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Road to Paralympics 2016
Nthambeleni Gabara

Photo caption: Paralympians were given a heroes’ welcome on their return from the 2012 Paralympics Games held in London

Albert Pule

Photo caption: Members of BRICS the Prime Minister of India Mr Singh, President of Russia Mr Medvedev, President of China Jiantao, Brazilian President Rouseff and President Jacob Zuma.

Irene Naidoo

Photo caption: The importance of civil registration documents was discussed at the recent Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Conference.

Sport

All systems go for Afcon 2013

SAnews.gov.za

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the hosting of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) by finalising all its guarantees relating to the hosting of the tournament next year. Guarantees cover issues such as safety and security, healthcare services, transport and telecommunications. They are required so that the Confederation of African Football (CAF)

Chris Bathembu

South Africa may soon face a serious water shortage if people do not use water sparingly, government warned recently.
South Africa is a water-scarce country, with an average annual rainfall of about 464 mm compared to a world average of about 860mm. But many South Africans still waste a lot of water.

Sport

SA’s most glittering Olympic success

SAnews.gov.za

South Africa will remember 2012 as the year our Olympic team put on its best performance since the country was readmitted to the Olympic Games.

Photo caption: Shomang Sebenzani Development Initiative – Gauteng

Photo caption: KwaQatha Women Project- KwaZulu-Natal

Vuk’uzenzele 50th Edition Special

Vuk’uzenzele: some facts and figures

• Vuk’uzenzele started in October 2005 with a print run of 1 million copies every second month.

• Its print run is currently 1,7 million copies every month.

• More than 72 million copies have been produced and distributed to date.

• It is the only newspaper in South Africa that is published in all the official languages and in Braille.

• Almost 19 000 Bra have been

Vuk’uzenzele 50th Edition Special

Braille edition gets learners reading and talking

Being the only newspaper in South Africa that is published in Braille, Vuk’uzenzele offers a unique service to schools for the blind and partially sighted learners.

Vuk’uzenzele 50th Edition Special

Celebrating 50 editions of Vuk’uzenzele

Louise van Niekerk

You are holding in your hands the 50th edition of Vuk’uzenzele. The first edition saw the light in October 2005, and although it has since changed its format and appearance, it continues to communicate government’s programmes and policies to all South Africans.