But as the rural development programme’s two-year term comes to an end, one wonders if it has achieved its aim of creating jobs and turning the village into a semi-township.
Some say Muyexe village is now blooming with residents having access to services never available to them before.
Early in 2011, President Jacob Zuma launched the Masibambisane Rural Development Initiative at his hometown of Inkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.
The programme was also implemented at nearby eShowe in the Umlalazi Municipality to create job opportunities for poor and vulnerable communities in rural areas.
Many of the young children and the elderly in their community sometimes went days on end without a decent meal, but thanks to a group of women who decided to reach out to their community, they can now always count on having a meal every day.
In its first year, 357 195 learners were enrolled, with 613 643 in 2009 and a further 610 000 in 2010. In 2011, 658 000 learners have enrolled and South Africa is therefore well on its way to achieving its goal. 
These learners are not matriculants or college graduates; they are adults aged between 18 and 80, some of them blind, deaf or physically disabled, who completed Kha Ri Gude literacy and numeracy courses in 2010.
They are part of a group of more than two million adults who had just stepped over the illiteracy threshold as they received their ABET level 1 (Grade 3 certificates) with pride and gratitude.
One option might be to further your learning after school at a Further Education and Training (FET) college. 
The roadshows follow the ground-breaking National Skills Accord which was signed by Minister Nzimande with representatives of organised business, labour and community-based structures in Pretoria last year.
When phoning 08600 10111, members of the public are assisted by trained interviewing specialists to pass on information about criminal activity to the South African Police Service in a safe, non-threatening environment. 
“We are under no illusion that there are quick fix solutions to policing challenges in South Africa. We do believe that over the last two years we have begun to put in place processes that are not only yielding some successes, but will also become the building blocks for the Police Service we envisage,” he said.
With its beautiful scenery and abundance of wildlife, Mpumalanga is one of South Africa’s favourite tourist destinations. Unfortunately, like elsewhere in South Africa, many visitors and locals are robbed or attacked during the festive season. Criminals often mislead unsuspecting tourists by posing as friendly guides.