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President Jacob Zuma has expressed concern over electricity shortages and challenges facing the mining sector in South Africa, but remains positive that the country’s economy will grow steadily to at least 3 per cent over the next three years.

President Jacob Zuma led a South African delegation to the Seventh Brazil Russia India China South Africa (BRICS) Summit held in Ufa, Russia recently.

When President Jacob Zuma delivered the State of the Nation Address in February this year, he announced that government would prioritise the rollout of broadband in eight rural district municipalities.

The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North is one of the municipalities that will soon be connected to the internet.

When Communications Minister Faith Muthambi visited Willow Fountain in Pietermartizburg, KwaZulu-Natal, during the Presidential Imbizo in September last year, she was touched by the plight faced by the community in the area.

President Jacob Zuma got to experience first-hand students’ living conditions during a recent visit to the Tshwane University of Technology, situated north of Pretoria.

The Makause Combined School, situated in Phola in Mpumalanga, has brought hope to the community by ensuring access to education. 

Roads are an essential part of the life of individuals as well as businesses. They become such a part of everyday life that the benefits they bring are seldom recognised. But the benefits are enormous, particularly on modern, safe, wellconstructed and well-maintained roads.

South Africa is one of the first countries to introduce interoperability of the electronic toll system. Since September 2012, the Gauteng e-tags can be used on the N1/N4 network which is managed by SANRAL’s concessionaire, Bakwena Platinum Corridor.