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Government's Thusong programme aims to give marginalised communities access to information, services and opportunities.

For the past 20 years, Thusong service centres have been a critical driving force for change in South Africa. 

Skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their newborn infants fosters better bonding and happier, healthier babies.

South African hospitals are taking inspiration from nature to save the lives of babies born prematurely, using a practice known as Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC).

Self-determination is the driving force behind young Bloemfontein farmer Kanyi Gabiro who sells washed, chopped and packaged fresh fruit and vegetables, all of which she lovingly grows herself.

Her business, SA Fruition (Pty) Ltd, has been operating for six months, supplying its products to local businesses and individuals.

Dr Pholoshi Maake (34) feels privileged to enjoy the fruits of the sacrifices made by the youth of previous generations, particularly the 1976 students who demanded better education for black people in South Africa.

A guiding hand, the chance to learn a skill and be exposed to the workplace is transforming the lives of vulnerable youngsters in the Western Cape.

In 2010, husband and wife team Anton and Elana Cuyler traded in their jobs in England and moved to Cape Town to volunteer as youth workers at the Bay Community Church in Vrygrond – an area characterised by terrible living conditions, abuse, gangsterism and violence.

A Hammanskraal entrepreneur is committed to transferring his skills as a potter to youngsters in his community so that they too can generate an income for themselves.

For the first time, South African citizens can be treated for blood-related diseases at a public health facility.

The recently opened Zakithi Nkosi Clinical Haematology Centre of Excellence specialises in treating aplastic anaemia, cancers of the lymph nodes, benign diseases of the blood and bone cancers like leukemia.

The Department of Higher Education and Training has appointed a Ministerial Task Team to advise on matters relating to sexual harassment and gender-based violence (GBV) in public universities in South Africa.

This follows an open letter written by a group of academics to the Minister in March 2019 highlighting issues of Gender – Based Violence (GBV), including sexual harassment.

One by one, the country’s newly appointed 28 ministers and 34 deputy ministers vowed to respectfully serve the country as the sixth administration was sworn into office.

The incoming ministers and deputy ministers are part of a new Cabinet that for the first time features a 50/50 gender representation and many more youthful faces. 

The reconfigured government departments are expected to help achieve the desires of South Africans.

The new Ministers and Deputy Ministers were sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

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