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An innovative sewage treatment project has brought hope to the community of Glen in the Free State. partnership between South Africa and China has resulted in a specialised sewage system for the community of Glen in the Free State.

Specialised crime-fighting and tracking units are back to end criminals reign.

Now that Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has relaunched the SAPS’s Tactical Response Team (TRT) and tracking teams, criminals have nowhere to hide.

The TRT and tracking teams’ main aims are the prevention and combating of crime in hotspots and the capturing of escaped criminals and elusive suspects.

The Free State government is boosting efforts to fight corruption in the province

The Free State Provincial Treasury has partnered with the private sector to fight corruption in the province.

The partnership involves the University of the Free State, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Standard Bank and the provincial treasury.

A fledging scientist is using his passion for maths and science to empower learners in Carnarvon.

When Itumeleng Molefi (27) decided to take a gap year in 2013 after completing his Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Pure and Applied Mathematics and Honours in Physics, he did not think he would find himself changing lives in a small Karoo town.

The beginning of the year is a busy time for many young people who are desperate to study.

As most people start the year with enthusiasm and New Year’s resolutions, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has urged prospecting students and parents to beware of the private institutions of higher education and training that are not registered.

A new training centre is helping the youth of Carnarvon to reach for the stars.

The recently-opened Klerefontein Training Centre, situated near the site of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project in the small Karoo town of Carnarvon, is giving local high school learners the opportunity to become qualified electrical engineers.

Opened in May, the centre offers an accredited electrical engineering apprenticeship.

International relations / Africa news

South Africa has affirmed its historic ties with Angola, and both countries agreed on visa-free travel.

A new road has brought hope to the community of Carnarvon and surrounding are

International relations / Africa news

South Africa has joined the international community in condemning the auctioning of African migrants in Libya as slaves.

South Africa said these inhumane acts are not in line with  the ideals of the African Union and relevant African and international instruments, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.