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Third G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Meeting

By Communications on July 09, 2025

Day 1: 09 July 2025 .. The meeting today is guided by South Africa’s G20 Presidency theme: Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability. The delegates received a welcoming address by the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Dada Morero. Discussions are centered around the following key ...

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𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦

By Communications on July 02, 2025

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will lead a G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) Ministerial Outreach in Soweto on Saturday, 28 June 2025. The Minister will be joined by the Gauteng COGTA Executives, the Executives of the ...

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MINISTER HLABISA LEADS G20 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION OUTREACH IN KLIPTOWN, SOWETO

By Communications on June 30, 2025

Today, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Honourable Velenkosini Hlabisa, led a community outreach program in Kliptown, Soweto, as part of the build-up to the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group engagements. The outreach forms part of Government’s ...

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MINISTER HLABISA TO UNDERTAKE G20 DRR WORKING GROUP MINISTERIAL OUTREACH IN SOWETO

By Communications on June 30, 2025

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will lead a G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) Ministerial Outreach in Soweto on Saturday, 28 June 2025. The Minister will be joined by the Gauteng COGTA Executives, the Executives of t ...

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Another intense cold front is expected to hit the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape and the Western Cape from Wednesday to Friday, 25 to 27 June 2025

By Communications on June 27, 2025

An intense cold front is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, over the south-western parts of South Africa, bringing a significant shift in weather conditions across the region. The system is expected to result in the following impacts: .. For the public: .. • Heavy rainfall wit ...