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Mandela Day a platform to enhance social protection

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Mandela Day a platform to enhance social protection:

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has told the United Nations that International Mandela Day should be used to enhance social protection systems and to reduce extreme poverty by 2030.

: SAnews – South African News Janine

Patel welcomes BFG investment:

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel on Friday welcomed the R50 million investment by BFG Africa Rail into an advanced manufacturing facility in Gauteng.

: SAnews – South African News Neo

Saartjie Baartman Centre assisted on Mandela Day:

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille spent 67 minutes of her Mandela Day on Thursday at Athlone in Cape Town, where she donated 20 computers to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children.

: SAnews – South African News Edwin

Mandela Day a reminder of ethical leadership:

Public Service and Administration Director General Richard Levin says Mandela Day should be a reminder of the ethical leadership envisaged when the late former President Nelson Mandela led the country to democracy 25 years ago.

: SAnews – South African News Janine

NPA donor funding proposal not set in stone:

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has clarified his statement on the matter of donor funding for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

: SAnews – South African News keamo

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Quick Cape Town Fact: One of the oldest traditions in Cape Town is still alive and well, startling visitors at precisely midday—every day. An old cannon at the top of Signal Hill is fired off, sending a resounding boom around the CBD. It was originally meant to announce approaching ships, to let traders know it was time to haul their wares down to the harbour. The gun has gone off since 1806, and a second gun is always prepared in case of a misfire. Rumour has it the gun only failed once in those two centuries—because a spider interfered with the remote signal.



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GALLERY: PSL clubs on Mandela Day

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Quick Cape Town Fact: One of the oldest traditions in Cape Town is still alive and well, startling visitors at precisely midday—every day. An old cannon at the top of Signal Hill is fired off, sending a resounding boom around the CBD. It was originally meant to announce approaching ships, to let traders know it was time to haul their wares down to the harbour. The gun has gone off since 1806, and a second gun is always prepared in case of a misfire. Rumour has it the gun only failed once in those two centuries—because a spider interfered with the remote signal.



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GCIS officials roll up their sleeves for Mandela Day

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GCIS officials roll up their sleeves for Mandela Day:

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) officials today joined South Africans and the international community in observing International Mandela Day by helping better their community.

: SAnews – South African News Janine

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points:

The Reserve Bank has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% in line with market expectation.

: SAnews – South African News Neo

State security develops ethics framework:

The State Security Agency has requested the Department of Public Service and Administration to assist in the development of an ethics and integrity framework for the agency.

: SAnews – South African News nosihle

Young radio hosts inspire President on Mandela Day:

Interacting with the media is usually staid business for the Head of State but that wasn’t the case when President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a visit to XR Radio on Nelson Mandela Day. 

: SAnews – South African News Matona

Tourism Minister to deliver #MandelaDay statement at UN:

To mark International Nelson Mandela Day, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane will deliver a national commemoration statement at the United Nations in New York, USA.

: SAnews – South African News keamo

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Quick Cape Town Fact: Every year in December one of the biggest dress-up parties takes place in Cape Town: the Mother City Queer Project (MCQP).



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