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Open Call For Submissions : My Africa My Future – A Compendium on Civil Society Contributions to The 2025 AU Theme of The Year: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” Submit your initiative to the ECOSOCC 2025 Compendium! Share how your organization promotes justice for Africans and people of African descent …
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has announced the Department’s readiness to host the second of three G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) technical meetings from 14 – 18 July 2025, at Kruger National Park, Skukuza, Mpumalanga. “This technical meeting is our first in-person meeting and will ensure …
Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs (TM-School), through its Engaged Scholarship project on Elections, in partnership with the Department of Political Science (College of Human Sciences) will host a Community Engagement Indaba to reflect on this coalition government under the theme: “A Critical Reflection on the Coalition Government in South Africa, a …
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The spirit of goodness in the heart of the former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, continues to manifest nearly 50 years after his death. According to Jaki Seroke, secretary of the PAC, there was no doubt that if Sobukwe were watching, he would be proud about the relationship …
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A Lesotho MP is facing criminal charges after he accused the country’s monarch and government of signing over control of Lesotho to its much larger neighbour, South Africa. Dr Tshepo Lipholo also faces charges of “violating the dignity and reputation” of the royal family by declaring himself the chief ruler of the landlocked country. He …
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Wits University has bestowed an honorary doctorate on the founder and chairman of Kaizer Chiefs, Kaizer Motaung. The institution is honouring Motaung for his commitment to promoting education and football, and the uplifting of disadvantaged youth. In 2022, the University of Cape Town conferred an honorary doctorate in Social Sciences on Motaung. Wits University has …
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Minister Mantashe will retain his responsibilities as Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. *Media enquiries*: Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President – media@presidency.gov.za #GovZAUpdates 🇿🇦 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe as Acting Minister of Police with immediate effect. Minister Mantashe will serve in this capacity until Prof …
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Today marks a historic milestone in our democratic journey, one which speaks directly to the principles of national security, constitutional accountability, transparency, and national resilience as enshrined in our Section 198 of the Constitution. In line with the commitment I made during the 2024 and today’s Budget Vote Debates, and in direct response to the …