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Mr Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources at South African Department of Science and Innovation and Mr Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister for Science and Research at the Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on science cooperation in Ottawa.

For over a month now, the South African Police Service and other Government agencies has been working to resolve a situation of several hundred illegal miners refusing to surface from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein.

As we mark National Children’s Day, we must therefore strengthen our collective resolve to ensure that every child has a safe, caring and nurturing childhood.

When our transport system works well, then the cost of doing business is lowered and our country’s products and services are more competitive.

On behalf of the government I wish all our learners well at this challenging and exciting time. These exams are the culmination of many years of hard work, perseverance and resilience, often in the face of difficult odds.

Improved investment sentiment will benefit our country’s fiscus. A stronger economic outlook will improve South Africa’s credit rating, which in turn will facilitate greater access to global capital markets and lower our borrowing costs.