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The Western Cape’s tourism and hospitality industry has received a major boost with 300 graduates completing the Tourism Ambassador Programme.

Eleven newly qualified artisans are helping upgrade and maintain infrastructure at South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Units.

A loan of R23.3 million from the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has helped an Eastern Cape businessman realise his dream of building a rural town’s first shopping centre.

An added bonus to building the mall was the 115 people employed in the process.

Mpumalanga’s rural cotton farmers have overcome challenging conditions to produce good quality bales and create jobs.

The Department of Labour has announced a R300 million training programme that will benefit 8000 unemployed people and youth.

South Africa is a much safer place than it was 20 years ago with police working hard to reduce crime and the justice system keeping criminals behind bars.

Life has changed for the better for the community of Muyexe, a rural village outside Giyani.

Members of the N’wandlamhlarhi Community Property Association are proud landowners after their land claim was finalised.

President Jacob Zuma gave the title deeds for the land, which comprises the Mala Mala Game Reserve in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, to the association recently.

World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February to raise awareness of the global impact of cancer and increase understanding of prevention, detection, treatment and care. The theme for 2014 is Debunk the myths.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008.

Primary school girls will from this year be immunised against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer.