Category Archives: Government
SOUTH AFRICA: PRES ZUMA APPEALS REINSTATEMENT OF GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST HIM
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma and the state prosecutor launched an appeal on Friday against a High Court ruling to reinstate 783 corruption charges against the head of state.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) set …
SOUTH AFRICA-US RELATIONS REMAIN CORDIAL DESPITE TERROR ALERT
While the South African government will continue to discuss the terror alert issued by the United States of America embassy in Pretoria with the US government, relations between the two countries remain cordial, Cabinet said.…
South Africa: Government Attending to Issue of Firefighters in Canada
President Jacob Zuma has requested the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, to intervene in resolving the matter of the 301 South African firefighters who went to assist in quelling fires in Canada.
The firefighters …
Address by Deputy Permanent Representative Michael Grant delivering the Canadian Statement on AIDS to the UN General Assembly
Canada joined the consensus [committed to the 2016 UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS] and supports the Political Declaration, but let’s be clear: we must go beyond. That is Canada’s intention.
For us, the success …
Namibia: Genocide Descendants in Botswana and SA Must Join Reparation Demands
“That a dialogue be convened between, on the one hand, the German Government and on the other hand, the Namibian Government and representatives of the affected parties to try and resolve this matter amicably and …
