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The first weather forecast for the Union is issued

Monday, 15 April 1912

After the amalgamation of the weather services of the four provinces on 1 April 1912, the first weather forecast for the Union of South Africa as a whole was issued by AG Howard of the Union Weather Service (UWS) from the branch office in Cape Town a few days later. The forecasting service was moved to Pretoria in 1926 and housed on the veranda of the weather office at 271 Schoeman Street.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers of health have agreed on a course of action to mitigate the outbreak of Listeriosis in the region.

This action includes the harmonisation, procedures of prevention, detection and response across the region.

 If a student does not understand a question asked in English they are at a disadvantage. Having a dictionary available that explains and teaches the verbs used in exams is empowering.

A lexicographer from the deeply rural community of Maphophoma in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has made history by producing a mini A-Z isiZulu dictionary.

Nhlanzeko Ngwenya (38) hopes the dictionary will help learners at rural schools better understand exam questions asked in English.

An ambitious entrepreneur’s business in Thaba Nchu is producing good food fast.

Keorapetse Sebusi started operating Quintos Pizza six months before he officially registered the outlet because he first wanted to test the market.

“We tested out the market for six months, because we wanted to make sure it’s something that we wanted to do and to check whether it would be profitable,” said Sebusi.

As we celebrate Freedom Month, Vuk'uzenzele has summarised the constitution to detail how each chapter impacts your life.

What does our Constitution provide for?

Chapter 1

Communication between the patient and medical health professional is essential for a correct diagnosis to be made and appropriate treatment to be provided.

The knowledge that you need maths for the simplest things in your life underpins the teaching principles of the country’s top mathematics educator.

Mother and child units allow the bonding that is critical during an infant's first years to take place in an environment that is as nurturing as possible.

Minenhle* is just seven weeks old and she has already had a taste of what life is like in a correctional facility.

The completion of one of the longest structures ever built in South Africa means morning commuters  between Umhlanga and the KwaZulu-Natal north coast no longer have to endure traffic congestion.