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Minister Leon Schreiber delivers enabling documents for residents of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality
On Thursday, 10 July 2025, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, personally delivered enabling documents to the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality. From 2 to 9 June, the Department of Home Affairs undertook an outreach...

Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso: Land Reform and Rural Development Dept Budget Vote 2025/26, NCOP
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Hon Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane Honourable Members Distinguished Guests Partners and stakeholders It is an honour to address you today on the Budget Vote 42 of the Department of Land Reform and Rural...

Minister Siviwe Gwarube: Basic Education Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Theme: Builders vs Breakers: Shaping South Africa’s Future Through Education Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members, and Fellow South Africans — In every generation, a choice must be made: to be a builder or a breaker. Builders roll up their...

Minister Agio Pereira Meets with the Executive Director and Members of the International Advisory Board of the Chega!

Deputy Minister Ganief Hendricks: Social Development Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Honourable House Chair; Minister of Social Development, Ms. Sisisi Tolashe; Chairperson and Members of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; and Fellow South Africans. Under a Government of...

161st regular session of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, July 10 - Government approves the draft of the new Business Register Act of Slovenia After more than two decades, the Business Register is set for a comprehensive legal, substantive and technical overhaul. This will include a revised...

Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe leads an intergovernmental campaign on bogus colleges in East London CBD, 14 to 15 Jul
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, will lead a two-day intergovernmental campaign on 14 and 15 July 2025 in East London, Eastern Cape, to raise awareness about bogus institutions of higher education ahead of the...

Statement by the Prime Minister on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide
SLOVENIA, July 11 - Srebrenica is more than just the name of a place. It is the name of a pain that still echoes in the silence of graves, in the tears of mothers, wives and children. It is the cry of the thousands who were never given the chance...

Job Creation is a Priority in the Government's Development Strategy
Fri. 11 of July of 2025, 11:16h The 9th Constitutional Government reaffirms its commitment to creating decent and sustainable employment, through a strategy based on three fundamental axes: investment in basic infrastructures, economic...

Music, Memories and Miracles: 28th Annual Stars and Stripes Raises $6M for Kids’ Charities
OneRepublic, Little Big Town & Michael Franti headline an unforgettable weekend benefiting children with Miracles for Kids at the heart of the impact IRVINE, CA, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 28th Annual Stars & Stripes...

Quantum Computing Market Witnessing Surge in Government and Private Sector Funding
PALM BEACH, Fla., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - The quantum computing ecosystem is expanding, with an increasing number of startups entering the market. These startups are focusing on various aspects of quantum...

CENTRAL EUROPE: Austria’s first deportation to Syria prompts Germany to follow ― Afghan family wins visa battle against German government ― Germany planning migration summit ― Polish farmers join ‘citizen patrols’ ― Czech MPs adopt draft asylum and mig…
Austria has deported a Syrian national to Syria for the first time since the start of the civil war in 2011. Germany has announced that it will also begin deporting Syrians with criminal records. A court in Berlin has ruled that the German...

Prime Minister Carney participates in a virtual meeting in support of Ukraine
CANADA, October 7 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, participated in a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. The meeting was co-chaired by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, and the President of France,...

Minister Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe: Social Development Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Honourable House Chair, Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief Hendricks, Chairperson and Members of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, and My fellow South Africans 1. Honourable...

Minister Parks Tau welcomes new agreement in Vodacom and Maziv Merger
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competiton, Mr Parks Tau, has welcomed the agreement reached between the merging parties and the Competition Commission in the Vodacom-Maziv merger deal. The substantial public interest commitments made by the...

Minister Maropene Ramokgopa hosts Global Development Leaders under SA’s G20 Leadership, 20 to 25 Jul
The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Hon. Maropene Ramokgopa, will host the Fourth G20 Development Working Group (DWG) Meeting and the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Development from 20–25 July 2025 at Skukuza Lodge,...

Nicholas Licausi’s 'The U.S. Leadership Program' Imagines Government-Led Innovation on a National Scale
A fictional sequel to “The Medical Project”, the novel follows a team of experts as they take on high-impact projects with wide-reaching implications. YORBA LINDA, CA, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following the critical...

Minister Thembi Simelane: Human Settlements Dept Budget Vote 2025/26, NCOP
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Honourable Chairperson, Albert Seabi and Members of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Hon...

Armenian opposition lawmaker gets detained over allegations to overthrow government
(MENAFN) An Armenian court has ordered the pretrial detention of opposition lawmaker Artur Sarkisyan on charges of participating in an alleged conspiracy to carry out a violent overthrow of the government. The move comes amid what critics describe...

Minister Pemmy Majodina: Water and Sanitation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Honourable Speaker; Cabinet Colleagues; Deputy Ministers of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo; Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation; Honourable Members of Parliament; Director-General and Senior...