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Many South African high schools are urging students to switch from mathematics to maths literacy to boost pass rates, a move that can severely limit their future opportunities. Education experts and activists warn that the sharp decline in high school maths enrolment threatens South Africa’s future in science, technology, and engineering. Aside from limiting their …
Malcolm Libera ·10 Aug 2025 Old Mutual has raised the alarm over the growing risk of South Africans retiring without enough money. This is according to Old Mutual’s head of financial education, John Manyike, who warned that the country’s new two‑part retirement system is being used in ways that could erode long‑term savings. The system, …
The Presidency has noted media reports on the cost of the National Dialogue and specifically the first National Convention set to take place on 15-16 August 2025.
The Presidency wishes to confirm that all budgetary processes regarding the National Convention are consistent with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
The Inter-Ministerial Committee, which is chaired by Deputy President Paul Mashatile and comprises all relevant government departments to coordinate government's contribution towards the National Dialogue, has been working to mobilise resources for the convention and manage costs.
As a response to the call for collaboration with other stakeholders to reduce the costs of the National Dialogue, UNISA has offered to host the first National Convention and provide associated goods and services free of charge.
As it stands, venues have been secured for the plenary, two overflow venues with livestreaming, 10 breakaway venues, dining area and work areas. In addition, UNISA is providing facilities for an Operations Centre, which has been running over the past week, catering, ushers, AV services, printing of discussion documents, signage, conference bags, notepads, pens and WiFi.
The costs of the first convention are being funded from the existing budgets of NEDLAC and the Presidency for secretariat support, communications and logistics. The provisions in the Appropriation Act and the PFMA will be used to reimburse the Department of Employment and Labour and NEDLAC in the Adjustments Budget later this year.
All procurement and management of public funds will adhere to the PFMA and applicable Treasury Regulations. All funds will be accounted for through the normal public finance mechanisms.
Donations have been received for the National Dialogue digital platform. Some goods and services, such as the venue, screens for public viewing, and rail and road transport, are being provided at no cost.
The reduced costs associated with the hosting of the National Dialogue and the funding plan are done with the intention to reduce the cost to the fiscus.
The Presidency is committed to supporting the first National Convention to kick-start the citizen-led and inclusive National Dialogue.
The total budget for the National Dialogue will be developed as the structure and form of the community dialogues are finalised by the Convention, and will depend on in-kind contributions, donations and other resources that can be mobilised.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.
Dear Editor The DA in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has written to the Select Committee on Security and Justice, Chairperson, Ms Jane Mananiso MP, demanding urgent oversight into the state of outdated technology infrastructure crippling policing in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows an oversight engagement I conducted with the KZN NCOP delegation and SAPS provincial …
Kristo Kritzinger, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said: At 14h20, Thursday, 7 August, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew were alerted by NSRI St Francis Bay of a Chokka fishing vessel headed towards Jeffreys Bay with a local 54 year old male fisherman onboard suffering a medical condition. Our NSRI duty crew responded to our NSRI …
In 2 separate incidents – 4 local fishermen were assisted on Saturday after their boat suffered motor mechanical failure and a seafarer with a medical condition has been transported to hospital following a medical evacuation at sea on Friday: Benic van der Merwe, NSRI Durban duty coxswain , said: On Saturday, 9 August, during routine …
10 August 2025 – South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki says Guinea are a good team and his charges will tread with caution when the two teams meet in an African Nations Championship (Chan) group match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala tomorrow afternoon. The South Africans return to the Mandela National Stadium on Monday,
The post South Africa preparing for tough CHAN outing against Guinea appeared first on South African Football Association.
Dear Editor The DA will write to the chair of the parliamentary portfolio committee on health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, to request the appearance of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the national and Free State Departments of Health, and the senior management of the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in Parliament. The South African Human Rights …
Dear Editor The DA notes the recent announcement by NSFAS that it is conducting a legal review into its student accommodation management and third-party partnerships. While this step is welcome, it comes far too late for the thousands of students who have already endured evictions, unsafe living conditions, and severe academic disruption due to delayed …
Dear Editor The DA has strongly championed the goal of non-racialism as a core value of our party. There is no place for race based division in South Africa, no matter from who or from where it comes. The DA expects that this matter will be dealt with in line with the same standards as …
Nolusindiso Booi, the most-capped Springbok Women’s player, will lead a strong South African squad containing 19 players out of the 32 with previous Women’s Rugby World Cup experience to the 2025 global showpiece which kicks off in England in a few weeks’ time. Bok Women head coach Swys de Bruin’s squad was named at FNB …
The following is a speech extract by Siviwe Gwarube MP, delivered today at a march led by the DA in Gugulethu against GBV: We march here today in remembrance of the women of ‘56 who marched against an unjust apartheid government that didn’t see them as citizens worthy of protection and dignity. 69 years later, …
Malcolm Libera ·9 Aug 2025 Data from the PMBEJD Group and the Living Wage South Africa Network (LWSA) shows that a person needs to earn between R6,778 and R15,000 per month to live a ‘decent’ life. This is the amount needed for a worker to maintain dignity, functionality, and stability in their household on a …
Press Statement by the Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa (DFA) On the Killing of Palestinian Filmmaker Awdah Hathaleen. The Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa (DFA) strongly condemns the killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Hathaleen, who was a key protagonist in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other …
A well-drafted subcontracting agreement is the foundation for successful collaboration between a main contractor and a subcontractor. In South Africa, these agreements must balance clear definitions of the parties’ obligations with compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements. Getting the essentials right reduces the likelihood of disputes, ensures timely delivery, and maintains financial stability in projects …
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South African environmental affairs minister Dion George has upheld a decision to grant Eskom environmental authorisation to build a new nuclear power plant in the Western Cape. The original authorisation for the plant, which will neighbour Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, came in 2017. However, environmentalists had appealed against the decision. Reuters reported that George dismissed …
A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) regional manager Jacob Khoaele in La Lucia in January. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said Khoaele, 53, died in a hail of bullets in his vehicle on Shelbourne Avenue on January 22. He said the …
This isn’t the first time we’ve reported on rehab gone wrong. People seeking help with addiction are all too often taken advantage of by self-proclaimed healers. Some claim to operate on spiritual principals but wield much darker methods behind closed doors. And that’s what we investigate in this story. In this coastal rehab centre, addiction is seen as sin. And the solution? Allegedly, isolation, forced labour and physical punishment. We headed to KZN to meet the families paying the cost of believing the Tetelestai Recovery Centre's promises.
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Staff Writer ·9 Aug 2025 Old Mutual will soon launch a new bank in South Africa despite having a majority shareholding in one of South Africa’s largest banks, Nedbank, a decade ago. OM Bank, which will not carry the Old Mutual name due to regulatory matters, is expected to see a national rollout in Q4 …
The South Africa Weather Service has issued three alerts for severe weather urging residents to take precautions. Western Cape residents have been warned to brace for heavy rain, strong winds and localised flooding as adverse weather conditions make landfall in the province. The South African Weather Service (Saws) issued three severe weather alerts, urging residents …
The old dictum that the press promotes the views of those who own and support it was as true during slavery and apartheid as it is now.
The DA has strongly championed the goal of non-racialism as a core value of our party. There is no place for race based division in South Africa, no matter from who or from where it comes. The DA expects that this matter will be dealt with in line with the same standards as others who …
