Day: April 30, 2023
South African citizens return home
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has welcomed back home the remaining group of South Africans who were evacuated from conflict-stricken Sudan.Speaking at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday, the Minister expresse…
Magome Masike appointed as new HPCSA Registrar
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has appointed Dr Magome Masike as the new Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa.Dr Masike will assume his new role with effect from 01 May 2023.In a statement on Friday, the Health Professions Coun…
Mantashe unveils newly built school in Idutywa
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has unveiled the newly built SJ Skenjana Secondary School in Idutywa, Eastern Cape.The construction of the 23-classroom school with capacity to accommodate 1612 leaners, was funded by Sibanye Still…
No lawlessness will be tolerated : NATJOINTS
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), has mobilised all its resources including key stakeholders to ensure that measures are in place to prevent and combat any forms of lawlessness in the wake of protest action by truc…
Public warned of ex-miners compensation fund scam
Government has warned the public against fake compensation fund agents inviting former mine workers to be assisted with compensation fund applications.In a statement on Saturday, Government noted with concern a misleading digital poster circulating on …
Creecy finalises appeals in relation to fishing rights
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has finalised the appeal decisions related to the Tuna Pole Line Sector in terms of the Fishing Right Allocation Process 2020/2021 (FRAP 2021).In reaching a decision, the Minister was g…
Sudan: FG says $1.2m negotiated on condition of war
The Federal Government has explained that the sum of 1.2 million dollars allegedly spent in hiring buses for the evacuation of Nigerian students in Sudan was due to the dire need of the war situation.This is contained in a statement signed by the spoke…
I’m optimistic of Oyetola’s victory at Supreme Court – Ex-Federal commissioner
Prof. Razaq Abubakre, a former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has expressed optimism that former Osun governor Gboyega Oyetola will reclaim his mandate at the Supreme Court.Abubakre, a retired Iwo professor and prominent indigene of O…
Expert says new WhatsApp feature can expose users to hacking
Mr Jide Awe, the Chief Exexcutive Officer, Jidaw Systems Ltd., says the new feature in WhatsApp can make users vulnerable to hacking or phishing attacks by cybercriminals.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the new WhatsApp feature enables use…
Troops eliminate 3 bandits, recover weapons in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Sunday neutralised three bandits in an ambush at Anka-Dan Kapani crossing in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on S…