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Give yourself the gift of good health this holiday period by watching what you eat.

The festive season in South Africa is a time of soaking up the sun, enjoying a cold one with friends and feasting on delicious meals.

Unfortunately, many people overeat and eat unhealthy food over this time, which can pose health risks to a lot of people, especially those with already existing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or gout. 

Enabling young people to further their studies plays a big role in skills development, which leads to employment opportunities and innovation.  

Severe heat and not drinking enough fluids can lead to dehydration and heatstroke, which can be fatal.

According to the Western Cape Department of Health, the summer heat brings with it a high risk of dehydration, which is a harmful loss of water in the body.

Dehydration is usually caused by not drinking enough liquids to replenish the water lost by sweating. It can also be caused by an illness, that causes vomiting or diarrhoea; and by sweating from a fever.

After sending out his CV with no luck of securing a job for six years, a Katlehong man ignored the raised eyebrows of friends and family, and decided to become a waste picker. 

The jacaranda trees are in full bloom across the nation’s capital, heralding the start of summer. After a long and difficult winter, the beginning of a new season should fill us with optimism.

When the National State of Disaster was declared in March, our immediate priority was to contain the spread of the virus and provide emergency relief to citizens, communities, workers and businesses.

Over the course of eight months and with the support of our social partners, we rolled out a comprehensive set of measures to limit the social and economic impact of the pandemic.

People who have applied to government to use state-owned land for farming will not have to wait much longer for the outcome of their application. 

Government is moving forward with South Africa’s vitally important land reform process, as it begins to process over
9 000 applications for state-owned land that people will be able to use for farming. 

As part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme, the basic education sector aims to create 200 000 employment opportunities for education assistants and 100 000 for general school assistants.

This, according to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), will be accomplished through the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI).

As government moves rapidly to address the country's economic recovery, the President has urged people to follow all COVID-19 health and safety protocols. 

The Motsepe Foundation has committed over R84 million to help improve infrastructure at underserved schools. 

Matrics will still be able to write their final exams if they test positive for COVID-19. 

The departments of Health and Basic Education (DBE) are working together to ensure that matric learners who test positive for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) or are a close contact of a positive case, can write their final National Senior Certificate examinations if they are well enough to do so.