By Ntsako Mbhokota Limpopo fights hunger with Moringa oilifere, an African indegenous nutritious plant with healing properties. Hard at work behind this project are the women of Tooseng village headed by Woman Entreprenuer of the Year 2010, Mrs Mavis Mathabatha. Read the full story
Cape Town – Improving economic support for women is not an act of charity, but is a way to ensure more growth and development, the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said on Thursday. “There’s an economic argument for gender Read the full story
Pretoria – Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana says the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill will help enforce gender parity both in the private and public sectors. The Bill was approved by Cabinet last week. “Fifty-fifty Read the full story
Pretoria – Deputy Health Minister Dr Gwen Ramokgopa says South Africa is maturing in terms of its capability to accommodate and provide for children with disabilities. “We are all obliged to respect their rights. If we believe that our humanity Read the full story
Cape Town – Bilateral trade between South Africa and its Brics partners grew substantially last year – powered by significant increases in trade and exports between the country and China and India, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies Read the full story
Cape Town – The development of a single-dose anti-malarial drug by the University of Cape Town (UCT) could help Africa and the world tackle a disease which claims almost a million lives a year, the Minister of Science and Technology Read the full story
Cape Town – South Africa is a winning nation, the Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula said today during a special joint sitting of Parliament to celebrate South Africa’s six medals at the London 2012 Olympics. Addressing the National Read the full story
Pretoria – South Africa’s real gross domestic product at market prices increased by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2012, up from 2.7% in the first quarter, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. Stats SA said the contributors Read the full story
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF), the agency of the dti mandated to grow black economic empowerment in South Africa, has signed an agreement with the Black Business Council (BBC), a coalition of black business associations, which will see the BBC Read the full story
Pretoria – Investment in South Africa’s water resources needs to double in the next 10 years if the country is to meet the growing demand, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Monday. “It’s going to require a Read the full story
