Source: US National Institute of Justice (video statements)
One of the biggest challenges that Forensic Laboratories face is hiring and retaining great employees. The loss of one person has a domino effect on the operations of the laboratory and has a direct impact on the departments they serve. This presentation outlines some of the ways that the Mesa Forensic Services Laboratory and the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Division have been able to hire and retain great employees.
This webinar was hosted by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on March 14, 2023.
(Opinions or points of view expressed represent the speaker and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Any product or manufacturer discussed is presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Justice.)
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
MEDIA ADVISORY
TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS
11 SEPTEMBER 2025
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY IN THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will this afternoon, Thursday, 11 September 2025, respond to Questions for Oral Reply from Members of Parliament in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Cape Town.
In terms of the Constitution and Parliamentary Programme, the Deputy President appears periodically in the NCOP to answer questions posed by Delegates to the NCOP, particularly on matters related to his Delegated Responsibilities by the President as well as to account for the work of the Executive, especially in areas that affect the Provinces, and also facilitate cooperative governance by engaging with Provincial Representatives in Parliament on issues that require national-provincial coordination and intervention.
In this regard, Deputy President Mashatile will answer questions on issues related to Government’s three-sphere coordinated process of the District Development Model; Municipalities owing Water Boards; Increase in unemployment rate reported by StatsSA and government’s plans to address it; Government’s efforts to empower and support Non-Profit Organisations as well as processes established by Government to address challenges identified by the South African Human Rights Commission on a number of municipalities.
Details of the Question & Answer session are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 11 September 2025
Time: 14h00
Venue: Old Assembly NCOP Chambers, Parliament, Cape Town.
Livestreaming on DSTV Parliamentary Channel 408 and YouTube Parliamentary channel.
Media Enquiries: Mr Keith Khoza, Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President on 066 195 8840.
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
Following Merck’s decision to cancel plans for a £1 billion research site in London, members press the government on the impact on jobs and growth in an urgent question from the Earl of Effingham.
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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hold an evidence session on reducing NHS waiting times for planned non-emergency, or elective, following a recent report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the same topic.
After March’s announcement that NHSE England (NHSE) would be abolished within two years, Officials from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHSE are expected to be questioned on the progress of the reorganisation required for the DHSC to deliver NHSE responsibilities.
Around the world, people are developing low-emissions technologies – but they can only succeed if there is market demand.
In this episode, we hear how the First Movers Coalition helps create that market by getting big companies to invest in emerging technologies that aim to de-carbonise the ‘hard to abate’ sectors. And we meet the buyer and the seller of low-emissions cement doing just that.
Speakers:
Noam Boussidan, Programme Head, First Movers Coalition
Julia Fidler, Head of Materials and Fuels Decarbonisation, Microsoft
Joe Hicken, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Policy, Sublime Systems
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First Movers Coalition: https://initiatives.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition/home
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