By Phumla Williams
Within the context of the prevailing global economic slowdown it is easy to get sucked into despair. While the global economic outlook remains cloudy, conditions in…
Government Opinion Pieces
By Zach Modise
The September 2015 report of the International Centre for Prison Studies on women incarceration trends in the world says, over the past 15 years, female inmate populations increased…
By Dipuo Peters
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Minister Faith Muthambi
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By Harold Maloka
The introduction of television in our country in 1976 played a central role in bringing families together and most importantly building communities. Apartheid…
By Minister Nathi Mthethwa
The first two months of the year have seen racism rear its ugly head, particularly on social media and our universities. These incidents are not only a…
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By Harold Maloka
Many South Africans would be forgiven for thinking that all is doom and gloom in the country and that the government is not making any progress on its mandate in…
By Minister Rob Davies
The New Year might just have started but 2016 already feels a lot like last year. The world continues to grapple with slowing economic growth. The slowdown in…
By Minister Jeff Radebe
Since the start of democracy we have always placed a strong emphasis on the prudent management of our economy. Even today this continues to form the…
By Minister Jeff Radebe
An exciting and key event on the Parliamentary calendar will take place tonight. President Jacob Zuma will share with the nation the government programme…
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…By Minister Rob Davies
That South Africa has become an investment destination of choice to the world’s biggest companies not by mere chance. We have consistently remained on the radar of…
By Minister Edna Molewa
Our oceans are often associated with fun and relaxation, particularly at this time of the year when many South Africans head down to the coast for the summer…
By Director-General Mathanzima Mweli
This year over 800 000 candidates wrote the National Senior Certificate exams. The finals began on October 26 and ended in the last week of November…
By Minister Naledi Pandor
I have convened, for today and tomorrow, in Pretoria, the first “Science Forum South Africa” (SFSA)
It is designed as a “public science” event open to all…
By Deputy Minister Ayanda Dlodlo
There have been several significant developments in relation to sustainable development and development co-operation at a multilateral level this…
By Minister Faith Muthambi
Any form of violence against women and children is not part of our nation-building. South Africa’s nation-building seek to promote a non-sexist, non-racial,…
By President Jacob Zuma
The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) takes place in Paris from the end of the month to mid-…
By Minister Blade Nzimande
It was renowned philosopher Franz Fanon who famously said that “each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it”.…
