Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, will brief the media on the achievements and progress registered by the department in 2017. During the briefing, Minister Zulu will also highlight some of the key challenges that the department has identified and plans to address those challenges. Minister Zulu will also highlight achievements recorded by […]
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Principal Deputy Vice President Visits Côte d’Ivoire to Advance Compact and Introduce Resident Country Mission
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Principal Deputy Vice President (PDVP) Kyeh Kim is in Abidjan this week to highlight important next steps in preparation for implementation of the MCC Côte d’Ivoire Compact. PDVP Kim will attend the Côte d’Ivoire Compact’s Program Implementation Agreement (PIA) signing ceremony along with Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Finance, Mr. Adama Koné. […]
Contract Signing Ceremony with Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) for the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects by the Government of Japan
On 1st December, Mr. Hidenobu Sobashima, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Zambia, and Ms. Yuko Matsuoka, Acting Representative of Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) Zambia Office, signed a grant contract amounting to 443,334 United States Dollars, or approximately 4.4 million Zambian Kwacha, for the implementation of a project of the Grant Assistance for Japanese […]
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Social Security to Brief on Progress of Implementing the Constitutional Court Order on Social Grants
The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Social Security led by Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Chairperson of National Planning Commission, Mr Jeff Radebe will hold a media briefing to update the country on the progress of implementing the Constitutional Court Order on social grants. Members of the media are invited […]
Minister Muthambi to Hand Over House to the Family of Limpopo's Suspected Ritual Murder Victim
Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Ms Faith Muthambi will on Monday 11 December 2017 handover a house to the family of the suspected ritual murder victim Rirhandzu Manganyi (16) of Gumbani Village near Malamulele, whose mutilated body was found in the bush near the Shingwezi River in July this year. Upon receiving the […]
President Zuma to Appeal the North Gauteng High Court Judgment
The Presidency notes the judgement handed down today by the North Gauteng High Court in the application launched by two NGOs against the President of the Republic of South Africa, seeking the removal of the current National Director of Public Prosecutions, together with ancillary relief. Whilst the President awaits a full briefing on the judgement, […]
EU and Solidaridad West Africa sign a 5 Million Euro Grant Agreement to develop the cocoa sector in Liberia
On 7 December, Emma Sundblad, Chargé d’affaires at the Delegation of the European Union to Liberia and Isaac Gyamfi, Regional Director at Solidaridad West Africa signed a 5 million Euro grant agreement to develop the cocoa sector in Liberia. Under the so called Liberia Cocoa Sector Improvement Programme (LICSIP), Solidaridad, with funding from the European […]
President Zuma Sends Condolences on the Passing of Mr. Lalloo Chiba
President Jacob Zuma has expressed deep sadness and conveyed his heartfelt condolences on the passing of Mr Lalloo Chiba, who passed on today, 08 December 2017. Mr Chiba was a former Umkhonto we Sizwe platoon commander and was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on Robben Island in the Little Rivonia Trial. He was jailed alongside […]
Deputy Minister of Communications gives early Christmas to the Community of Duncan Village in East London
The community of Duncan Village in the East London and boxing enthusiasts will receive an early Christmas of fully equipped boxing gym from Deputy Minister of Communications Tandi Mahambehlala. The donation from the Deputy Minister comes after her visit to the Duncan Village Boxing Academy and saw young up and coming boxers using old broken […]
Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak
Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and prevented its spread only weeks after it was first detected, the World Health Organization said on Friday (December 8). “Uganda has led an exemplary response. Health authorities and partners, with the support of WHO, were able to detect and control the spread of […]