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By-elections to be held soon
The Electoral Commission will hold municipal ward by-elections in six provinces on 9 November 2016.
The by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and Western Cape, following the death and resignations of councillors.
Female bus driver driven by passion
Thulile Cecilia Mbatha never wants to miss a day’s work. In the event that she does, her regular passengers cannot wait for her to return so they can tell her how much they love and missed her.
This passionate Metrobus driver has a special relationship with her army of passengers – learners attending school in various parts of Johannesburg. So when her alarm goes off at 3.30am every weekday, she prays there are no health issues that might prevent her from doing what she loves most – driving a bus.
KZN gets a health boost
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health has spent R25 million refurbishing the Usuthu Clinic to bring health services closer to the community of KwaNongoma in the north of the province.
EC gets 1 000 new nurses
Masixole Pati is one of the 1 000 young people who have just graduated as professional nurses from Lilitha College of Nursing in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
Helping SA’s vulnerable
Social development
Promoting Early Childhood Development Centres
Social development
The Department of Social Development wants to do more to promote Early Childhood Development Centres (ECD).
“Our research indicates that ECDs are important because the first years of the cognitive thinking of a child are being taken care of at that level.”
SASSA celebrates 10 years
Social development
This year the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is celebrating 10 years of service.
Acting Director-General and CEO designate of Sassa Thokozani Magwaza said that as part of the celebrations the organisation will reflect on its failures and successes.
One such success is that 17 million people are receiving social grants.