April 2011
Let's make it happen!
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Letters to the Editor
Give us a piece of your mind! All letters on these pages that require a response from government, will be handed over to the relevant department. We receive hundreds of letters and e-mails from you. Everyone will get a response. Remember to include your name and address...

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Get your ID!
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called on South Africans, especially the youth, to apply for IDs. This will give them the ability to register to vote in the 2011 Municipal Elections on 18 May.

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Youth bring joy to a pensioner
A group of youths from the Driefontein community brought joy to a pensioner along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast when they built him a new home.


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A helping hand to Japan
A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on 11 March. While the people of Japan continue to deal with the widespread damage, many countries across the world, including South Africa, have offered a helping hand.

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Building BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India and China are the four biggest economies in the developing world. They account for 40 per cent of the world’s total foreign exchange reserves and represent over 4 per cent of the world’s population.

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Know your Minister - Women, children and people with disabilities
The Department of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities (DWCPD) was established in May 2009. The Minister is Ms Lulu Xingwana.



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Realising our children's rights
Government has undertaken to work with non-governmental organisations to promote children’s rights and end child labour practices.


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Thank you, Mr President
Removed from the attention of the media spotlight, the Presidential Hotline continues to be a source of hope for many South Africans and non-South Africans alike in their day-to-day dealing with the different levels of government.

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Other dedicated customer care lines
The Presidential Hotline 17737 should only be used when all your attempts to get assistance from a government department, province, municipality or state agency have failed. However, the hotline is not only a complaints line.

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Making Fridays magnificent
South Africans from all walks of life, young and old have swapped their Football Fridays for Magnificent Fridays. Responding to calls to support our national sports teams, people are encouraged to wear the colours and shirts of our national teams ...


Keeping it brief
Sport in schools for better citizens
To ensure that learners get a balanced education by developing both their physical and creative abilities, physical education will be re-introduced as a stand-alone subject in schools.