Cyril Ramaphosa Calls on Traditional Leaders to Help Revive Rural Economy and Tackle Joblessness

In the recent unveiling of matric results for the class of 2023, the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) emerged as a beacon of educational success, achieving a remarkable pass rate of 86.36%. This significant milestone represents a commendable 3.63 percentage point increase compared to the province’s performance in 2022, propelling KZN to the coveted position of the second-highest performing province in the nation.

The African People First (APF) takes a moment to not only celebrate this triumph but also toREAD MORE

Messages of sympathy have been flooding in following the death of ANC MP Violet Siwela, who died in the early hours of Wednesday, January 19, 2024, at the age of 67.

Siwela has steadily climbed the ranks of the governing party, establishing a solid support base in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, where she served as a ward councillor many years ago.

Siwela is widely recognized for her impactful role as a woman empowerment activist, bringing the first public library to her communityREAD MORE

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga believes South Africa has done well in improving basic education outcomes over the past 30 years, especially given the recorded improvements following the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.

The country scored an unprecedented pass rate of 82.9 per cent in the 2023 matric examinations.

Motshekga announced the results of the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination on Thursday evening, January 18, 2024.

The 2023 NSC examinations involved nearly 900,000 candidates and featured a high degreeREAD MORE

Congratulations have been pouring in after Limpopo’s outstanding matric pass rate – 79.5%, a 7.4% improvement from 2022 – which earned the province the title of the most improved in the country.

On Friday, the province announced its matric results in Polokwane at a ceremony attended by dignitaries, including Zion Christian Church (Z.C.C) leader, His Grace the Right Reverend, Bishop Dr Barnabas Lekganyane. 

On Thursday, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga congratulated the province during the announcement of the 2023READ MORE

Former President Jacob Zuma’s newly formed political organisation, the MK Party, is in a bitter war of words with the ANC over the souls of two liberation stalwarts. 

At the centre of the political fight are the MK Party’s plans to visit the grave sites of former ANC bigwig Collins Chabane and former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist Mbulaheni Malada in Vhembe, Limpopo, as part of Zuma’s mobilisation in the area. 

Zuma, a former MK guerilla, was one of Chabane’sREAD MORE

Aggrieved service providers have rampaged against the North West Department of Public Works and Roads, accusing officials of meddling in procurement processes to secure tenders for politically connected individuals. 

They blocked the entrance to the department’s head office in Mahikeng on Thursday, January 18, with burning tyres and prevented employees from accessing the premises. 

Insiders said the group accused the embattled head of the department, Moss Kgantsi, of awarding grass-cutting tenders to his friends and other politically connected companies. 

“TheyREAD MORE

Mikhail Natenzon is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Telemedicine Agency, a member of the Board of the Russian Telemedicine Consortium, and a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1972, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering (Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics) with a degree in Applied Mathematics. He is a co-author of the project of the National Telemedicine System of the Russian Federation. In 2014 he initiated theREAD MORE

The year 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 10th year since Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Africa in 2013, his first foreign visit after taking office, during which he proposed the principles of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith for China’s Africa policy and the principle of upholding justice while pursuing shared interests. It also marked the opening chapter of China-Africa joint efforts towards modernisation following the 20th National Congress ofREAD MORE

The volume of trade between Russia and India will reach a record high this year. This statement was made by Dmitry Volvach, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, during the India-Russia business dialogue.

“It is safe to say that this year we will renew our historical record of mutual trade,” the Russian representative said.

According to Volvach, trade volume exceeded 3.9 trillion roubles (over $40 billion) in the first three quarters of this year.

He noted thatREAD MORE

Russia has signed a cooperative agreement with nearly 30 African universities to enhance the training of mining engineers on the continent.

Zimbabwean universities are also set to benefit as there are part of the Subsoil Africa Consortium Universities under which the agreement was signed.

The signing of the agreements of commitment for the relevant support and implementation of this initiative follows up on the 2nd Russia – Africa Summit.

At the summit African and Russian leaders agreed to explore aREAD MORE