Tourism fund boosts Western Cape destination offer and supports jobsYesterday (25 May, 2021), I visited three businesses near Oudtshoorn that are beneficiaries of our Tourism Product Development Fund which we launched last year to support new or existi...
Holsloot Weir to be officially openedTomorrow, Thursday,27 May 2021, the Western Cape Minister for Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, will officially open the Holsloot Weir near Rawsonville.The Holsloot Wier, built at the cost of R78 million, responds to the ...
22 fatalities by gunshot wound this past weekend, Children amongst the victimsToday, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expressed his shock and anger at news of continuing gun violence in Cape Town, which culminated in the death of three p...
Since early May, a series of armed attacks on villages in the commune of Tin-Akoff, in the northern Sahel region and close to the borders with Mali and Niger, has driven 4,755 people to flee their homes and seek refuge in the town of Tin-Akoff and the ...
Premier of the Northern Cape and Presidency Deputy Minister takes government services to the peoplePremier of the Northern Cape, Dr Zamani Saul and Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, will meet residents of Springbok as part of a governme...
I am pleased to join you for this dialogue on Africa’s future.I welcome your focus on cultural identity.This builds on the African Union’s theme for this year, highlighting the importance of arts, culture and heritage in building the Africa we want.Cul...
OverviewIn Somalia, recurrent climatic shocks such as flooding and drought are major drivers for food insecurity, coupled with conflict, insecurity and political tension. In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 and desert locust infestations exacerbated this...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2020 – The World Bank today approved the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (SURWASH). The $700 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* will provide 6 milli...
