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From January 2016, parents who register the birth of their children after 30 days will have to prove to the Department of Home Affairs that they are really South African citizens.

The need to see the community uplifted led young professional Yolanda Madyira, 27, to become part of the Jessica Fortuin Fellowship (JFF), a two-year programme that promotes
community development.

Every two years, 33 youth are selected for the programme, which teaches them how to establish and run sustainable civil society organisations that play an active role in developing communities.

They also learn how to run income-generating initiatives that benefit their communities and themselves.

Vuk’uzenzele is available freely on your smartphone, tablet and other mobile devices. 

The app allows the user to read all Vuk’uzenzele newspaper editions and download these editions onto mobile devices.

Brick-making cooperative Wyse West, located close to Mohlakeng township, could be one of hundreds of township enterprises to benefit from the Gauteng government’s initiative to revamp old industrial parks.

Ramasele Ganda turned down a position at a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed company, a big salary and share options to join the public service.

Growing up in the hilly village of Mvezo – about 40km south of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, Mathabo Mbewu, 29, was forced to drop out of school only after a few months at primary because of the long distance she had to travel. The only school close to her was 20km away.

School infrastructure in the Eastern Cape Province is undergoing dramatic changes thanks to the Department of Education (DoE) and Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) commitment to improve teaching and learning environments. This is in line with government’s plan to eradicate mud structures in the province.

The lives of residents of Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), have changed for the better since the re-opening of Makhathini Gin cotton project. The Makhathini Cotton Farm was bought by the National Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

When Tsatsanape Mdluli dropped out of college because of a lack of finances, he also gave up on his dream of becoming a logistics manager.

You can now access government information anywhere, anytime thanks to a mobile app for the South African Government website.

The South African Government app links users to the mobile friendly government website: www.gov.za and can be accessed on any cellphone.

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