Month: August 2025

  The Ministry of Agriculture organized training for 62 of its members on material management, procurement, and transit management. The training was conducted at the Ministry’s Regulatory Service Office in Villagio. The participants included members of the Ministry from the six regions of the country, the central office, administration and finance, the National Agricultural Research Centers, regulatory services, and the National Animal Health Laboratory. The trainees stated that the training […]

  A permanent desert locust invasion monitoring center has been established in Gadm-Halib administrative area through the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture’s central office. The center is located about 60 km east of Afabet town. Mr. Efrem Kiflu, head of Administration and Finance at the Ministry of Agriculture, said the construction of the center was carried out mainly by members of the Defense Forces, with participation from the Segen […]

  The National Eritrean Festival 2025, which was officially opened by President Isaias Afwerki on 9 August at the Expo Compound, colorfully concluded yesterday with an official ceremony. The closing ceremony was attended by Ministers, senior Government and PFDJ officials, as well as numerous artists and festival participants from across the regions of the country. Ambassador Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Culture and Sports, noted the effort required to accommodate more […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) today welcomed the findings released by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr Dean Macpherson, into allegations of the abuse of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funds at the Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State. The investigations followed the committee’s oversight visit to the Free State last month, where 23 municipalities appeared before a joint oversight delegation. […]

  National workshop of the consultative framework on autonomous solar pv technologies in Côte d’Ivoire: the rogeap/ecowas project contributes to achieving the objectives for the development of a regional market. The Director General of Energy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, represented by Mr. KALET Guy Pacom, Director of Conventional Energy, chaired a national workshop on the 13th of August 2025 in Abidjan, dedicated to the Consultation Framework on Autonomous Solar […]

  The North West Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management chaired by Hon. Freddy Sonakile would like to express its deep concern and outrage following reports that 14 employees of North West Transport Investments’ (NTI) bus companies have taken their own lives due to months of unpaid salaries. “Families are suffering, homes are being repossessed, and in some cases, workers have reportedly died of hunger, while […]

  The National Oversight Coordinating Committee and the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) will roll out an awareness campaign on the provisions of the Customary Initiation Act (CIA) on 21 August 2025 at Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa Traditional Council in Dinokana. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of safe, lawful cultural practice, including the rights of initiates, the role of traditional leaders, parents, and initiation school […]

  The South African agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable growth and resilience in the face of significant global trade headwinds, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen notes as recent data show South Africa’s exports have not only remained competitive, but have increased in the second quarter of 2025 to US$161 million, up by 26% from the same period in 2024. “However, it is important to examine this performance with a forward-looking perspective. […]