HERE TO STAY: MOTHER TONGUE BILINGUAL LEARNING REINFORCED AS A SILVER BULLET TO SOLVE SA’S DIRE LITERACY CRISIS
2025 has been a watershed year for South Africa’s Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (MTbBE) “equaliser” policy. It has also been the year that confirmed the country’s severe literacy crisis. Casting a shadow on South Africa’s ability to achieve its 2030 goal that all 10-year-olds will be able to read for meaning, last week’s release of […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS DURING THE 7TH AU-EU SUMMIT
“Allow me to begin by congratulating our hosts, the Republic of Angola, on the 50th anniversary of their independence. This milestone is a reminder of the long road we have travelled together, as countries and as a continent. It gives us inspiration and encouragement as we chart the road ahead. It is fitting that the […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOLDS BILATERAL MEETING WITH SLOVAKIAN PRIME MINISTER
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Robert Fico. As South Africa seeks alternative markets, Slovakia presents opportunities for South Africa as a viable supplier of goods and services. Slovakia‘s Africa strategy aims to integrate economic diplomacy with development aid, promote private sector involvement, […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE HELD A COURTESY MEETING WITH PREMIER LI QIANG OF CHINA
This afternoon His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile had a Courtesy Meeting with Premier LI Qiang of the People’s Republic of China at the NH Hotel, Sandton. The meeting provided an opportunity to advance South Africa’s strategic objectives in trade, investment, industrialisation, multilateral cooperation and governance, while […]
MAPISA-NQAKULA’S CORRUPTION CASE SET FOR TRIAL
The Gauteng Division of the High Court; Pretoria, postponed the corruption case against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to 20 July 2026 for trial. She has indicated through her new attorney that she will not pursue filing representations with the office of the NDPP, and that she is ready to proceed with trial. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts […]