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Minister Leon Schreiber on naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents being able to apply for Smart Card IDs
Home Affairs delivers: 1.4 million naturalised citizens and permanent residents now able to obtain Smart IDs and use eHome Affairs. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber ...
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Minister Patricia de Lille: Opening of the 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting
Honourable G20 delegates it is no accident that you are meeting in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal for the 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting. In May every year, Durban and KwaZulu-Natal are the host city ...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes Working Visit to Côte d’Ivoire, 12 to 13 May
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, undertake a Working Visit to Côte d’Ivoire. The visit is centred on ...
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Agriculture on Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak confirmed in Mpumalanga
As a result of the spread of the KZN outbreaks to Mpumalanga and Gauteng, the People’s Republic of China has suspended imports of cloven hoofed animals and related products. Preliminary information ...
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Minister Sisisi Tolashe launches 2025 Child Protection Campaign in Thaba Nchu, Free State, 12 May
Minister Sisisi Tolashe to launch the 2025 Child Protection Campaign in Thaba Nchu, Free State Children in South Africa are confronted by multiple challenges and social ills including teenage ...
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Transport confirms resumption of driving license card printing operations
The National Department of Transport can confirm that the driving license card printing machine has been fixed and operations have resumed. The machine had been out of operation since the 5th of ...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes election of Pope Leo XIV
President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his sincere congratulations to Cardinal Robert Prevost on his election as Pope Leo XIV, 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. President Ramaphosa said: “The election of ...
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Minister Ronald Lamola delivers keynote address at Solidarity Conference on Women, Peace and Security, 9 May
Minister Ronald Lamola will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers and participants will include representatives from conflict-affected countries, including Palestine, Ukraine, DRC, Ethiopia, ...
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Deputy Minister Kenny Morolong extends condolences following tragic loss of journalist Aserie Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli
On behalf of The Presidency and Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, expresses his deepest condolences to the families, friends, ...
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Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele addresses International Girls in ICT Day in Cape Town, 9 May
The Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele will on Friday, 09 May 2025 join learners from different schools in and around Langa Township, Cape Town to celebrate ...
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Minister Dean Macpherson signs MOUs to improve municipal infrastructure delivery, 9 May
The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, will tomorrow, Friday, 09 May 2025, in Pretoria, sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with three municipalities to improve ...