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If your child is behaving differently, suddenly performing badly at school or things are going missing from your home, you need to consider the possibility that they may be abusing substances.

Although substance abuse is rife in South Africa, especially amongst the youth, parents and loved ones who take early action can prevent a catastrophe from happening.

Gender-based Violence

For the past 21 years, the Department of Social Development has been empowering victims of violence and contact crimes through its Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP).

The VEP was established in 1998 following the launch of the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) in 1996.

The General Education Certificate will facilitate the transition from school to college and also address the current problem of young people leaving education with no national qualification, to navigate the labour market.

Parents have the ultimate responsibility of ensuring that their children are safely transported to school and back. Here are some points to bear in mind when evaluating your child’s safety on the road.

All too often, we hear tragic stories of school children losing their lives in road traffic accidents while being transported to or from school. Most of the time, these accidents are due to preventable causes.

October is National Transport Month and with the sector estimated to grow substantially over the next decade, it provides exciting career opportunities.

The Department of Transport (DoT) has estimated that demand for transport, especially freight transport, will grow in South Africa by between 200 and 250 percent over the next 15 years.

Vuk’uzenzele explores the opportunities available in the sector. These range from passenger transportation to the transport of goods. The DoT has released a handy booklet which identifies the opportunities and threats in the sector.

Gender-based Violence

The role played by the Department of Social Development in helping to create a better South Africa is bigger than the provision of social grants and food parcels to vulnerable citizens.

This is according to the Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, the department also has a role to play in addressing Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).

Union Buildings

I recently had the honour to host President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on a state visit. Some people had thought that the visit would be tense and difficult following the attacks last month on foreign nationals living in South Africa, and the angry reaction to these events in Nigeria and some other African countries.

Expect a knock on your door from Statistics South Africa’s fieldworkers as they gather information ahead of Census 2021.

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke is encouraging communities to participate in Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) Census 2021 Mini Test, to ensure that quality data for evidence-based policy-making is collected.

The Mini Test runs from 9 October to 6 November in selected areas around the country.

An Ekurhuleni woman is pioneering a path for future avionics engineers to reach for the skies through a career in non-destructive testing inspection

Lefentse Phokwane (31) is the first and only woman to be appointed as an aircraft maintenance engineer specialising in non-destructive testing inspection at South African Airways (SAA) Technical.

SAA Technical is responsible for full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s aircraft.

The South African government is responsible for ensuring that it eradicates poverty.

To achieve this vision the government has several programmes, such as the social grants used to look after those who are disadvantaged.

Social grants are state issued financial support administered by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). They are paid via the Post Office and registered financial institutions, such as banks.