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South Africa has made some great strides in TB prevention and treatment in the past five years and since the launch of a comprehensive TB testing and counselling campaign.

The massive TB screening campaign, launched last year by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, received a positive response particularly in correctional centres and the mining community.

Up until December 2015, the National Department of Health was able to provide screening to over 400 000 people living in the six peri-mining districts in South Africa.

To address the need for scarce skills, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Public Works awards bursaries to help young people further their studies and realise their dreams.

The Department of Social Development (DSD) has launched a centre that will go a long way towards changing the lives of people with disabilities.

Local Government

Communities across the country rely on their municipalities to provide them with access to basic services that will improve the quality of their lives. For this to happen, municipalities need to serve with care and respond to community concerns timeously.

Sport, arts, culture

Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi recently opened a newly-built Bolokanang Community Library and launched the R120 million Mzansi Libraries Online in the Free State.

Children with disabilities should have access to a decent education close to their homes by 2021.

Speaking during the 2016 National Disability Rights Summit, President Jacob Zuma said government was putting plans in place to ensure that children with disabilities were accommodated and supported in local schools.

President Zuma said children with disabilities should be able to attend schools close to their homes and receive the necessary support.

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Minister in The Presidency Jeff Radebe, and the Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla, recently launched the Community Survey 2016 (CS 2016) in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria.

South Africa’s oceans economy has been on a growth trajectory since the launch of Operation Phakisa.