The Electoral Commission says 1.2 million new voters have been added to the voters’ roll since November 2023, as the country prepares for this year’s National and Provincial Elections.
Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, says the two registration weekends have given the country a growth of 1.2 million citizens on the voters’ roll.
Government is expected to establish a Climate Change Response Fund to address the devastating effects of the phenomenon (of climate change) on vulnerable areas in South Africa.
“This will bring together all spheres of government and the private sector in a collaborative effort to build our resilience and respond to the impacts of climate change,” President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Thobani May (28) from the Free State saw a business opportunity from clearing wattle trees.
He collects the shrubs and converts to quality braai charcoal.
This is all thanks to the Youth Employment Service (YES) programme that empowered him with the necessary skills.
It was this training that saw May, together with Reatile Mohlauli, establish Eco Char.
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards will continue to be valid in December and in the months beyond that.
This means that social grant recipients will be able to use their cards as normal.
While the South African government continues to build an education system that will unleash the potential of all citizens, there are bogus institutions that continue to fraudulently grant unsuspecting victims with fake National Senior Certificate (NSC).
Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training that is responsible for the certification of qualifications, is warning the public that issuing fake certificates is a serious criminal offence against the State.
From October 2020 to November 2023 the law enforcement agencies of the National Priority Committee on Organised Crime (NPCOC) have achieved a number of successes.
This is a collective effort by the:
Special Investigating Unit (SIU)
In May 2023, Kelebogile Abrahams, 14, from Emang Mmogo Comprehensive School in Kimberly Northern Cape, entered the Department of Water and Sanitation’s South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition.
Abrahams along with her schoolmate, Mahlohonolo Mosia, won the national competition, securingan opportunity to compete at an international level.
Dr Nomsa Mdlalose is a firm believer that children and youth are the future of the nation.
Nkateko Emily Mabasa believes that all citizens can work together to achieve an inclusive society.
Mabasa, 33, is the founder of Phoenix Alexandra, a non-profit organisation (NPO) that provides a range of activities for children and youth in Alexandra in Gauteng. These include dancing, singing, drama/acting, spelling bee, modelling, reading club, poetry, and chess club.