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Know your Deputy Minister: Water and Environmental Affairs

The Gauteng Region of the Department of Water Affairs is using a community empowerment programme to address youth unemployment, skills development, water losses and river pollution.

 Know your Deputy Minister

Youth matters

Climate change refers to changes in the world’s climate that take place over a period of time. It includes changes in air temperatures, rain patterns, humidity, pressure systems and winds. Climate change can be caused by natural processes such as variations in the sun’s activity, but human activities also play a part.

Youth matters

Government is working towards ensuring that environmental awareness forms part of and is central to all teaching material at schools.

Winning letter - Rise above your handicaps

When a group of unemployed people on the East Rand joined hands to start an organic farming business to support their families, its success exceeded their expectations.

Three years after a group of unemployed people from Kwa-Thema planted the seeds for the Savika Agricultural Primary, this unique venture is sprouting all over the East Rand.

The KwaZulu-Natal yellow maize public-private partnership will see many farmers in KwaZulu-Natal selling at least 5 000 tonnes of yellow maize a year to South African Breweries-Millers (SABMiller.)

This follows an agreement between SABMiller and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development in October last year.

Police top management inspected 126 police stations throughout the country as part of their efforts to improve service delivery.

Q: Who do the police call when they need help?
A: National Commissioner Bheki Cele and his top team.

The police may be in the business of keeping communities safe and coming to the rescue of citizens in distress, but they have distresses of their own.

The Police Department is committed to root out corruption among police officers, as well as to investigate allegations of corruption within government and the private sector, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa told an Anti-Corruption Symposium in Midrand recently.

Winter is not over yet and people are still at risk of getting flu. Flu is spread mainly from person-to-person through coughing, sneezing or touching. Symptoms include sudden onset of fever, dry cough, muscle pain, body aches, runny nose, sore throat or hot and cold shivers.

Steps to limit your chances of getting flu

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throw away the tissue after use.