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Over the past year, the Coega Development Corporation has awarded R30 million in contracts to small businesses in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.

August is National Organ Donor Month and the perfect time to sign up to become an organ donor.

While around 4 300 South Africans are waiting for organ and cornea transplants, less than 0.2 per cent of South Africans are registered organ donors.

Young South Africans studying medicine in Cuba will make a difference to the country’s primary healthcare system.

The lives of 305 youngsters have been spiced up! These kitchen whizzes recently graduated from the Department of Tourism’s National Youth Chefs Training Programme (NYCTP).

Funded through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), the initiative drew aspiring chefs from across the country.

Sport, arts and culture

Boxing has a long and proud history in the Free State, and the Free State Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation is determined to build on that heritage.

Sport, arts and culture

A heritage walk in the hometown of struggle icon Albert Luthuli not only commemorated his death 50 years ago, but highlighted the rich history of Groutville.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has joined forces with the National Youth Development Agency to make it easier for people to apply for tertiary education funding.

Prospective students who qualify for student funding can now apply to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for the 2018 academic year.

The application process opened on 1 August and closes on 30 November 2017.

International relations

BRICS countries’ commitment to digital development is aligned with South Africa’s Internet for All initiative.

The Rand West Local Municipality is investing in infrastructure to ensure its communities have a better quality of life.

The Rand West Local Municipality has embarked on infrastructural development in the region and is fixing roads and building sidewalks in two Randfontein townships, Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus.

The North West provincial government has identified tourism as one of the sectors that can boost economic development in the province’s small towns.