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            <description><![CDATA[It is a social challenge. It is a human challenge. And it is a challenge that goes to the very heart of our nation's future. Every young person who wants to work but cannot find employment represents potential that is not being realised.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, official launch of the revised White ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Local government is the sphere of government closest to the people. From the biggest metro to the smallest village, it is where the promise of democracy is most directly experienced.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[We thank the Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers, Minister Lamola, and his counterparts for the preparatory work. We also wish to thank Mr Elias Magosi, the Executive Secretary of SADC, and the SADC Secretariat for the preparatory work ahead of today’s Summit.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[We undertook to accelerate industrialisation, develop local infrastructure, transform agriculture and harness our minerals to drive the development of our economies. We realised the future prosperity of our region would be dependent on our ability to deepen economic integration, expand productive capacity, create jobs and improve the lives of our people.

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            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[It is 70 years since the Women's March of 9 August 1956, 50 years since the Youth Uprising of 16 June 1976, and 30 years since the adoption of our Constitution in 1996. These milestones remind us of the sacrifices made secure freedom, dignity and equality for all South Africans.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>RISE Mzansi: Lukhona Mnguni: Address by Joburg mayoral candidate, during the launch of the RISE ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Our people-to-people campaign has been a resounding success since we launched our campaign on 23 May 2026. Even during the ice-cold winter, people made time to talk to us. Even now, with the scorching heat, people are still coming out of their homes to be in conversation with us.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[We have come to inaugurate a major expansion of one of the most significant zinc mining operations on the African continent. We have come to celebrate an investment that has moved from commitment to construction, and from construction to production.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[All these visits are connected and form part of our Ministry’s programme to strengthen the Department’s relationships with Special Economic Zones and industry, while building stronger local and regional innovation ecosystems to support innovation-led industrialisation in South Africa.]]></description>
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            <title>SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, on the occasion of the Limpopo Investment ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We meet in a province whose history is deeply rooted in trade, innovation and enterprise. Centuries ago, the Kingdom of Mapungubwe was a thriving centre of commerce that connected this region to markets beyond our continent. That legacy reminds us that entrepreneurship, trade and investment are part of Limpopo's identity.]]></description>
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            <title>SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, at the 8th National Congress of the Federation ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Allow me to convey the greetings of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had intended to join this important occasion. Unfortunately, due to prior commitments, he was unable to attend and delegated me to represent him.]]></description>
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