Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, will today outline the government’s plans to address the burden of the emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pandemic.

‘The NCDs, otherwise known as diseases of lifestyle, have emerged as a major global…

Collaboration and partnerships are key in addressing the negative impacts from the illegal snaring of wildlife.

This was among the takeaways from the inaugural two-day national Snare Mitigation Symposium in Pretoria, which was attended by leading ex…

The funeral service for former Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to be held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on Thursday.

Gordhan, 75, passed away on Friday following illness.

‘President Cyril Ramaphosa has d…

In a bid to address the skills mismatch, the Department of Higher Education and Training will send a number of local students to China to study scarce and critical skills of the future.

The department will send around 100 students to China next year…

South Africa is increasing its recycling capacity for the management of plastic waste and eliminating plastic pollution, says Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts.

‘There are various activities aligned to the fig…