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Students with disabilities will soon be able to move around with ease and have more access to universities and Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The number of students studying at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is set to increase in 2017.

Construction at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is well underway with enrolment at the university expected to grow to 1 550 students, according to the Department of Higher Education and Training.

It’s that time of the year when many young people are starting to think about their future and careers that they would like to follow.

If you want advice on choosing or changing a career, the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Career Development Services (CDS) unit is the right place for you. 

The unit was officially launched in DHET in October 2014, the unit aims to give people of all ages, especially primary and high school learners, advice on how to choose a career.

For two young men, the idea of climbing the corporate ladder after graduating held little appeal.

Instead they opted to give back to society by becoming teachers at rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal.

Solomzi Joki, 23, holds a Bachelor of Science degree specialising in chemistry, while Fortune Sibiya, 22, also has a science degree specialising in applied mathematics. Both obtained their qualifications from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Over the next few months Vuk’uzenzele will bring you short profiles of Ministers in our Cabinet. This is a chance for you to know your leaders and learn more about what they do.

Minister Jeff Radebe

Minister Jeff Radebe is the second minister of the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, based in The Presidency.

He took over from the late Collins Chabane who was the first minister of the department.

Sport, arts and culture, youth

Many South Africans passionately want transformation in sport in South Africa. Citizens want equal access to facilities, funding, coaching and to compete at every level. 

Sport, arts and culture, youth

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in partnership with the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West recently launched a Youth Build programme involving 100 unemployed rural youth from Taung and surrounding villages who are being trained in plumbing and welding.

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Life will no longer be the same for scores of young people in the eThekwini Municipality following the establishment of the Youth Development Office.