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It is 100 years since the Native Land Act of 1913 was enacted, reserving 87 per cent of the land for white South Africans while evicting blacks from their ancestral land. As the country prepares to commemorate 19 June 1913, when the Act was passed by the Parliament of the day, efforts to undo this historical injustice continue apace, albeit at a slower rate than anticipated.

Sport

The country’s sport stars received much deserved recognition for their thrilling talent with the top achievers rewarded at the South African Sports Awards.

Sport

Soccer fans who cannot make it to the stadium to watch matches live during the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) need not despair.

International relations

Thirty-three South African business people in the arts and crafts sector got an opportunity to showcase their products to the international market.

International relations

BRICS development bank can help create jobs in South Africa and pro- mote greater trade on the continent by funding new infrastructure, say emerging markets analysts.

Residents of the Imzizi Administrative Area in the Eastern Cape no longer have to travel 15km to buy paraffi or to refill their gas cylinders.

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport Customer Care Centre (CCC) has continued with its impressive resolution of Presidential Hotline enquiries.

The Gauteng Department of Education has honoured the province’s top performing teachers, recognising the hardwork they put in to ensure learners’ success.

The provincial Teaching Awards took place recently, with the winners going through to compete at the national event early in 2013.

Teachers were nominated by their schools in various categories.

The awards recognise and promote excellence in teaching performance; honour dedicated, creative and effective teachers and encourage best practice in schools.

Youth matters

Hundreds of youngsters from across the country displayed their entrepreneurial flair during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

The largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking among youngsters took place from 12 to 18 November.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is boosting its forensic unit through the recruitment of 800 forensic analysts.

Posts for the new batch of analysts have already been advertised and the SAPS is busy processing the applications.

Currently, the country's four forensic science laboratories employ 841 forensic analysts.

The majority, 465, is based in Gauteng, 208 in the Western Cape, 98 in KwaZulu-Natal and 70 in the Eastern Cape.