Government, through different national departments, is identifying those scarce skills that the economy cannot do without.
Sector Education and Training Authorities, called SETAs for short, form part of government's plan to develop such skills. The Department of Labour, in turn, has plans in place to help SETAs get information on scarce and critical skills.
First, everybody did the moonwalk dance, then the macarena. The Mexican wave is also now a feature of all sporting events. South Africa is set to get the world jiving to an African rhythm with the diski dance to celebrate the first ever FIFA World Cup on the African continent.
DON'T LET ANYONE STEAL YOUR IDENTITY
PROTECT YOUR GOOD NAME
Soccer fever has hit the whole of South Africa. Mr Ndede (not his real name) had promised his children that he would buy a television set so that they could watch soccer together as a family. What he was told when he got to the furniture store really shocked him.
Stealing your name
AFRICA FOUNDATION
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ONSERVATION
The community of Mduku village is among many who are benefiting from Conservation Corporation Africa. The corporation operates many game reserves and lodges countrywide.
BLACK BUSINESS SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
BOOSTING SMALL BUSINESS
One of government's programmes that help black-owned businesses to grow, is the Black Business Supplier Development Programme. It gives grants to black-owned businesses that are making a profit and have been in operation for more than a year.
ECONOMIC LITERACY
WHAT IS INFLATION AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT US?
Last year, food prices in South Africa increased by over 10 per cent. The price of a 12,5 kilogram bag of mealie meal, for example, increased from R37 to R49.
KEEPING IT BRIEF
100TH THUSONG SERVICE CENTRE OPENED
Gone are the days when the community of Inhlazuka in KwaZulu-Natal had to travel long distances to access government services. A new Thusong Service Centre - the 100th in the country - was opened at Inhlazuka by President Thabo Mbeki on 7 June.
YOUTH
SCHOOLS WORLD CUP KICKS OFF
The Schools Football World Cup is a joint project by the Department of Education, the Department of Sport and Recreation, the 2010 Organising Committee (OC) and the SABC. It aims to educate and get some 12 million South African school pupils - both boys and girls - excited about the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Two phases
BUILDING INDUSTRY: WOMEN STEP IN
The Soweto Building Centre, supported by the Department of Labour, was started in 1991 to help people whose schooling was badly affected by the violence of the 1990s.
Today, the centre is helping to reduce the skills shortage in the building industry thanks to ongoing support from the department.
Women
UNPAID DEBTS
MUNICIPAL JOBS LEAD TO WIN-WIN SITUATION