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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 Faith Muthambi

Minister Faith Mutha-mbi is the Minister of Communications. The Department of Communications is a new department that came into being after
government reconfigured departments in line with the new mandate.

*Ntombi Mdunge, 23, was forced into prostitution after becoming a victim of human trafficking.

With no formal education and no prospect of a job, Mdunge answered a job advertisement for female waitresses needed for a new restaurant in the Free State. According to the advertisement, waitresses would be paid R14 000 a week.

The lives of residents of Ezinga (Impendle), outside Pietermaritzburg, will be changed for the better following the launch of four communal estates in the area.

Local government

The City of Johannesburg is strengthening efforts that will ensure that residents did not have regular access to the internet, this as the city plans to roll out 1 000 wi-fi hotspots – a process that is expected to be completed by 2016.

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane spread some joy in Lephalale, Limpopo, when he handed over houses built for mineworkers.

Local government

Christmas came early this year for Poppy Mabena (56) and her seven grandchildren.

Local government

The eThekwini Municipality has ploughed an additional R101 million  into the first phase of the Cornubia Integrated Human Settlement Development to ensure its completion.

Access to quality education is set to get a major boost in 2016 as the Department of Basic Education (DBE) implements initiatives aimed at improving education.

Plans are underway to ensure that learners learn African languages in schools next year, as part of the department’s plans to promote the use of African languages.

Minister Angie Motshekga said the Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) will be implemented across the country.

“The 2016 school year will see the department implementing two initiatives aimed at improving the quality of education.

Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has called on citizens to use water sparingly and responsibly because climate change has worsened the drought situation in the country.

The Minister also called on local government and those responsible for managing water to lead communities in using water wisely.

Opportunities

Human Capital is a key ingredient in the administration of DCS. This is a labour-intensive organisation whose ability to realise its Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives is directly related to the extent to which it is able to have the RIGHT PERSONS, at the RIGHT TIME, doing the RIGHT THINGS.