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There’s never been a better time to head to China to pursue studies in agriculture than now since China’s agricultural output is the largest in the world.

The adoption of schools can help to create better environments for teaching, which will lead to more positive learning experiences. This can change learners’ attitudes towards learning, which, in turn, will change their communities and the world in which they live.

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A recent anti-crime crusade in Limpopo took the form of site visits to the province’s crime hotspots to assess the situation first hand. This will help the provincial government to decide on suitable crime-prevention measures as part of its commitment to reduce crime in the province.

Police stations all over South Africa are becoming more victim-friendly through the Victim Empowerment Programme.

Meeting the standards for the National Health Insurance (NHI) system is an important priority at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa near Pretoria. A lot has already been done to comply with the core standards, but there are still gaps that need attention.

Government is winning the war against crime. This was confirmed during the recent release of the crime statistics for the year starting in April 2010 end in March 2011. Crime statistics showed a marked drop in all seven categories of contact crime. These include murder, attempted murder, sexual offences and assault with serious grievous bodily harm, common assault, aggravated robbery and common robbery.

Making progress

Young South Africans who want to pursue careers that are in line with the Department of Water and Sanitation’s core business are urged to apply for its bursary scheme programme for the 2016 academic year.

The department provides bursaries annually, through its Learning Academy external bursary scheme, to stem the shortage of skills in the water and sanitation sector.

The external bursary scheme aims to attract exceptional young and innovative talent to the department.

Three-and-a-half years ago, Stephen Phalatse and his business partner took a risk when they both left their jobs to start their own business - Hamisa Mining and Engineering, a holding company for Tshela Filling Station.