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Local government

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s human settlements directorate is being trans-formed into a unit that provides efficient services to its residents.

Local government

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has stepped up efforts to curb crime and corruption in the city.

Local government

Delivering his State of the City Address in Port Elizabeth recently Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan described a city that is transforming and improving on its governance and service delivery.

The Department of Local Government and Human Settlements in the North West in partnership with TSK Projects, is training passionate students in building construction.

The partnership between the department and TSK Projects started in August 2013 when 40 students were trained in different areas of construction.

Students from different institutions throughout South Africa pursuing financial assistance from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will no longer have to apply manually for funding.

The NSFAS launched the online application system with the intention of making funding for higher education easily accessible and to cut long queues and delayed feedback.

Early in 2015, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform officially launched the Free State’s mobile land claims lodgement office.

Mobile land claims offices form part of government’s Land Restitution Programme.

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has hailed the two-day VIII International IT Forum -- which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia -- as a success for the country’s growing multilateral relations.

In recent months, beneficiaries have complained about an increase in the number of deductions made against their monthly social grant payments without their knowledge.

To deal with this the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is conducting a national campaign to educate beneficiaries affected by unauthorised and illegal deductions.

The campaign aims to educate beneficiaries on how to lodge a dispute or make claims relating to unauthorised deductions through the newly-introduced Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM).

Malusi Gigaba is the Minister of Home Affairs, a position he has held since 2014.

About the Minister

Prior to his current position, he was Minister of Public Enterprises and has also served as a Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

Sport

Senzo Zindela (32) of Port Shepstone has always had a passion for the arts. Although he studied Business Management and Accounting, he says his creative juices got the better of him and he had to follow his passion.