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SA, China sign labour pact
International relations
South Africa and China will strengthen cooperation in the areas of human resources and employment services.
SADC leaders to push for industrialisation
International relations
Southern African leaders have committed to put industrialisation at the top of Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) regional integration agenda.
Improving the performance of local government
Local Government Summit
President Jacob Zuma says great strides have been made in delivering basic services to South African communities in the 14 years since the inception of local government.
Social grants give hope to SA
Millions of South Africans are now able to put food on the table and lead better lives, thanks to government’s social assistance programme.
Rolled out in 1994 through the Department of Social Development, the programme was established to help tackle poverty.
Protecting the rights of SA’s vulnerable
When the Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini delivered her Budget Vote earlier this year, she declared the 2014/15 as the year to protect the rights of people with disabilities.
EPWP is changing the lives of young people
The Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) is making a positive impact on the lives of young people across the country, and remains a key programme of government to alleviate poverty and create employment.
Women's pig business brings home the bacon
When the Department of Agriculture paid out villagers of Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape for their pigs that were culled due to swine flu, in 2008 a group of women decided to use this money to start Zithulele Piggery Cooperative.
Learners brush up on English
Remote and rural schools are set to benefit from the Learn English Audio Project (LEAP), which aims to help learners improve their English listening and speaking skills.
As part of the project, identified schools will each receive a solar powered MP3 player that can either be used in the classroom or language club. The MP3 player is pre-loaded with over 40 hours of teaching material, teacher guides, lesson plans for Grades R to 4, a book with songs and stories. It also comes with a set of colourful cartoon story posters.