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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.

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.

The National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) has helped government to recover over R300 million from corrupt public servants.

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.

Sport, arts & culture

The township of Seshego outside Polokwane in Limpopo came alive as multitudes of artists and dancers from different cultures danced away in the streets to mark the opening of the 11th Indigenous Games.

Sport, arts & culture

It was a night of glamour and purpose, as hundreds gathered at the Silverstar Casino in Mogale City to recognise Gauteng’s sports stars. Over 800 guests walked the black carpet during the glitzy ceremony to celebrate the champions of the province.

Universities will individually decide on the fee increases for 2017 academic year, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced recently. 

Three thousand trainees contracted for the War on Leaks project have started training at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The Department of Basic Education has won the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International literacy award for the Kha Ri Gude mass literacy campaign.