Publisher

Women's Month

After struggling for months to find employment, three young women from Witbank in Mpumalanga decided to take their future into their own hands.

Women's Month

Hard work and dedication were the only ingredients needed for Busi Lubanyana (51) to become a successful businesswoman.

Local government

City Power, an entity of the City of Johannesburg, is investing millions to reduce illegal electricity connections and ensure the safe use of electricity in informal settlements in and around the city.

Local government

When Nteseng Mogorosi finished matric in 2004 he knew he wanted to be in business for himself, because he believed it would give him the freedom.

KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are benefiting from government’s Small Town Rehabilitation Programme.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has unveiled a water project that will improve access to water in Jericho, North West.

South Africa’s dramatic – and mostly traumatic – history causes us to go big on anniversaries where we look at the road we have travelled as a nation, and plot our way further forward.

This is certainly true again in August 2016 as we mark 60 years since around 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s commitment to providing life-saving HIV treatment to all those who need it.

Currently, South Africa provides 3.4 million HIV positive people with antiretroviral treatment.

Speaking during that the International Aids Conference Deputy President Ramaphosa said the struggle against HIV and Aids has been – and still is – a struggle for a better society.

“We desire a society in which men do not claim dominion over women; a society in which the powerful do not prey on the vulnerable,” he said.

More than 800 000 women have been connected to the prevention of mother- to-child infections through MomConnect,  a mobile platform which creates awareness among pregnant women about available health services for their infants.

Are you a quality driven individual?  | Do you have a passion for perfection? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, you could be just the individual we are looking for

The National Metrology Institute of South Africa through its Human Capital Development (HCD) programme develops a pipeline of skilled scientists, engineers and technologists to address current and future skills needs. The following opportunities are available for students and graduates: