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Calling all aspiring artisans
The WorldSkills international Competition highlights and encourages excellence in skills and introduce young people to various skilled careers.
The Department of Higher Education and Training is calling on aspiring artisans to enter the WorldSkills International Competition to be held in Russia in 2019.
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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.
Care centres offer comfort to rape victims
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.
Get Out, Stay Out
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.
World-class roads for Gauteng
“...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.
Young women graduate in furniture making
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.
Joburg swimming pools ready for summer
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.
A breakthrough for cervical cancer testing
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). 
