Briefing the media after a meeting which has been described as fruitful, International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo and her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian agreed that there is still untapped potential for the expansion of relations. However, international sanctions imposed on Iran have…
MOTION FOR DEBATE: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NATIONAL DAYS IN THE PURSUIT OF NATION-BUILDING AND SOCIAL COHESION MOVED ON BEHALF OF THE INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY BY THE HON. MR MKHULEKO HLENGWA MP Honourable Speaker, Twenty years into our freedom and democracy we ought to take a…
DIE ANC-regering se verwarrende uitsprake oor grond skep onsekerheid wat besig is om groot skade aan landbou in Suid-Afrika te veroorsaak, sê dr. Pieter Mulder, leier van die VF Plus. Dr. Mulder het vandag met 'n ledeverklaring in die parlement gesê aan die een kant…
If you want to host a mega conference without the logistical hassle or fuss, alongside breath-taking scenery and in world-class facilities then South Africa should be your destination of choice. Over the last 20 years we have hosted more than 1 038 international conferences and…
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is in Lesotho for consultation with King Letsie III on ways to end the political crisis in the mountain kingdom. This morning, President Zuma -- who is also the Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics,…
Pretoria - Government has distanced itself from the reported statement by Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Kebby Maphatsoe, that Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is an agent of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Information and Publicity, Minister…
A WHO doctor working in an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the disease. To ensure the safety of all, WHO will recommend that new admissions be limited while an investigation is launched. The doctor is currently in stable condition in…
During the past weeks, a WHO team of emergency experts worked together with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and members of her government to assess the Ebola situation in Liberia. Transmission of the Ebola virus in Liberia is already intense and the number of new cases…
Democracy is a much yearned for and sought after system of governance. As a system where the popular will of the people is superior to the will of individuals, democracy represents the Elysium of multitudes of people around the world. Democracy and its actors are…
The IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature has questioned the very opportunistic “service delivery” that takes place in wards that will soon have by-elections and it is challenging the KZN Premier, Senzo Mchunu to name those departments that have been assigned to these wards, especially in…