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365-day Road Safety Programme on the cards
Transport Month
The Department of Transport and its roads agencies are in the process of developing a 365-day road safety programme that will be sustainable and run consistently.
Minister Dipuo Peters said the programme is expected to address various road user groups, ranging from pedestrians, passengers, scholar groups and drivers.
Safe, reliable transport for all
Transport Month
The transport sector is at the heart of the country’s development and it is Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters’ duty to ensure that it accommodates everyone.
Over 17 million receive social grants
More than 17 million poor South Africans are benefitting from government’s security net through social grants, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said.
Government strengthens social support
Government will open more facilities in four provinces to deal with substance abuse challenges.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, who is also the chairperson of the Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster, said government is working to address the shortage of treatment centres in the country.
Currently, there are seven public substance abuse treatment centres but they are not ideally located to serve all provinces.
Home Affairs reopens office in Thaba Nchu
After years of surviving without a Home Affairs office, the community of Thaba Nchu in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality now has a reason to smile again. This is after the Home Affairs office in the rural area was reopened.
Govt stamps out corruption
The National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) has helped government to recover over R300 million from corrupt public servants.
Know your Minister
Minister Dipuo Peters is the Minister of Transport, a position she has held since July 2013.
About the Minister
Minister Peters hails from Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, where she underwent schooling at Tidimalo Junior Secondary and Tshireleco Senior Secondary School.