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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has issued a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Freedom in South Africa.

The coin has the “20 Years of Freedom” logo depicted on the reverse side instead of the usual image of the wildebeest on the bi-metal R5 coin.

Sports

Future sport stars from Gugulethu in the Western Cape now have the opportunity to perfect their skills after a new multi-purpose sport court was opened in the area.

Sports

Government wants sport and recreation to contribute towards transforming South Africa into a democratic country that truly reflects the diversity of its people in all sporting codes.

Fun page

Did you know? South African Library Week is celebrated in March

Why are libraries important?

• Libraries offer a host of information in the form of books, mgazines and daily newspapers.
• Libraries are quiet places where you can read, do your homework, research or study for exams.

Focus on the provinces: KwaZulu-Natal

Loyalty, determination and hard work finally paid off for a group of KwaZulu-Natal farm workers when they bought a poultry farm from their employer with the help of government. The eggproducing farm continues to provide an income and job security from more than 15 people in Ngogo area outside Newcastle.

International relations

South Africa has lent a helping hand to Sri Lanka by sharing experiences about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

International relations

Young people on the African continent need to appreciate the importance of agriculture in the economy of their countries.

Focus on the provinces: Free State

Rural development is one of government's key priorities and some provincial governments are taking great strides in this field. The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development started various schemes to help emerging farmers in the province. These include a Nguni cattle project, food security programmes and goat farming projects.

Making their own map books cost schools for blind and partially sighted learners a lot of money and time. They have to use special Braille paper, string and glue. In addition, such maps are usually quite small and the information very limited.

First for South Africa

Focus on the provinces: Northern Cape

Poor communities in some remote Northern Cape towns are excited at the prospect of being part of an historic event. This event is set to take place in the summer of 2012 in the Hakskeen Pan desert where the world's first 1 600km per hour land speed record attempt will take place.