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President Cyril Ramaphosa said government will accelerate the land redistribution programme to redress historical injustice, to bring more producers into the agricultural sector and to make more land available for cultivation.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa  used the State of the Nation Address to outline government’s plans to improve South Africa’s health system in the following ways:

• By scaling up the testing and treating campaign and initiating an additional two million people on antiretroviral treatment by December 2020.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the introduction of a national minimum wage is an example of what is possible when South Africans engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve differences.

The national minimum wage will be introduced on 1 May 2018.

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Infrastructure investment is key to growing South Africa’s economy, to create jobs, empower small businesses and provide services to citizens, said President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Delivering his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament in Cape Town President Ramaphosa said government has invested heavily in new roads, power stations, schools and other infrastructure.

There’s now a much faster way to get to school for learners who live in rural and remote communities.

Learners from Umfolozi District are now able to get to school much quicker and faster. This comesafter the Department of Transport and Umfolozi District Municipality donated 750 bicycles to 15 disadvantaged schools in the area.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, who attended the handover, explained that the initiative aims to improve mobility for learners in rural and remote areas who have to walk 5km or more to school.

Freedom the Musical urges the singing of songs of victory!

The South African State Theatre is presenting the premiere of Freedom the Musical, the new production by multi-award-winning playwright and director Aubrey Sekhabi, from 27 February to 31 March 2018.

A strong cast of 47 members and a 13-piece band tell the tale of Phindile, a Tshwane University of Technology student and leader of the Fees Must Fall movement. Her life takes a sharp turn after students protest at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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South Africa must fight corruption, fraud and collusion in the private sector with the same purpose and intensity, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. “We will make sure that we deal with both in an effective manner.”

President Ramaphosa urged professional bodies and regulatory authorities to take action against members who are found to have acted improperly and unethically.

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South Africans will feel much safer with all of government's plans to curb crime.

Government will be focusing on ensuring that police stations have resources to tackle crime.

“This will include personnel and other resources to restore capacity and experience at the level at which crime is most effectively combated,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa when delivering his State of the Nation Address (SoNA).

Job opportunities in the pipeline for Randfontein residents.

The Rand West City Local Municipality is changing the face of Randfontein through the Mantrose Mega City Project, which will see thousands of houses being built for locals and will bring various job opportunities to community members.

The recently launched R11 billion project includes the building of a mall, clinic, railway line and other amenities in Middelvlei, which will ensure job creation and boost investor confidence in the area.

South Africa’s efforts brought rhinos back from the brink of extinction in the 1960s, but the species remains threatened with a population of only 20 000.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has released the first 2018 progress report on government’s integrated strategic management approach to combat rhino poaching.