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Melusi Yende is the one millionth person to undergo male medical circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal as part of a massive campaign to encourage men to get circumcised.

Male medical circumcision reduces the chances of being infected by HIV and Aids and sexually transmitted infections.

The Mngomezulu sisters Thandi and Neli from Molweni in Durban KwaZulu-Natal a members of different political parties but are able to live in harmony.

Thandi is a strong National Freedom Party (NFP) card caring member while Neli is an ANC (African National Congress) member.

Director-General: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) (Five-Year Renewable Contract)

Salary: All-inclusive salary package of R1 782 687 per annum of which 30% may be structured according to the individual’s needs
Centre: Pretoria
Closing date: 1 June 2018

A new online booking system to renew driver’s licences could see long queues at licencing centres become a thing of the past.

The system was launched in Pretoria and is designed to speed up the process of service delivery.

The booking system is free of charge and can be used to secure a booking at Centurion, Akasia, Bronkhorstpruit and Waltloo licensing centres and is available for download at https://onlinecompanysa.co.za/book

Washing your hands stops the spread of communicable disease.

The Department of Health is calling on South Africans to be mindful of personal hygiene since it can prevent a number of communicable diseases.

Personal hygiene involves those practices performed by an individual to care for one’s bodily health and well-being through cleanliness.

Locals are set to benefit from a new containment facility in the Eastern Cape.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies launched Aspen’s R1 billion high containment facility which will create over 500 jobs in Port Elizabeth.

The facility was established as a result of partnership between the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and Aspen.

The Directorate of Priority Crimes, also known as the HAWKS, has warned South Africans to be aware of human traffickers, especially near the borders of neighbouring countries.

Mpumalanga is on the border of Swaziland and Mozambique which is creating a challenge for law enforcement.

The South African Police Service rolled out plans to strengthen its approach to crowd management.

As part of efforts to boost order and safety National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole recently launched Public Order Policing (POP) reserve units.

The units will empower police to be able to deal with crowd management and violent community protests in the country. Through the POP units there will be improved reaction time to hotpots.

Consumers need to make sure that the money lending institution that they are dealing with is above board.

Acquiring a loan is easy but managing your debt and ensuring that you have a good credit record is much harder, especially with the increase in the number of dishonest money lenders known as loan sharks.

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