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While the world is focused on new vaccines to protect against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Health says it is important to ensure that routine vaccinations are not missed.

“In South Africa, about 298 935 children missed their routine immunisation since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, which suggests that they might be vulnerable to childhood diseases,” says the department.

To commemorate World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, Vuk’uzenzele chats to a recovering tobacco addict about overcoming his addiction.

Katlego Makhanda, from Moiletswane in the North West, knows all too well how hard it is to stop smoking. 

Until he stopped four years ago, Makhanda (28) used to smoke over 30 cigarettes a day. 

He started smoking when he was 18 as a result of peer pressure. 

We live in a country where not just journalists but any member of the public is able to freely articulate their views, their opinions and indeed their dissatisfaction without fear of retribution.

We have come a long way from the days where social protest by artists attracted banning orders, and critical reporting by journalists risked imprisonment or the closure of publications.

Recently, the organisation Reporters without Borders published the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, a barometer of the state of media freedom across the globe.

Citizens aged 60 years and above needs to register for their COVID-19

Vaccination through the EVDS self enrolment platform

6 steps to register for vaccination if you are 60 years or older: 

 Step 1

Make sure you have internet access

Step 2

You will need a smartphone, a tablet or a computer

Step 3

Connect to the internet and go to: https://vaccine .enroll.health.gov.za/#/

Step 4

Every adult in South Africa will have the opportunity to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said government aims to vaccinate about 40 million people through its vaccination programme.

He assured South Africans that an effective vaccination programme is in place and vaccines will be made available to people across the country.

Responding to questions in Parliament recently, the
President said the vaccination programme is an unprecedented process.

Young people in Kwaggafontein-D in Kwa-Mhlanga have turned a dumping site into a beautiful garden where they host events through their youth cooperative.

Are you between 15 and 34 years old and looking for learning and earning opportunities? Then you need to join SA Youth - a national network for all young people to access opportunities for free.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has partnered with the Presidency, through the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention, to launch SA Youth.

Government has strengthened its efforts to fight corruption with the opening of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) Northern Cape Provincial Office.

The NPA is taking action against those implicated in corruption.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is making significant strides in fighting corruption through its Investigating Directorate (ID).

The head of the NPA, Advocate Shamila Batohi, says the ID was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deal with corruption cases that arise from judicial commissions of inquiry, among others.