowetan newspaper carried a front page headlined ‘Unplugged’, listing many small businesses around the country that have been crippled by the electricity crisis. The closure of these businesses shows some of the devastating impact of persistent load shedding on people’s livelihoods and on their dreams for a better life. There are many other reports about the effects of load shedding on people’s lives, about the disruption at hospitals, schools, …
President Ramaphosa sends good wishes to Good Mates
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his best wishes to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year and Annual Spring Festival. The Lunar New Year is celebrated to usher in a New Year on the day of the first sighting of the new moon in line with the traditional Chinese calendar. This year has been declared the Year of the Rabbit. “My dear brothers and sisters from China and all Chinese communities around the world, I wish you all …
SA sends condolences to Nepal
The South African government has sent a message of condolence to the government and the people of Nepal following the crash of a Nepalese Yeti Airlines plane on Sunday, 15 January 2023. The aircraft, carrying 72 people and four crew, is reported to have crashed near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal. According to CNN, the plane crashed while en route from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, a tourist gateway to the Himalayas. “The South African government wishes the government …
Treasury promulgates tax laws
National Treasury has promulgated a raft of tax laws following proposals outlined by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, during the 2022 Budget Speech. This includes the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act, 2022, (Act No. 19 of 2022) (2022 Rates Act); Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No 20 of 2022) (2022 TLAA) and Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 16 of 2022) (2022 TALAA). These were promulgated on 5 January 2023. In a statement, …