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Visitors to the Eastern Cape within the last two years would be forgiven for mistaking some parts as resembling an ongoing construction site.

Truth is, some areas have been abuzz with activity since government set its sights on improving conditions in that province two years ago.

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In South Africa, September is Heritage Month. This is a time when we celebrate our rich cultural heritage.

Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Bulelani Magwanishe says State-Owned Companies (SOCs) have contributed to government’s agenda of tackling skills shortages by providing training to thousands of new trainees.

Teaching and learning can be all the more fun and exciting with the right technology and information at your fingertips.

Thousands of Accounting learners in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) stand to benefit from a three-year partnership between the provincial Department of Education and the private company, Risk and Reward.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) – coupled with scholar transport – will remain a government priority as it has improved the lives of learners from poor households.

In South Africa, the month of June – when we observe Youth Month – is often a time when commentators and analysts emerge from all sorts of places to suggest that South Africa’s young people face a bleak future; that unemployment, HIV and crime dominate young people’s lives and that government or our society has little to offer to overcome these challenges.

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has called on aspiring entrepreneurs to take advantage of the R23 billion that has been set aside over the next five years to fund “new players”.