Taresh Harreeparshad

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[India in SouthAfrica @hci_pretoria]

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Handing-over ceremony of humanitarian assistance of 2000 MT Rice & Sorghum to the Govt. of Lesotho held in Maseru, Lesotho. Hon. Ministers of Foreign Affairs, PMO, Labor and dignitaries of Lesotho Govt. attended the ceremony.
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[Taresh Harreeparshad @taresh_h]

@NandosSA do better: you can't keep giving me chicken DESPITE me making it explicitly clear that I am a vegetarian. Work as hard on your service as you do on those advertisements. Utterly disgusting.

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Budget Speech: R50 increase to the foster care grant and R20 increase to the child support grant #sabcnews

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Budget Speech: An increase of R100 to the old age,war veterans,disability&care dependency grants: R90 effective from April/R10 effective October #sabcnews

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BUDGET SPEECH: Proposing no increases to the general fuel levy for 2024/25. Means tax relief of around R4 billion.
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Budget Speech: tabling an increase of the excise duty on electronic nicotine and non-nicotine vapes to R3.04 per millilitre
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Budget Speech Increases: A 97 cents increase to a pack of cigarettes
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Budget Speech increases: A can of beer increases by 14c. A bottle of wine will cost an extra 28c. A bottle of spirits (whisky, gin or vodka) increases by R5.53
#sabcnews

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We have protected the rights of members of the LGBTQI community and continue to combat all forms of prejudice and intolerance- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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Guided by the fundamental principle of human rights and freedom we have taken up the Palestinian cause to prevent further deaths and destruction in Gaza- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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SA has strengthened police through the recruitment of 20,000 police officers over the last two years. Another 10,000 in the year to come- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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We plan to incrementally implement the NHI with issues like health system financing, the health workforce, medical products, vaccines and technologies- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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95% of persons diagnosed with HIV know their status. 79% of those receive antiretroviral treatment. 93% of those are virally suppressed- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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South Africans are living longer than ever before. Life expectancy has increased from 54 years in 2003 to 65 years in 2023- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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Dept. of Water aims to enhance water resource management by initiating infrastructure projects to secure water supply to reduce dependence on surface water- Pres. Ramaphosa #sabcnews #sona24

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SA raised R1.5 trillion in new investment commitments through 5 Investment Conferences. Over R500 billion has already flowed into the economy- Pres. Ramaphosa
#sabcnews #sona24

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To address the persistent effects of global warming we have decided to establish a Climate Change Response Fund to almost R240 billion- Pres. Ramaphosa
#sabcnews #sona24

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The real tragedy of State Capture was that it diverted attention from what Govt. should be doing, which is to build the economy and create jobs- Pres. Ramaphosa
#sabcnews #sona24

[Taresh Harreeparshad @taresh_h]

Despite the remarkable achievements of the last 30 years many of democracy's children still face many challenges- Pres. Ramaphosa
#sabcnews #SONA24

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2021 Insurrection failed because people of SA stood together to fight for the Constitution and a better life for all- Pres. Ramaphosa
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