During this Public Service Month, we pay tribute to the many public servants who continue to make a positive difference in our country every day, and whose actions and performance embodies the principle of Batho Pele, of ‘putting people first’.
Continue readingS.African 2nd Quarter economic growth beats forecasts
The second quarter outcome translates to annualized growth of nearly 5%, said Joe de Beer, deputy director-general of economic data at Statistics South Africa.
Continue reading“Inspired by Mandela”
The SA High Commission in Ottawa in partnership with AfroMusée will be hosting 27 Quebec painters who will be taking part in the collective creation by revisiting the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Continue readingPresident Ramaphosa to participate in G20 meeting
President Ramaphosa will on Wednesday travel to Germany to attend a G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting to take place in Berlin on 26 and 27 August 2021. He has been invited by Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel.
Continue readingMin. Nzimande’s statement on Cape-Bio’s rapid test kits
The COVID-19 test kits, co-developed by CapeBio and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will help to reduce South Africa’s reliance on imports, making it easier for the country and the rest of the continent to gain speedy access to test kits.
Continue readingEvans: SA firefighters deployed to help fight wildfires in Canada
More than 100 firefighters from the DFFE’s Working on Fire programme have been deployed to help battle the widespread wildfires in Canada. Climate experts say that these mega fire events, which are occurring more frequently around the world, are a fingerprint of climate change and global warming.
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