Pretoria – As millions of learners go back to school for the first day of the 2014 academic year, a number of government officials are visiting schools across the country to assess their state of readiness for learning and teaching. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga are visiting Oracle Ponelopele Secondary School in Midrand. In this significant year where both inland and coastal schools open simultaneously across the county, Motlanthe and …
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Presidency Rejects Motlanthe Media Allegations
The Presidency has, through a statement released by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, strongly rejected the allegations made in the Media24 titles this weekend that President Jacob Zuma had a hand in an alleged withdrawal of an academic honour for Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in the People's Republic of China and that they no longer work together. The Department said; "The reports are baseless and ridiculous. Neither the President nor his Private Office had any …
SA, Poland agree to up trade relations, tourism
Pretoria - South Africa has acknowledged the importance of Poland not only as a trading partner in Europe but as a crucial market for South Africa's tourism industry. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, who held discussions with visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Franciszek Tusk in Pretoria on Thursday, said South Africa regarded Poland as a key player in Pretoria's on-going bid to attract more foreign investors from the European market. Polish-SA relations have entered a new phase …
Motlanthe to host Tusk on an Official Visit
The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe, will host the Prime Minister of Poland, His Excellency Donald Tusk, on an Official Visit to South Africa on 17-18 October 2013. Prime Minister Tusk will be accompanied by a ministerial and business delegation. Prime Minister Tusk's visit to South Africa will be his first visit to South Africa since he became the Prime Minister of Poland in November 2007. The Prime Minister's visit was preceded by the …
South Africa and Sweden boost relations
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Jan Björklund, will on Friday convene the 8th South Africa-Sweden Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria. The eighth session of commission will assess the state of relations between the two countries, particularly the implementation of the programme of bilateral cooperation. Discussions will focus on strengthening and deepening cooperation in the areas of the economy, education, skills development and …
Motlanthe appoints SABC Board
Pretoria – After a robust interviewing and selection process, acting President Kgalema Motlanthe has appointed the new SABC Board. In a statement on Wednesday, Mac Maharaj, the spokesman in The Presidency, said: "Motlanthe, in his capacity as Acting President of the Republic, has in terms of section 13 (1) of the Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act 4 of 1999), appointed 12 non-executive members of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), for a period of five years with effect …