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Serving 5 300 people a month in a clinic with 14 consulting rooms and 20 staff members did not stop Suurman Clinic in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, from being named the Best Improved Clinic in the Tshwane district.

The people behind the success of the clinic are the 15 nurses, three clerks and two data capturers, who start their day at 7am to attend to the first patient working hard until they see the last one at 5pm when the clinic closes.

The clinic is open weekdays and on Saturday from 7am until 1pm.

Transforming the country and improving the lives of all South Africans is not only the responsibility of government. All South Africans should play their part in taking the country forward by lending a hand wherever possible.

A group of students at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits University) has done exactly this, taking the plight of their peers into their hands by coming up with a creative way to ensure that they too have access to education.

A proud Sindiswa Khumalo of Kwathema Crèche walked away with the Best Early Childhood Development (ECD) Practitioner Award. On receiving her award, an elated Khumalo said teaching is more than just a job for her, it’s her passion.

Khumalo spoke to Vuk’uzenzele after receiving her award in Johannesburg, during the South African Early Childhood Development Awards (SA ECD), held at provincial level recently.

Khumalo, who has been in the ECD sector for about 30 years, said she loves her job and is very passionate about the young impressionable minds under her care.

Budget 2015

Over the last 21 years, Government has made significant progress in ensuring that South Africans have access to good education and quality health care services. Over the next three years, the budget will be allocated as follows:

Budget 2015

The Department of Basic Education has welcomed the increase in the funds allocated to education by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene in the 2015 Budget.

“This 8 per cent increase to R276.7 billion in the allocation for education reinforces this government's commitment to education as its apex priority,” said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Budget 2015

Every year the government publishes a Budget Review. The review estimates how much money governement can raise to be able to have to spend on priorities such as health, education, and social grants, among others.

Special tribute

The late Minister of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Collins Chabane was a thinker and a driven servant who strived to make those around him become creative, solution-driven public servants.

Members of the public, different sectors of society, and The Presidency all agree that he was a humble, well-rounded person who had time to listen to the views of others.

The money to move South Africa forward and speed up the improvement of our quality of life is in the bank.

Every year, April is the month in which government starts to spend the Budget that the Minister of Finance shares with the nation shortly after the State of the Nation Address in February.

On February 25, Finance Minister Nene presented the Budget for 2015/16 to Parliament.

Budget 2015

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has welcomed the increased infrastructure budget allocations for municipalities, a significant share of which will go to KwaZulu-Natal.

“We have long called for increased allocations for basic services in our local municipalities, which despite major advancements, continue to experience infrastructure backlogs,” said MEC Dube-Ncube.

Budget 2015

Despite the weak global economic conditions, and the country’s strained resources, the 2015 Budget still managed to show Government’s commitment to improving the lives of the poor.