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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Funding from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation is helping rural farmers process their raw produce, adding value to their crops and boosting their incomes.

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.

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.

The triple challenges of  unemployment, poverty and inequality are at the root of many social issues. They can lead to anger and violence. This year, Mandela Month is dedicated to fighting these challenges, which will help free South Africa from the cycle of violence.

In July we celebrate the birth and legacy of Nelson Mandela. Government has called on all South Africans to honour his memory by working together to make women and

A new R300 million mobile desalination plant in Richards Bay is turning salty seawater into fresh drinking water for more than 150 000 KZN households.