Month: August 2024

 President Wavel Ramkalawan, alongside Minister for Land and Housing, Mr. Billy Rangasamy, presided over the inauguration of the "Vilaz Lanmitye" Housing Estate in Port Glaud yesterday afternoon. The newly completed estate adds six housing units to the 19 already allocated to tenants in March 2022, during the post-COVID-19 recovery period. The new residents, many of whom are former inhabitants of the area, have actively participated in the Home Savings Scheme […]

 Government has undertaken to improve living conditions and broaden economic opportunities in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality following appeals by residents to President Cyril Ramaphosa and members of the national and provincial executive and local government leadership. Current and planned interventions to achieve social and economic upliftment range from expanded support for small businesses and security of tenure for people living and working on farms, to repairs to major roadways that […]

 On August 14, following the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of continental security, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized it as a public health emergency of international concern. Mpox, a highly contagious disease transmitted primarily through close contact with infected individuals, has seen a significant rise in cases this year, with more than 17,000 reported cases and more than 500 deaths, predominantly in the Democratic Republic […]

 On August 23, commencing at 1:35 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Olushegun ADJADI BAKARI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin who is visiting Japan to participate in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The overview of the talk is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa, paying tribute […]

 On August 23, commencing at 2:08 p.m., Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Sylvie Baïpo-Temon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic, for approximately 20 minutes. The overview of the talk is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa expressed her appreciation for the Central African Republic’s efforts to advance the domestic peace […]

 On August 23, commencing at 2:40 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with Hon. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana who is visiting Japan to participate in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The overview of the talk is as follows. At the outset, Minister […]

 On August 23, commencing at 3:05 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Yassine Fall, Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal who is visiting Japan to participate in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa […]

 On August 23, commencing at 3:35 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Abderaman Koulamallah, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Chadians Abroad and International Cooperation of the Republic of Chad who is visiting Japan to participate in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The overview of the meeting is […]

 On August 23, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with Professor Robert Dussey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Togolese Abroad of the Republic of Togo who is visiting Japan to participate in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the outset, Minister […]