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Employment news

Unemployed youth take to road safety

Sekgabo Kedijang

A group of previously unemployed young men and women will soon be qualified to help make roads safer in North West. This follows the province’s commitment to intensify traffic law enforcement operations by increasing visibility of law enforcement officers.

About 20 young people below the age of 35 are being trained in traffic management to relieve the shortage of traffic officers in North West and to significantly reduce fatal road accidents.

Employment news

Opening the door to a better future

SAnews.gov.za

Choosing a career path is one of the most important decisions that learners can make before leaving school. Learners should therefore ensure that they take the right combination of subjects that will open the door to opportunities after they leave school.

In a bid to help learners identify the career paths best suited to their abilities, the Gauteng Department of Education has introduced a career counselling and education programme for secondary schools.

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.