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PACKAGE:  R592 806 – R983 454 per annum. (Salary will be in accordance with OSD determination).  The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.

In and around the house/business

• Turn the tap off between washing your face, brushing your teeth or shaving.
• Taking a five-minute shower a day, instead of a bath, will use a third of the water used bathing in a bath tub, saving up to 400 litres a week.
• Showering can use up to 20 litres of water per minute.

Government has allocated more than R260 million to farmers across the country to deal with the impact of drought.

The total set aside for drought relief efforts country-wide amounts to R524 million.

General

Government is working hard to ensure that South Africans continue to have access to water even during the current drought that the country is facing.

Local government

The Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape is playing a key role in creating jobs and fighting poverty in the area.

Local government

When Mary Miles turned 63 never in her wildest dreams did she think she would receive a brand new house from the Northern Cape Government as a birthday gift.

International relations

Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food.

Human milk banks are quickly becoming a solution following calls to promote breastfeeding in South Africa.

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health recently opened its seventh human milk bank at the Lower Umfolozi War Memorial Hospital in Empangeni.

A human milk bank is a storage, processing and distribution facility for donated human milk. The milk is usually used to help orphaned and sick infants and babies who live with guardians and therefore can’t get milk from their biological mother.

Faster and more efficient access to health facilities is now a reality for communities in Limpopo following the handover of ambulances to hospitals in the province.