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The City of Johannesburg is making it easier for people to travel in and around the city using world-class infrastructure.

As the country battles water shortages caused by drought, people in Winterveld, Soshanguve, Pretoria, have taken matters into their own hands.

The community has come up with an innovative way of creating their own source of water from boreholes.

South Africans are spoilt for choice and opportunity when it comes to choosing leadership.

We are given the opportunity to vote every two-and-a-half years, with local elections and national elections more or less 30 months apart.

These are vital opportunities for all South Africans over the age of 18 to exercise their democratic rights as voters and examine what they really believe in and stand for as citizens – and how the political parties bidding for their votes match citizens’ values and expectations.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has taken the 2016 Apply Now/Khetha Career Guidance Campaign to three schools in Lady Frere, in the Eastern Cape.

Over 70 schools in the Free State have replaced the old teaching method of using a chalkboard and textbooks with technology and other new forms of teaching.

The Internet Broadcast Project is a partnership between the University of Free State and the provincial Department of Education that involves the university providing daily interactive curriculum-focused support across the province, even in most rural areas.

The Department of Home Affairs has made it more convenient for people to apply for smart card IDs and passports.

People living in Gauteng and Cape Town no longer have to queue to apply for their documents but can now apply online and collect them from their banks at a specified date.

Government is hard at work to develop new and refurbish existing infrastructure at ports.

Government has, since 1994, worked hard to ensure that South Africans have a decent place to call home.

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has launched a national campaign to celebrate 4.3 million houses and housing opportunities being delivered since the dawn of democracy.

The campaign celebrates an achievement that has seen more than 20 million people getting a roof over their heads. The launch was held at Cosmo City Multipurpose Complex in Johannesburg recently.

Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha and Chief Land Claims Commissioner (CLCC) Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo recently handed over 32 title deeds and R50 million to successful land claimants.