As part of the City of Johannesburg’s World Diabetes Day commemoration, the City will host an awareness event on Saturday, 16 November 2013 at Ivory Park North Hall in Ivory Park , targeting 2 000 people across all the regions Read the full story
By Mzukona Mantshontsho “We must act on Diabetes now and Diabetes is not a Death Sentence”. These were the encouraging words from South Africa’s First Lady and Diabetes Ambassador Bongi Ngema-Zuma at the launch of the three Rotary Family Health Read the full story
On the 11th October 2013 the DTI issued the Amended BEE Codes. This was a long time in coming and is seen as a new step for BEE in the country. The original BEE codes of Good Practice were first Read the full story
The adoption of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Bill will streamline the monitoring and evaluation of empowerment, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). In a statement on Tuesday 12 November, the dti said that the National Read the full story
The Department of Basic Education has released the Incremental Introduction of African Languages policy for public comment. The implementation of the Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) will commence in 2015 in Grade 1 and will be introduced incrementally until Read the full story
The Minister of Basic Education, Angelina Matsie Motshekga attended the first meeting of BRICS Education Ministers led by Chairperson, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande while in Paris for the 37th UNESCO General Conference. The agenda was developed within the context Read the full story
Future street design in Johannesburg will give equal recognition for the rights and needs of all road users – motorists, commuters, cyclists and pedestrians. Clr Mpho Parks Tau, the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, says the City is committed to the Read the full story
Over one million first-time voters registered during the voter registration weekend, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, said on Tuesday 12 November. Tlakula said the voter registration process was smooth and efficient, with 2 512 219 people Read the full story
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has launched the Youth Enterprise Development Strategy (YEDS), which will see more young people play an active role in the economy. The launch on Monday 11 November coincided with the official opening of Read the full story
President Jacob Zuma says there are no plans to reduce the size of Cabinet and government. This is according to a written reply to Parliament, in which the President responded to a question by COPE on whether he intended to Read the full story
