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By voting on 8 May, you will help determine how South Africa is run.

Democracy only works if people actively participate in the process.

This is the message that the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has for first-time voters who are still not sure why they should vote in the National and Provincial Elections on 8 May. 

There are high hopes that a police station in rural Mpumalanga will result in a reduction of crime in the area.

Rose Malaza, a resident of Kamhlushwa in Mpumalanga, is pleased that her community finally has a police station a stone’s throw away.

Land beneficiaries in the Sasolburg area are being provided with the necessary assistance by government to better use their land.

A Free State farmer is set to grow his business after receiving his share of R34 million in equipment from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

As with fashion, consumers are always looking for something new when it comes to fresh fruit. Something to excite the palate, something sensational, something like the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) six new fruit cultivars!

A school programme that aims to deal with social ills such as poverty and unemployment is doing wonders in communities.

In South Africa, non-profit organisations play a very important role in supporting government’s programmes and goals.

INMED Partnerships for Children is one such  organisation. It ensures that children lead healthier lives.

I am sure that over the past few months you have heard government leaders, including myself, as well as business leaders and innovative entrepreneurs talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

Yet there are many South Africans who wonder what 4IR is and how it will impact on their lives.  

Broadly speaking, 4IR speaks to the changes that are taking place in technology.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called on the nation to embrace President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address task list, so that we can become a better South Africa.

During his recent Budget Speech in Parliament, Minister Mboweni assured South Africans that the country is on a bold new path and spoke about what government plans to do for the nation and its citizens.

Farmers in the Joe Gqabi District in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the provincial government’s efforts to help them deal with the effects of the recent drought through the feedlots programme.

A feedlot is a type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming for livestock prior to slaughter.

Nosipho Mkhupheka is a public servant who has set tongues wagging – for all the right reasons.

The unassuming Department of Home Affairs official has earned the praise of many South Africans, and even that of the Minister, after news of her work ethic made its way to Facebook.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is the watchdog of elected officials. It ensures that they do their job so that South Africa does not go back to the state it was in during apartheid.

“Basically, we are the watchdog of how our country meets its human rights obligations in terms of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and international instruments. At the same time we also advise government on how best to meet its own human rights obligations at national, regional and international level,” said SAHRC Chief Executive Officer Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane.