Women's Month

The lives of unemployed women from poverty-stricken communities around Durban are set to change for the better. A programme run by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Durban fashion designer Greg Wallis and Jirah Fashion Factory, has given them an opportunity to begin work in the clothing industry.

A community organisation is showing the children of Bloemfontein’s Phase 7 that a positive attitude and mindful choices can lead to a brighter future.

A positive outlook on life is changing the mindsets of young Bloemfontein residents.

As we begin to celebrate Women’s Month, let’s make South Africa a country where women can achieve their true potential.

In his message for the Year of the Women in 1984 Oliver Reginald Tambo said that one of the most important tasks of the liberation movement was the liberation of the women of our country from their triple oppression on the grounds of sex, class and colour.

Breastfeeding is arguably the best start in life you can give to your newborn baby.

The first week in August is World Breastfeeding Week, an international campaign that supports and promotes breastfeeding to improve babies’ health.

Breastfeeding is arguably the best start in life you can give to your newborn baby. And while it is not always easy, getting advice or help from a professional in the early stages will be well worth the effort for you and your baby.

New early childhood development centre will help prepare young children for primary school.

The connected schools programme will help break the digital divide in schools and assist South Africa in improving the ICT professional development of teachers.

A state-of-the-art school library and information centre in the Western Cape will ensure educators have access to management, research and curriculum-related material to promote effective teaching and learning.

The KwaNdumiso Primary School in Ntongwana Village has been transformed from a mud structure into a fully-equipped school that can hold its own with any educational institution.

It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts and candidates whose transfer / promotion/ appointment will promote representivity will receive preference

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