South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently celebrated 30 years of diplomatic ties between their nations during Prime Minister Lee’s initial official visit to South Africa. This visit marked an opportunity for both leaders to discuss crucial areas of mutual interest while exploring ways to strengthen their bilateral cooperation and partnership.
South Africa is taking a big step towards enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the region. Thanks to the collaboration between Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Mr Buti Manamela, and multinational company Sasol, the University of Mpumalanga will receive a mobile science laboratory on May 17th.