Ramaphosa aims to strengthen bilateral relations with Indonesia

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed by his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto during his state visit. President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Indonesia on a state visit to strengthen bilateral relations with Jakarta. He says Pretoria is looking to diversify its trade relations with Asian countries. This is after the US implemented a 30% tariff increase against South…

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Initiates deaths regrettable, avoidable: EC COGTA

Youth in a field outside an initiation school in the Eastern Cape on July 10, 2006. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Department has expressed deep concern over the mounting fatalities among initiates. The situation has led to questions about safety and oversight in initiation schools. This comes as 20…

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Parliament active in promoting SA’s foreign policies: Didiza

The National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza addresses a media briefing of the 11th Speakers’ Summit in Hermanus in the Western Cape on September 30, 2025. The National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament has been very active in promoting the country’s foreign policies and diplomatic engagements on global platforms. She was speaking during a media…

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ANC confident in newly appointed KZN Provincial Task Team: Mbalula

2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) secretary general, Fikile Mbalula says the party remains confident in the newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team, despite losing three wards to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in recent by-elections. Mbalula was addressing the media during his engagement with the Provincial Task Team in Durban. The meeting is aimed…

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GBVF cases go unsolved because of unreported cases: HSRC

Stock image of violence against women. The Human Sciences Research Council(HSRC) says there’s high number unreported incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country, allowing perpetrators to walk free. The HSRC has attributed this to the stigma that victims of the violence face. The council’s statement comes during national Women’s Month as the…

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