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Minister Gayton McKenzie: Sport, Arts and Culture Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Minister Gayton McKenzie: Sport, Arts and Culture Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

It has been a year since I first stood as a Minister to table a budget to this House, having been given a chance by His Excellency, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, to make me part of his Cabinet. In that action he showed that second chances matter, not...

Owner:  South African Government
Inflation targeting: considerations for central banks in Africa

Inflation targeting: considerations for central banks in Africa

By Paul Fisher and Glenn Hoggarthfootnote [1] This article is an output from the Bank of England’s Centre for Central Banking Studies (CCBS). The CCBS was established in 1990. It is a small division in the Bank that provides training and technical...

Owner:  British Government
Sport, Arts and Culture on Khoi and San ancestral human remains and repatriation of those who died in exile

Sport, Arts and Culture on Khoi and San ancestral human remains and repatriation of those who died in exile

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), in close partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DMV), is proud to announce two pivotal initiatives:...

Owner:  South African Government
Sport, Arts and Culture briefs media on repatriation of ancestral and exile remains, 9 Jun

Sport, Arts and Culture briefs media on repatriation of ancestral and exile remains, 9 Jun

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton Mckenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe will hold a press briefing on Monday, 9 June 2025, at 10:00, to provide an update on two important national initiatives dedicated to remembrance,...

Owner:  South African Government
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Second Session of the Lesotho-South Africa Bi-National Commission

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Second Session of the Lesotho-South Africa Bi-National Commission

Your Excellency Prime Minister Matekane, Honourable Ministers, Our respective High Commissioners, Senior Government officials, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency, Thank you for your warm words of welcome. It is an honour...

Owner:  South African Government
Social Development on Africa Children’s Summit 2025

Social Development on Africa Children’s Summit 2025

The Africa Children’s Summit 2025, a child-led event hosted by the South African Government, led by the Department of Social Development in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, is set to conclude on 7 April 2025 in Johannesburg....

Owner:  South African Government
Honouring the past and shaping the future through the ex-political prisoners’ reunion

Honouring the past and shaping the future through the ex-political prisoners’ reunion

Robben Island, once a notorious symbol of apartheid oppression, served as a prison for leaders of South Africa’s liberation movement, isolating them from the growing resistance across the country. These political prisoners endured harsh...

Owner:  South African Government
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Church leaders call on universities to cut Israel ties

Church leaders call on universities to cut Israel ties

SOUTHERN AFRICA Leaders from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) have called on sports bodies, schools and universities in South Africa to cut ties with Israeli institutions amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, writes Theolin...

Owner:  Smuts Beyers
Report shows impact of anti-LGBT laws on queer Tanzanians

Report shows impact of anti-LGBT laws on queer Tanzanians

LGBT Voice Tanzania calls on the state to protect all queer people Two Tanzanian men with rainbow flags. (Photo courtesy of LGBT Voice Tanzania) A report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group LGBT Voice Tanzania describes the destruction that systemic...

Owner:  Colin Stewart
‘Prophet of love’ — Dallin H. Oaks recalls final meeting with his friend, LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson

‘Prophet of love’ — Dallin H. Oaks recalls final meeting with his friend, LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson, right, and his counselor Dallin H. Oaks at General Conference in 2024. The two sat side by side in public and private church meetings for more than 40 years. The last time apostle...

Owner:  The Salt Lake Tribune Inc.
“MONNA KE NKU HA LLE”: THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF BOYS’ MENTAL HEALTH IN LESOTHO

“MONNA KE NKU HA LLE”: THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF BOYS’ MENTAL HEALTH IN LESOTHO

Qacha’s Nek, Sept.29 — In Lesotho, a boy’s tears are often silenced before they fall. The saying “Monna ke nku ha lle” (a man is a sheep, he does not cry) is passed down through generations as both warning and instruction. Rooted in cultural norms...

Owner:  Lesotho Government
“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee

“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee

Credit: Zonke Tembe “But I'm here also to encourage our brothers to go on, mainly this year as we are celebrating the jubilee of hope,” said the Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in reference to the ongoing Catholic...

Owner:  Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
Deputy FM holds virtual meeting with Egyptian expatriates in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho
Lesotho man accused his girlfriend of having affairs, and raped her twice in North West
Lesotho's Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang wars

Lesotho's Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang wars

MASERU, Lesotho — Puseletso Seema is musical royalty in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where she's known as "the Queen of Famo" -– a popular genre of pastoral accordion music beloved by the country's people, the Basotho. But for all...

Owner:  The University of Tulsa & American Government
IMBISA Plenary Delegates Urged to Nurture “mature faith” to Address Declining Youth Presence in Church

IMBISA Plenary Delegates Urged to Nurture “mature faith” to Address Declining Youth Presence in Church

He continued, “In the face of diminishing numbers of young people who are coming to church, how can IMBISA explore new ways of bringing our young people to their faith? Perhaps it must begin by asking and by listening to them.” He added in...

Owner:  Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
South Africa: Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project
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