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The 12th edition of the Annual Mzansi Fela Festival has a varied programme that sees the performing arts casting the spotlight on serious social issues. The nine-act lineup offers a range of productions.

The State Theatre will raise the curtain on the 12th Annual Mzansi Fela Festival on 1 December, World Aids Day. 

Lerato Ramatsa from Bloemfontein is teaching children water safety and how to swim, to reduce their risk of drowning. 

Concerned about the number of child drownings in Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo, Ramatsa established Deep Water Aquatics Swimming Lessons in 2010. She started giving free lessons to children from previously disadvantaged backgrounds in 2017.

Buying locally manufactured goods and services is a recognised contributor to job retention and job creation. 

Mzolisi Dubula (42) from Ezibeleni township in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape works for Twizza, a local brand.

Pack Room Supervisor Mavis Tsibani (54) says working for the Knysna Oyster Company since 1989 has sustained her and helped her provide for her two children.

Public service employees and their families can look forward to receiving enhanced healthcare coverage in 2020 as the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has reinvested close to a billion rand towards benefits enhancement. For the second year in a row, GEMS has kept its contribution increase one of the lowest in the industry.

In an effort to maximise active public participation in demarcation processes, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is pulling all stops to promote and encourage active public participation in the ward delimitation process ahead of the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE).The nation-wide public consultation sessions will commen

With just two days before Black Friday, the office of the Credit Ombud is asking consumers to spend wisely.

“During ‘Black Friday season’ we are already in the festive mood and are likely to increase our spending,” the Credit Ombud said in a statement.

The Credit Ombud says consumers must be disciplined in their spending to avoid starting the year on a bad note.

Pack Room Supervisor Mavis Tsibani (54) says working for the Knysna Oyster Company since 1989 has sustained her and helped her provide for her two children.

Originally established in Knysna, the company farms oysters in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, using seed oysters from Namibia.

 Tsibani was a general worker before becoming a supervisor.

Investment galore for South Africa

The South Africa Investment Conference generated investment commitments by South African and international investors of about R363 billion.

This annual conference was held from 5 to 7 November 2019 and aims to attract R1.2 trillion in new investments over five years. The conference took place under the theme “Accelerating Growth by Building Partnerships”.