The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education expressed its shock and sadness at the death yesterday of six learners from Riebeeckstad in the Free State. Committee Chairperson Ms Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba said the committee is heartbroken following the news that six girls passed away in a horrific bus accident while being transported from a sports event. “This is such a tragedy; six young lives ripped away. We mourn with the parents, families, […]

The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition yesterday approved the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) agreement on the ratification of fisheries subsidies. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition briefed the committee on the ratification of the agreement and sought the committee’s approval to ratify the completed first phase of the agreement, as recommended by Cabinet. Committee Chairperson Ms Judy Hermans said that implementing the agreement will contribute to a […]

The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024 (https://apo-opa.co/3OyIhyO) is pleased to announce Diana Matroos, Presenter, Interviewer and Journalist, as an honored speaker at its upcoming event in Dubai on February 27. Matroos will engage with the global Black community on topics related to fostering inclusivity in media and building authentic and compelling narratives across platforms. Born in the Netherlands, Matroos’ foray into journalism began at the School of Journalism in Utrecht. […]

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticised public and private secondary school owners for charging exorbitant school fees. The new school term re-opened this week and the media has been awash with school fees’ structures of various schools across the country with some learning institutions charging as high as Shs4 million per term. The charges further come to light, ahead of the selection of students to join Senior One. While […]

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, welcomed H.E. Harriet Mathews, Director General for Africa and the Americas at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 6, 2024. The primary objective of the meeting was to enhance the partnership between FCDO and ECOWAS in the field of development cooperation. President Touray and H.E. Harriet Mathews, Director General for […]

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has commended Ugandans for embracing the ideas of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) that have enabled the country to develop. “I thank you very much, the people of Uganda; when we brought our ideas, you accepted them because if you didn’t accept, we would have been isolated,” he said. The President, who […]

The United Nations and its partners today appealed for a combined $4.1 billion to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of civilians in war-torn Sudan and those who have fled to neighbouring countries. Ten months since the conflict erupted, half of Sudan’s population – some 25 million people – needs humanitarian assistance and protection. More than 1.5 million people have fled across Sudan’s borders to the Central African Republic, Chad, […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at its Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The Council will be discussing current security and political issues in the Region.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).    

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), which is responsible for coordinating all security and law enforcement operations throughout the country, is satisfied that all deployments are in place to ensure SONA 2024 takes place in a peaceful, as well as a safe and secure environment.  The Natjoints structure which is led by the SAPS, SSA and SANDF have been meeting regularly in the build up to the SONA […]