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The new First Automobile Works (FAW) South Africa vehicle assembly plant in the Eastern Cape will boost the country’s efforts to achieve growth of 5 per cent by 2019.

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Crafting an income brings hope and dignity

Delegates at the recent COP 17 Climate Change conference were in awe of the beautiful craftwork in the form of crochet, fabric painting, beading and wire art displayed at the Department of Arts and Culture's stand in the exhibition hall.

Small businesses and cooperatives can expect more support from government as the Department of Small Business Development gets to work.

South Africa is steadily making gains towards achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality.

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Internship programme 2012/13 GCIS

Government Communication and Information System hereby offers internship opportunities to South African graduates and post- graduates.

Duration: 12 Months from 01 April 2012-31 March 2013

Applications are invited from candidates in the following disciplines/fields of study:

Victims of land repossession, who missed the original land claim deadline, have another chance to lodge their claims.

This comes after President Jacob Zuma signed the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, which re-opens the restitution claims process that closed at the end of 1998, giving claimants five years - up to 30 June 2019 - to lodge land claims.

Government aims to better the lives of South Africans by implementing its policies and programmes faster and more effectively through Operation Phakisa.

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On the move to a better future

Thousands of young people are set to benefit with the much-needed skills from an apprentice programme involving state-owned logistics group Transnet, which recently signed a contract with General Electrical to build diesel-electric locomotives in South Africa.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said he was happy that the deal to build the more than 100 locomotives in South Africa included the apprentice programme.

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All-women co-op bags additional opportunities

The demand for eco-friendly shopping bags has opened additional business opportunities for an all-women Eastern Cape cooperative.

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A professional boost for health

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health welcomed community service officers and interns placed to serve the province in 2012.