Madagascar turns to SA for investment
International relations / Africa news
President Hery Rajaonarimampianina of Madagascar has urged South African businesses to invest in his island country, which lies on a major sea route between Asia and Africa.
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A thousand houses for Ofafa villagers
A thousand households from Ofafa village in Harry Gwala District Municipality will soon live in decent housing, thanks to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements. The R110 million housing project was recently handed over by MEC for Human Settlements Ravigasen Pillay.
Human Settlements Bank helps the ‘missing middle’
The Department of Human Settlements’ new development finance bank will help bridge the gap for people who don’t qualify for commercial bank loans or government housing assistance.
Delmas NYDA office means more services for youth
Youth focus
The Victor Khanye Municipality and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have partnered to open a new branch office in the town of Delmas. The office will extend the reach of youth services in Mpumalanga.
Small businesses get the technology edge
Youth focus
Small and medium-sized companies in the Eastern Cape stand to benefit from new digital technology through a partnership between Vodacom and the province’s Chamber of Business.
Skills and jobs from KZN road project
The lives of 84 young people from the poverty-stricken community of Inanda in north of Durban are set to change for the better thanks to a KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport project under the Expanded Public Works Programme.
Rural KZN village powers up
Tears flowed when 84-year-old Thobekile Mkhize switched on the electricity in her home for the first time, after the KwaZulu-Natal government launched its R8.6 million electrification project in the rural Nquthu community.
Boost for agro-processing businesses
The Department of Trade and Industry is calling on agro-processing businesses to apply for funding from its multimillion-rand investment scheme.
ECDC fund helps co-op farmers go commercial
Funding from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation is helping rural farmers process their raw produce, adding value to their crops and boosting their incomes.
The Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative in Mount Frere is starting to farm commercially with the help of the Imvaba Co-operative Fund, an initiative of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC).
Imvaba finance of R500 000 has allowed the co-op to build a small processing plant to mill its maize crop into livestock feed and retail maize meal.
Pregnancy checkups for healthier babies
To ensure healthier moms and babies, the Department of Health recently increased the number of free antenatal visits pregnant women can make to government hospitals and clinics from four to eight.
A pregnant woman who is examined by health care providers more often is likely to have an easier pregnancy, and give birth to a healthier, stronger baby.