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The 162 learners at Junction Primary School, in the citrus producing valley of Tzaneen, Limpopo, don’t have to depend on the nearby Mahela Farm for a weekly water supply anymore.

Thanks to the Department of Basic Education, the school now enjoys its own supply of water in the form of a borehole and water tank.

With the new water supply, the school is also running its own vegetable garden and has bought a lawn mower from the proceeds of vegetable sales.

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Philani Motha, a father of five, has lived all his life in Doringkop village, in KwaZulu-Natal, without electricity.

South Africa celebrated an important milestone recently, when the country marked Freedom Day on 27 April.

The day commemorated the occasion in 1994 when for the first time, South Africans of all races exercised their democratic right to vote.

The theme for this year’s celebration was: “Mobilising Society Towards Consolidating Democracy and Freedom”.

New housing project for West Rand

The newly appointed Central Drug Authority (CDA) board has vowed to step up the fight against alcohol and drug abuse.

As we prepare to mark Youth Day in June, it is important to pay homage to the young people of 1976, but also to acknowledge and recognise the youth of the present.

Vocational training at the Boksburg Correctional Centre is skilling prisoners and preparing them for life outside the prison walls.

Government is stepping up efforts to fight tuberculosis (TB) in prisons and mines.

At Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, all new inmates are to be tested for TB, while all mineworkers will also be screened over the next 12 months.

State of the art technology, known as the GeneXpert, will be used to test new inmates.

Government is taking steps to build a competitive manufacturing sector in South Africa, with a strong growth and employment capacity.

Determination and hard work are some of the characteristics that have driven Neo Kuaho and Khensani Peters to succeed.

The two are among 25 entrepreneurs chosen by the National Youth Development Agency to jet off to the United States, Germany, Italy and Spain for six weeks of business mentorship training in May, as part of the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP).