18-May-2022 to 11:49
S/Africa co-chairs global meeting on women, peace and security
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, on Wednesday co-chaired the meeting of the Global Network of Focal Points on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 18-19 May.
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S/Africa: Over 56,000 Covid-19 vaccines dispensed on Tuesday
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — Over 56,000 Covid-19 vaccines were administered on Tuesday in South Africa, comprising 14,409 Johnson & Johnson shots and 42,360 Pfizer jabs, a health institute has said.
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S/Africa to host world LGBT gathering in 2024
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola on Tuesday commended the country’s civil society organisations for securing the rights to host the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association conference in Cape Town in 2024.
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S/Africa: Zuma back in court for arms deal trial
APA-Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma returned to the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday for the continuation of his arms deal trial but the proceedings are expected to be postponed again awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court of Appeal application to have the prosecutor removed.
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Ramaphosa commends efforts to assist S/Africa’s flood victims
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — The South African government and other stakeholders are pooling all resources available to ensure that three provinces hit by last month’s floods fully recover from the disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
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S/Africa needs to be ‘disaster ready’ – Ramaphosa
APA-Durban (South Africa) — South Africa’s recent flash-floods that devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal province were proof that the country was not ready to deal with disasters at such a gigantic scale, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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S/Africa: Children should be in school, not working - Ramaphosa
APA-Durban (South Africa) — The increasing numbers of children being forced into child labour sets back “our efforts to eliminate child labour by 2025,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
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