Press Releases

South African Government

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau welcomes the announcement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China regarding the introduction of a temporary zero-tariff preference scheme for 20 non-least developed African...

South African Government

The Minister for the Public Service and Administration notes the recent announcements by the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) and organised labour regarding the adjustment of the 2026 contribution increase.

South African Government

Programme Directors; Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Honourable Mzwanele Nyhontso; Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Honourable Stanley Mathabatha; Deputy Minister of COGTA, Honourable Zolile Burns-Ncamashe;...

South African Government

Statement on the Constitutional Court Judgement on Economic Freedom Fighters V Speaker of the National Assembly The Presidency has noted the judgment of the Constitutional Court in the case brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters challenging the...

South African Government

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr Narend Singh, has concluded a strategic three-day induction and oversight engagement with the newly appointed Board of iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, aimed at repositioning...

South African Government

Honourable Executive Mayor, Cllr Kazi Programme Director, Mrs Mazaleni Principal of Paballelo High School, Gudula Representatives from the School Governing Body Distinguished representatives from HUAWEI, especially Deputy CEO Mr Charles Cheng...

Hawaii Senate Majority

HONOLULU, HAWAI'I - The Hawaiʻi State Senate today passed Senate Bill 2471, CD2, a measure that clarifies the powers granted to corporations and other artificial legal entities under state law, particularly with respect to political spending in...

Hawaii House Democrats

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House of Representatives today recognized Representative Della Au Belatti as she concluded her 20th and final legislative session.

Taiwan President News

TAIWAN, May 8 - President Lai confers decoration on Mr. Michael J. Fonte On the morning of May 6, President Lai Ching-te conferred the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on Mr. Michael J. Fonte in recognition of his selfless contributions...

South African Government

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, will host a panel discussion titled 30 Years of the South African Constitution as a Critical Milestone of Freedom to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.

South African Government

Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr Thami Ntuli, Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau Deputy Ministers, MECs, Executive Mayor of the King Cetshwayo District...

South African Government

The Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, together with the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Ms Khethiwe Moeketsi, will lead the seventh nationwide mass vaccination...

South African Government

Members of the media are invited to attend the official launch of a new robotics and digital learning lab at Joe Slovo Engineering High School in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, on Friday, 8 May 2026 at 09h30. The event, led by the Shoprite Foundation,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Belgium’s foreign minister has pushed back against criticism from his Israeli counterpart regarding a legal case involving two local Jewish men accused of performing circumcisions without authorization, according to reports on Wednesday....

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV is preparing for an official visit to Spain next month, during which he will deliver a speech at the Congress of Deputies, becoming the first pontiff ever to address the Spanish Cortes, according to the Vatican.

South African Government

Programme Director; Premier of North-West, Honourable Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi; Ministers and Deputy Ministers here present; MECs, Councillors and Officials of Ditsobotla Municipality; President of SALGA; DiKgosi tsa rona and all Traditional Leaders...

South African Government

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Bernice Swarts, will on Monday, 11 May 2026, officially launch the Presidential One Billion Trees Programme under the theme: “My Tree, My Oxygen.

South African Government

Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, engaged sixty-one municipalities regarding the grant aimed at the implementation of Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) measures in municipal...

South African Government

The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Hon. Seiso Mohai, will attend and participate in the National Rural Development Indaba, which is being hosted by the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development,...

South African Government

It gives the provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, great pleasure to announce the re-appointment of Guy Redman as the Head of Department for the next five years.