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Batho pele principles and a high regard for patient’s rights is key

The staff at Maphophoma clinic in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal are an example of how the community and public servant can work together to create excellence.

Maphophoma Clinic received first place in the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance category during the KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo’s Annual Service Excellence Awards held recently.

The National Minimum Wage Bill was passed by the National Assembly at the end of May, in a bid to tackle wage inequality in South Africa.

Once approved by the National Council of Provinces (NCOPs), the Bill will be signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Commission for Gender Equality has urged South Africans to report cases of gender-based violence.

Commission Spokesperson Javu Baloyi said if women feel threatened in any way they should report to the police and apply for a protection order.

Qhubeka is an Nguni word that means to move forward and with a bicycle a person can travel faster and further.

A female farmer is making a go of it in the agriculture sector which she believes is a great driver of food security, poverty alleviation, job creation and economic growth.

From the Union Buildings

There’s an old African proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone but if you want to go far, go together.

Western Cape environmentalists swarm to the rescue of the humble honeybee.

Like water, land and air, the honeybee is vital to agriculture.

According to the South African National Biodiversity Institute more than 50 different crops in South Africa are reliant on the insect for pollination.

A land settlement deal near Alice in the Eastern Cape heralds more black participation in the tourism sector.

An Eastern Cape community is set to walk on the wild side after receiving government funding to facilitate a community-led wildlife management programme.

The community of Double Drift near Grahamstown comprises 1 500 people from 264 families. They were removed from their land by the Ciskei government in 1991 to make way for a white-owned game reserve.

The Eastern Cape is now home to a R1 billion electronics factory, thanks to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) support of black industrialists.

he Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, recently launched Yekani Manufacturing, a 100 percent black-owned smart factory, in the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ).

The world-class technologically advanced facility aims to push technology innovation limits and is estimated to create approximately 1 000 jobs.

A student lucky enough to have been selected for the first Mandela-Rhodes Foundation (MRF) scholarship and to meet Madiba says that the future belongs to those who empower themselves with knowledge.