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International relations

Brazil, Russia, India and China are the four biggest economies in the developing world. They account for 40 per cent of the world’s total foreign exchange reserves and represent over 4 per cent of the world’s population. In 2009, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China met for the first time in Russia to form an economic and political partnership called BRIC from the first letters of the member countries’ names.

South Africa

International relations

A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on 11 March. While the people of Japan continue to deal with the widespread damage, many countries across the world, including South Africa, have offered a helping hand. A search and rescue team of 50 specialists including doctors, paramedics and rescue dogs from South Africa were sent to help search for survivors.

Youth matters

A group of youths from the Driefontein community brought joy to a pensioner along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast when they built him a new home.

A better life

Youth matters

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called on South Africans, especially the youth, to apply for IDs. This will give them the ability to register to vote in the 2011 Municipal Elections on 18 May.

Winning letter - Crime is our nightmare

Crime is one of the greatest nightmares our nation faces every day. It’s sad that most of us turn a blind eye on incidents of crime. But ignoring crime only lasts until you or your loved ones become the victims of crime.

It will also allow SASSA to achieve its objective of standardising its services and reducing overall costs.

The agency said the contract would run over a period of five years at a cost of about R10 billion, with the winning bidder expected to distribute grants to the value of about R500 billion over the same period.

Evaluation

The department spends 37 per cent of its annual budget funding projects aimed at minimising poverty among disadvantaged communities in the province.

“We have people on the ground who are helping us locate such families and investigate the situation. If our investigation reveals that the family qualify to get assistance, we intervene,” department spokesperson Ronnie Masilela said in an interview on Tuesday.