While there might be a difference of opinion on how to address the myriad of challenges facing South Africa, the Government of National Unity (GNU) agrees on the strategic task of fiscal consolidation.
Addressing the RMB-Sunday Times post-Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) dialogue, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said while working on the budget, there was a unity of purpose on fiscal consolidation.
Kazan, Russia: The BRICS Engagement and BRICS Plus platforms are an opportunity for countries to forge greater and deeper ties for development.
This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivered South Africa’s country statement during the BRICS/Plus Countries First Session in Kazan, Russia.
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates met for the first time since new members were invited to join BRICS during the Johannesburg BRICS Summit of 23 August 2023.
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The President underscored the collaborative efforts of various political leaders to address pressing community issues.
The highly anticipated 2024 Local Fashion Police finale is nearing, and Proudly South African (Proudly SA ) will soon announce the top winners of the competition.
The Local Fashion Police competition was launched four years ago, and it is a celebration of South African design excellence and creativity. The campaign goes beyond glitz and glamour, focusing on everyday wear, leisure, and work attire.
South African author Lorato Trok has paid homage to the last indigenous speaker of N|uu, a Khoisan language, for her determination to preserve the endangered language, through a children’s book.
In the book, titled “Golden Girl”, Trok chronicles how Ouma Katrina Esau and her family were forbidden from speaking the language but continued to do so secretly.
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If you are a parent to a child who is currently completing their grade 12 matric examination, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has shared ten tips to help you support your child while they navigate through their final examination.
The tips are as follows:
When bees visited Mems Ramaila’s farm in Brits, North West she embraced the opportunity to create a thriving honey business, focusing on sustainability and environmental education.
Ramaila is the founder and managing director of BeeAfrican, a beekeeping enterprise that she started in 2019.
South Africa has an internationally recognised best practice model called Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) that deals with gender-based violence matters.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) defines the TCCs as one-stop facilities based at hospitals and clinics across the country.
The TCCs project is led by the NPA Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit (SOCA).
Khanyisile Motsa is an example of bringing light to others who are going through the horrors of gender-based violence (GBV).
In isiZulu, the name Khanyisile means the one who brings light.
Motsa embodies true principles of ubuntu and she is a hero in her own right, having fought GBV and human trafficking for the past 24 years while bring light and changing the paths of survivors of GBV.