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Know your Minister
Dr Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele is the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, a position he has held since May 2014.
About the Minister
Prior to his current position, he served as Minister of State Security from 11 May 2009 to 25 May 2014, and Minister of Intelligence from 25 September 2008 to 10 May 2009.
G20 commits to inclusive growth
International relations
President Jacob Zuma says more emphasis has to be placed on innovation, fair trade and investment as the fundamentals of sustainable and inclusive growth.
7th biennial national LandCare conference
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in collaboration with the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will be hosting the 7th Biennial National LandCare Conference at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre in Kimberley from the 3 to 6 October 2016 in the Northern Cape province under the theme “Making a LandCare difference towards achieving land degradation neutrality.”
Self-starter has plenty of engine power
Themba Mthembu (42) is proof that no number of challenges can stand in the way of dreams. It was Mthembu’s dream to work as a mechanical engineer, but poor health forced him to drop out of school in Grade 10.
Industrial parks' revival to boost SA economy
Government is investing millions in revitalising industrial parks across the country to breathe new life into communities that have been left out of the mainstream economy.
From tug master to marine pilot
Transport Month
As a young girl from Umlazi in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Londiwe Phoswa (33) barely knew that maritime jobs existed or that she would one day have a career in the maritime industry.
Youth project uplifts community
The Bokamoso Agricultural Innovation Hub is having a positive impact on the community of Manyeledi in North West. The hub, situated in the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality, is helping young people fight poverty and unemployment.
Plucky female farmer clucks with success
Hlengiwe Mjiyako, a former risk management specialist, always knew that she would have her own business one day. In 2009, when Mjiyako heard that Greenlands Farm in Winterton was for sale, she didn't think twice about making it her own.
Better skills mean a better life
As we approach the most critical period in our annual academic calendar, we are united as South Africans in our hope that learners and students at all levels of our education system will succeed, not just in the classroom or lecture hall – but in life.
Education is the key to dealing with the poverty, unemployment and inequality that continues to affect a sizeable slice of our population.