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“Imbokodo Iyazenzela was launched in 2015 and has reached over 3 000 women in 16 towns across KZN to date.”

A mentorship programme run by Ithala Development Finance Corporation is helping women in rural and township areas realise their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs.

The programme is designed to help micro-level Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) grow and sustain their businesses.

South Africa has a widely-admired network of centres for assisting victims of sexual assault and violence.

Comfort. That’s just one of the needs of victims of domestic violence and rape, and that’s what Thuthuzela Care Centres across the country offer them.

The Gauteng Department of Community Safety’s rehabilitation programme is ensuring that inmates who have served their time at correctional centres leave as responsible citizens.

“...the department’s allocated budget is R6.8 billion, with R1.9 billion specifically earmarked for transport infrastructure. ”

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has spent over R3 billion undertaking heavy and light rehabilitation of the road infrastructure along various corridors in the province since 2014.

As part of eThekwini Municipality’s women empowerment programme, 15 young women are now qualified carpenters after they successfully completed a five-week furniture making and upholstery training course.

Local Government

With summer around the corner numerous swimming pools within the City of Johannesburg have been revamped, to ensure that they are in a good condition and ready for use by all residents.

Breast and cervical cancer are two of the leading causes of death among women. A shift in policy means that government is giving women access to new and better methods of detection and treatment.

The Department of Health has introduced a new and improved method for detecting cervical cancer called Liquid-Based Cytology (LBC).

One of South Africa’s fastest-growing cities is getting a rapid transport system to put access to public transport within all citizens’ reach.

Although South Africa still has much to do to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan (NDP), progress has been made in the provision of basic services, health and education.

The NDP that Cabinet approved in September 2012 is a plan that aims to create a better South Africa. The targets include reducing unemployment to 16 percent by 2020 and six percent by 2030, and eradicating poverty.