Publisher

Know your Minister of Health

Summer usually sees hot conditions accompanied by rains in South Africa’s sub- tropical areas such as along the coast and parts of Mpumalanga. These rains become the breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

Some of these mosquitoes such as the Anopheles are carriers of the deadly disease called malaria. This is spread when a victim has been bitten by this kind of mosquito.

Know your Minister

Dr Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi, a medical practitioner by profession, was appointed Minister of Health in May 2009.

Youth matters

Nineteen-year old Brenny Maruma could not hide her happiness. Reason being, she is one of the 10 young South Africans who have received scholarships to study for a scarce-skills qualifications at the University of Belgrade in Serbia.

Youth matters

Eco-Schools programme is implemented by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and forms part of the international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), which looks at how children can be roped into helping to save the environment.

Winning letter - Teach your children while they are still young

Presidential Hotline

The Presidential Hotline is still going strong as it continues to help South Africans from all walks of life to resolve problems they experience when dealing with different levels of government.

Ambulance

International relations

IBSA was formed in 2003 by the Brasilia Declaration, with the purpose of bringing together India, Brazil and South Africa to strengthen their position as developing nations and to enable them to act as part of the global arena. In addition, their status as middle powers, their need to address social inequalities and their consolidated industrial areas were also important reasons for closer collaboration.

International relations

International relations

International peace and security, democracy, good governance, sustainable development, debt management, education and the environment were among the issues discussed at the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in October in Perth, Australia.

International relations