The South African Police Service (SAPS) plans to put into practice its detailed security plan for the 2010 Soccer World Cup during the Confederations Cup in June.
They are spending R640 million on putting into action thousands of officers to ensure a safe World Cup.
When faced with an emergency medical situation, even among adults, the first reaction is fear. It becomes worse when nobody has first-aid training. Whether it was sheer luck or pure chance, a first-aid book bought two months earlier prevented a near tragedy for a Johannesburg family.
WINNING LETTER
We are our own government
This is an era of "people for the government and the government for the people". South Africans should stop depending on the government and understand that as citizens of a democratic country we are the government. We are the ones who have to come up with ideas that will help boost the economy and help our country to grow.
When not using your cell phone charger, unplug it from the wall-it still draws power if kept in the wall
YOUTH
“ID YOURSELF” KICKS OFF IN CAPE TOWN
Young South Africans in their teens are reminded that they need to have the green bar-coded ID if they want to start their adult lives successfully.
With an ID document they are able to benefit from the advantages that all South African citizens have. These include access to learning, government support, travel and many other opportunities.
The Sodiswater Project has improved the lives of many rural communities who do not have access to clean running water. Using a free and easy method of disinfecting their drinking water through sun power, they have reduced diseases caused by unsafe water...
As part of continuing efforts to see that everyone has access to our legal systems, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has extended some services to rural and township courts.
These changes will ensure the availability of more services that are presently found in district and magistrate's courts. As of August last year, the services offered by the lower courts (district and magisterial courts) were increased.
THERE IS A WAY OUT OF DEBT
Eskom and the Department of Energy started a new building programme to create more electricity for new developments in South Africa. Electricity is an important part of progress and growth in the country.
"It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of a farm worker can become the president of a great nation." - Nelson Mandela...
As parents, you have an important role to play in your children's education. This is the message of the newly-created Department of Basic Education.