The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is moving to limit former president Jacob Zuma’s foreign travel. The move comes after the former president undertook a series of international trips, with the government particularly concerned about his visits to Morocco and, later, India. While in the North African state, Zuma displayed the national flag and endorsed Morocco’s continued occupation of Western Sahara, contradicting the positions of both the South African government and the ANC, the liberation movement he led for…

The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality has deployed eight water tanker trucks as part of an emergency intervention to address persistent water supply challenges while longer-term infrastructure solutions are being implemented. The initiative represents a short-term investment aimed at strengthening water access across four local municipalities affected by unreliable supply. Each beneficiary municipality received two water tankers based on assessed service delivery needs. Speaking at the handover, Executive Mayor Councillor Motseokae Maje said the allocation was guided by the…

The North West Department of Education has expressed its gratitude after the 1MillionSchoolShoes Campaign donated 600 pairs of school shoes to learners from six schools across the province. The donation, which coincided with the conclusion of Nelson Mandela Month, was handed over during an event at Sarucena Primary School in Extension 25, Vryburg. The Pretoria-based non-profit organisation has donated more than 150,000 pairs of school shoes to vulnerable learners across South Africa over the past decade. Through the initiative, the…