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Minister Barbara Creecy on ACSA board mediation with Airports Coordination Services Pty Ltd
The Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy, has issued a ministerial order to the ACSA board to engage in the mediation process with Airports Coordination Services Pty Ltd. This follows various engagements with the ACSA board on several...

Minister Nomakhosazana Meth briefs media on important developments in Employment and Labour sector, 6 Jun
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms Nomakhosazana Meth will on Friday, 6 June 2025, brief media on various topical matters pertaining the Employment and Labour sector. The briefing will touch on recent developments, which include: Cabinet's...

Minister Dion George: World Environment Day and celebration of the inaugural Climate Change Coastal Adaptation Response Plan
H.E Mr Andreas Peschke, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Meseret Zemedkun, Head of United Nations Environmental Programme, Southern Africa region Distinguished guests Ladies and gentleman Good morning. Today we celebrate our...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Meeting with United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, 4 June 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio in Washington D.C. on 4 June 2025. Minister Balakrishnan and Secretary Rubio had a substantive and wide-ranging discussion on...

RECORD-BREAKING SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS TOP PRIZE TO JAFAR PANAHI
SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, June 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following 12 days of over 150 sold-out sessions, packed cinemas and record-breaking box office, the 72nd Sydney Film Festival tonight awarded the prestigious Sydney Film Prize to...

Minister Dion George launches Inaugural Climate Change Adaptation Response Plan for the coastal, 5 Jun
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, will officially launch South Africa’s inaugural Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Response Plan (CARP) on World Environment Day (WED) 2025 on Thursday, 05 June 2025. This...

Minister Nobuhle Nkabane leads Youth Day event at Ekurhuleni East TVET College, 6 Jun
It is with great honour that Higher Health, in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training under the leadership of Honourable Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane invites the media to attend the 2025 Youth Day event at Ekurhuleni...

Minister Nomakhosazana Meth leads integrated service delivery in Knysna, 4 to 5 Jun
Minister of Employment and Labour leads integrated service delivery in Knysna on 4–5 June 2025 in collaboration with various government departments The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth will from Wednesday to Thursday, 4 to...

Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme
The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon. Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced the appointment of five (5) Preferred Bidders under the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) Bid Window 3. The...

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Children’s March to Constitutional Court
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has today, Sunday, 01 June 2025, accepted memorandums from Child Protection Organisations during a Children’s March to the Constitutional Court. The march was jointly organised...

Minister Reveals Story of How He Heard the Voice of a Divine Presence and Created a Website to Share What He Learned
Dr. Pieter Noomen said he had actual conversations with a higher being a great many times. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The late Dr. Pieter Noomen was a minister who served many Protestant churches and was...

Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi: Roundtable on Strengthening the Political-Administrative Interface
Programme Director - Mr Thamsanqa Ngwenya. Deputy President of the Republic, Mr Paul Mashatile. Director-General and Secretary of Cabinet - DG Baleni Colleagues and leaders in Public Administration, Distinguished Ladies and gentlemen, Good...

Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi: AAPAM-DPSA 9th Edition Research Seminar on Sustainable Development 2030 and African Union Agenda 2063
Statement by H.E Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister for the Public Service and Administration, at the AAPAM-DPSA 9th Edition Research Seminar on Sustainable Development 2030 and African Union Agenda 2063, University of South Africa, Pretoria: 27 –...

Minister John Steenhuisen welcomes export growth during quarter 1 of 2025
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, welcomes the good performance of South Africa's agricultural exports in the first quarter of 2025. The sector achieved US$3,36 billion in agricultural exports, representing a significant 10%...

Working Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to Washington D.C., 4 to 7 June 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan wrapped up a fruitful visit to Washington D.C. on 7 June 2025. Minister Balakrishnan held discussions with senior administration officials past and present. He also had extensive meetings with...

Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa launches 2025 Winter Initiation Season in Bloemfontein
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, officially launched the 2025 Winter Customary Initiation Season on 31 May 2025 in Bloemfontein, Free State. Under the theme “Mabaye Bephila, Babuye...

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
AZERBAIJAN, June 7 - 07 June 2025, 14:50 On June 7, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...

Minister Blade Nzimande briefs Parliament, 3 Jun
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will lead the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation’s presentation to a joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees on Science, Technology and Innovation and...

Prime Minister Carney announces Canada’s G7 priorities ahead of the Leaders’ Summit
CANADA, June 6 - Fifty years ago, in the face of upheaval and geopolitical tensions, a small group of advanced economies formed what is now the G7 – a forum for co-operation, stability, and shared prosperity. In 2025, as global challenges...

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s Opening Remarks at Fireside Chat at the Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. on 7 June 2025
Patrick Cronin (Moderator): Hello everyone, I'm Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at the Hudson Institute. It is a great honour today for Hudson to host the Foreign Minister of Singapore, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, who has been the Minister...