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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”.

The commitments made at the first and second South Africa Investment Conference have placed South Africa firmly on the path to achieving its ambitious target of securing R1.2 trillion in investments over five years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed this during his closing remarks at the Second South Africa Investment Conference, which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 November 2019.

Twins tackle HIV and Aids stigma

 Twins Thula and Ntokozo Mkhize (34) co-founded the Good Stories Campaign in 2010. It's a campaign that  documents HIV and AIDS good news stories.

 They started the campaign after Thula tested positive for HIV.

Oratilwe Moerane (19) learnt at the age of 17, when she gave birth to her son Keitumetse, how difficult being a young mother is.

She said the pregnancy shattered her dreams.

Motherhood meant she had to leave school in Grade 10 so that she could look after her son. Moerane said: “Having to drop out of school, I had to hustle hard to provide for my son.”

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Southern Africa has abundant sunshine that can be used to provide electricity. Solar power is especially suitable for communities in rural areas. A local company is proving how it can help disadvantaged communities.

Power outages in South Africa have had a wide-ranging impact on the country’s fragile economic growth prospects.

In times of unreliable power supply, consumers are often left to scour for alternatives. These are generally unaffordable.

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The African Development Bank (AFDB) has revealed that the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) has netted 52 projects worth $41 billion in investment.

The AIF took place recently in Sandton, Johannesburg.

A beaming Akinwumi Adesina, the AFDB President, said the investments were a clear indication that Africa is fertile ground for investment.