It’s full steam ahead for government to reach out to communities through izimbizo. Izimbizo give government and communities a chance to share ideas and join hands to find solutions together.
Concerns and needs
FIGHTING CRIME
POLICE STATIONS SPEEDING UP SERVICE
A news story on television showed an angry group of people toy-toying in the street. They wanted the release of community members who were arrested for attacking a man who raped and brutally killed a young girl. The angry residents said they took the law into their own hands because the police took too long to arrest the man. Similar incidents have also occurred in other communities.
DISABLED: New SA enables everyone
Democracy has opened doors for all South Africans. Our democratic Constitution protects the rights of everyone. Vuk’uzenzele spoke to Benny Palime from the Office on the Status of Disabled Persons (OSDP) in the Presidency, about disabled people’s rights.
In the past
South Africa is making progress in implementing its programme to fight HIV and Aids, but there are many challenges. Working together we can overcome the challenges of HIV and Aids.
United Nations
A special conference on HIV and Aids was held at this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. Representatives at the conference heard about progress in implementing South Africa’s comprehensive HIV and Aids programme. This programme focuses on how to prevent, treat and manage HIV and Aids.
Managing the disease
FIGHTING CRIME
TOGETHER OUR LIVES CAN BE CRIME FREE
Crime affects everyone and everyone wants crime to stop. One of the most important things that help with the fight against crime is the Community Policing Forums. These Forums operate at grassroots level within communities and work closely with the police. In many townships, crime has been reduced as a result of this joint effort.
With the economy growing stronger people are expecting more and more jobs to acccompany it. The Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) also raised a lot of hopes that the economy will create more jobs. Under AsgiSA, government has already started with programmes to unblock the things that are holding back growth.
Jobs for Growth
Soccer skills
From 24 to 30 September, about 500 homeless people from all corners of the world will be showing their soccer skills at the Grand Parade. South Africa will host the 10-day Homeless World Cup for the first time. The Homeless World Cup started in Austria in 2003, and takes place every year. It was held in Scotland last year. Organisations that work with homeless people, drug treatment centres and shelters, choose people from the age of 16 upwards to play in the tournament in these tournaments.
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