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Infrastructure development

Government will soon roll out a massive infrastructure programme estimated to cost more than R4 trillion over the next 15 years.

Infrastructure development

Over the past 20 years the use of goods trains has declined, with more goods being transported by road.

All that is about to change following Transnet’s announcement that it intends to buy slick new goods trains and refurbish existing ones.

Everyday you make choices about your life and your health that can make you stronger, if you choose wisely. Often you can decide what you eat, how much you eat, how physically active you are and if you smoke or drink alcohol,” says the voice of actress Lillian Dube, booming out of a book.

“Being overweight increases your risk for illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, your body needs the right foods to work properly,” Dube tells us.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) will be out in force this festive season, patrolling all tourist destinations and prioritising robberies, cash-in-transit heists and ATM bombings.

Sport

Sport

They came from the dusty rural and farm school playgrounds and gathered at the Boksburg Stadium to show off their sporting talents.

Some of them came to the city for the first time in their lives to take part in the finals of the Transnet Rural and Farm Schools Tournament in October.

International relations

South Africa is campaigning for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to include African representatives.

Africa, which comprises 54 countries, is not represented in the UNSC, the permanent category of the organisation’s peace and security organ.

International relations

South Africa’s prospects for growth and development will depend increasingly on diversifying and strengthening of economic links with countries in the south, said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

If you receive a social grant from a cash pay point or the Post Office, you have until the end of December to re-register on the new biometric-based payment system to receive a new South African Social Service Agency (SASSA) payment card.

You can use your SASSA card to get your social grant from an ATM, a cash pay point or a retail store.

According to Minister of Social Development, Minister Bathabile Dlamini, SASSA started the process of verifying and reregistering beneficiaries in March and will complete the process by the end of March 2013.

Building a university and hosting the square kilometre array (SKA) in the Northern Cape will boost economic development in the province, President Jacob Zuma said during his visit to Carnarvon in the Northern Cape, where the SKA’s first seven telescope dishes have been erected and put into operation.