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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.

A bursary scheme worth R9.74 million has been launched to assist postgraduate students in the sport, recreation and fitness field study towards their PhD or Master’s degrees.

The second phase of the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) has created more than 2.6 million job opportunities for South Africans since 2009.

In 2005 retired school principal Boy John Mokoena and his wife Eunice ran a thriving business, providing high quality interior and exterior gamazine wall coating to properties in and around Nelspruit. Business was good but they needed help to grow and service their ever-increasing clientele.

Residents of Walmer in the Eastern Cape have rolled up their sleeves and taken the fight against poverty into their own hands.