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Cabinet approves Draft Policy on Women in Sport

Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the draft Policy on Women in Sport for public comment.Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced this during a media briefing on Thursday in Pretoria, while outlining decisions taken at Wednesday’s C…

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Age fraud: How African football is trying to combat it

_: In January this year, Cameroon dropped 32 players from their under-17 men’s national team squad after they failed age eligibility tests.It wasn’t the first such incident. Back in 2016, just under half of Nigeria’s under-17 team were ruled out of an …

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Green Climate Fund approves new projects worth $145.3 million for climate action in Bolivia, Cambodia and The Philippines

_: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) decision to approve funding for three new projects in Bolivia, Cambodia and the Philippines, valued at $145.3 million.The national initiati…

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Minister Zulu applauds the critical role played by NGOs

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has applauded the NGO sector which is at the forefront of implementing programmes that uphold human rights and giving a voice to the most vulnerable in society.This comes as South Africa marks World Non-Governme…

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SA has an action plan to get off the grey list

Government is determined to address the concerns raised by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as quickly as possible with the fundamentals in place to get off the “grey list”.In his weekly newsletter to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said go…

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SA business people pleased with trade leads generated in UAE

South African businesspeople who participated in the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week, have said they are pleased with the trade leads that they generated.They recorded over 4 000 promising trade leads that th…

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SA hosts Search and Rescue conference

The South African Search and Rescue Organisation in association with Department of Transport will host a high-level, three-day Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference in Durban this week.Through the leadership of Transport Deputy Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga…

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SA makes history to reach Women’s T20 World Cup final

Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has congratulated the Proteas women’s team for reaching the nation’s first-ever World Cup final after beating England on Friday.South Africa won the highly-anticipated match by six runs.South African pacer,…

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