Department Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Key Goals Analysis Didiza’s 21-day nationwide ban on the movement of cattle in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost more than R700 million, and affected 35 000 workers and 4 500 seasonal workers. The ban was necessary but there was no recovery plan, with industry experts saying the department […]
DepartmentCommunications and Digital Technologies Key Goals 1. Ensure broadcast digital migration: In progress2. Establish an artificial intelligence hub: In progress3. Digitise the government: In progress Analysis It has been more than a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Khumbudzo Ntshavheni as minister of communications and digital technologies and, although there have been wins, other projects […]
DepartmentAgriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Key Goals Analysis Didiza’s 21-day nationwide ban on the movement of cattle in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost more than R700 million, and affected 35 000 workers and 4 500 seasonal workers. The ban was necessary but there was no recovery plan, with industry experts saying the department should […]
Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is
The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think
Lapalala Wilderness School teaches children in Limpopo about biodiversity and how to take care of the environment
The plan aims to create a framework to integrate systems and capacity to improve prevention, prediction, detection and response to health threats.
Climate change is already having an impact in southern Africa
About 21 million people on the Horn of Africa are projected to be in crises of acute food insecurity between now and the end of the year
The fish die-off was caused by effluent making its way into the lagoon, a problem that has built up over years