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South Africa has signed an international development cooperation agreement with the German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation to benefit local cooperatives.The agreement will be implemented through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Development Agency (NDA), an agency of government tasked with contributing towards the eradication of poverty and its … [Read more...] about SA signs agreement to benefit cooperatives

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed the death of one of South Africa’s cheetah’s that were relocated to India as part of an initiative to expand the cheetah meta-population and to reintroduce cheetahs to a former range state.“The department confirms the mortality of one of the 12 cheetah that were relocated to India in February 2023 as … [Read more...] about Dept confirms death of a relocated cheetah in India

President Cyril Ramaphosa says while many gains have been made since 1994, much more still needs to be done to realise the promises made at the dawn of democracy.“On Freedom Day, we recall great progress that has been made in nearly three decades of democracy, but we also acknowledge that so much of the promise of 1994 still needs to be realised,” President Ramaphosa … [Read more...] about Fulfilling democracy’s promise

President Cyril Ramaphosa says freedom cannot be meaningful when the broader society faces a slew of social ills, including unemployment and inequality.Addressing the 2023 Freedom Day celebrations in Klerksdorp, North West, the President said many more gains stand to be realised to give true meaning to the concept of freedom. “Freedom cannot be meaningful while communities live … [Read more...] about Freedom not meaningful without social progress, says President Ramaphosa

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has published South Africa’s 8th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (NIR).The report contains a detailed inventory of South Africa’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2000 to 2020. “The greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is central to tracking the implementation of South Africa’s Nationally Determined … [Read more...] about Report on national greenhouse gas published