Employment news
Confidently counting their chickens
Puleng Kekana
Back in 2007, meat in the village of Pearston was a luxury enjoyed only by those who could afford to travel to butcheries in Somerset East and Graaff Reinet.
Safety and security
Reading their rights in Braille
Sinenhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Safety and security
New court brings justice to Bloemhof’s doorstep
Sinenhlanhla Mkhwanazi - Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Rural development
Sediba residents reclaim their dignity
Writer
“We have finally been given our freedom back after suffering for so many years,” said an overjoyed Sediba resident after the community received a land settlement cheque at a special ceremony recently.
Rural development
Heart-warming switch-on for Godidi village
Chris Bathembu
It was a heart-warming moment for residents of a small Eastern Cape village when they could enjoy the benefits of electricity for the first time. Government officials and power utility Eskom switched on a new electricity substation at Godidi village, outside Butterworth, signalling an end to unsafe paraffin stoves and candles.
Education
SADC acts to revitalise tertiary education
Gabi Khumalo
Plans are underway to source funding and revitalise higher education across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Education
Higher education funds go higher
Gabi Khumalo
Photo caption: Many FET college students who perform well academically will no longer have to pay tuition fees.
Many tertiary students from poor backgrounds struggle to keep up their studies due to increasing tuition fees.
Health
Breast stays best for babies
Thalia Anderson - Department of Health
South Africa will join the world in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week which is held annually from1 to 7 August.Thisyearmarksthe20thanniversary of a week that promotes breastfeeding as the best feeding option for all babies.
South Africa has committed itself as a country that will actively promote, protect and support breastfeeding as the best infant feeding option for all children.
Health
HCT campaign a first for the farming sector
Howard Kgoa - Department of Health
Photo caption: Farm workers are tested for HIV at Rashoop Skietbaan near Brits in North West.
Health
Interns help heal the health system
Gabi Khumalo
Like many young graduates, Kgopotso Shayi from Bushbuckridge in Mpuma- langa struggled to fi a job even though she holds a certificate in Management
and Technology.
Shayi, who applied for jobs ever since she graduated in 2009, started thinking she would never get an opportunity to use her skills.