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CACH is a Department of Higher Education and Training service to assist young people by providing career advice and support.

What is the Central Application Clearing House?

Local government

Mpumalanga’s capital city is being proactive when it comes to managing changing.

The Mbombela Local Municipality in Mpumalanga is becoming an environmental pioneer amongst local municipalities, by developing strategies on how to deal with one of the biggest ecological threats facing South Africa: climate change.

Local government

Swartland Municipality scooped the greenest municipality award at the recent Greenest Municipality competition (GMC).

The awards are hosted by the Department of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.

The Municipality walked away with R130 000 in prize money.

In the previous edition of Vuk’uzenzele, we began sounding a call to all our communities to work with government and emergency services to minimise the incidents associated with the December holiday season.

Government’s Second Chance Matric Programme gives free academic support to learners who were not able to obtain a matric certificate.

It was created by the Department of Basic Education and the following people can apply:

Finishing matric can be a scary time for youngsters but government has a number of programmes in place to assist school leavers.

Matrics across the country have received their results and are now looking to take the next big step towards furthering their education.

Applying to post-school institutions can be a struggle for many of these youth who sometimes spend hours waiting in queues around the country, only to have their applications turned down.

The opening of Dumisani Makhaye Drive in KwaZulu-Natal paves the way for economic development.

It is the festive season and many people will be spending a lot of time outdoors, exposed to the sun. Spending too much time in the sun without protection can be bad for your skin and can cause wrinkles, age spots and other skin problems, as well as increase the risk of skin cancer.

Here is how you can protect yourself:

Family reunions and tragedies are two sides of South Africa's annual festive season, when the roads that lead to reunions and festivity also become places of death and injury.

Thousands of people lose their lives on South African roads every year. Motorists who will be travelling long distances during the festive season are urged to be more vigilant, drive safely and follow road regulations.