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Health: New all-inclusive HIV and AIDS plan
President Jacob Zuma's new National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and AIDS 2012 – 2016 promises to do much more to tackle tuberculosis (TB), issues of violence against women to reduce new infections.
President Jacob Zuma's new National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and AIDS 2012 – 2016 promises to do much more to tackle tuberculosis (TB), issues of violence against women to reduce new infections.
Health: Eye-care centre a vision for success
It is okay to be blind,” said Deputy Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu at the opening of the new children’s eye-care centre at the Chief Albert Luthuli Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.
It is okay to be blind,” said Deputy Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu at the opening of the new children’s eye-care centre at the Chief Albert Luthuli Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.
Health: Be aware – malaria can kill
Malaria kills more than a million people a year, most of them in Africa. Around one out of every four childhood deaths in Africa is caused by malaria. However, the disease can be prevented and treated if a few simple precautions are heeded.
Malaria kills more than a million people a year, most of them in Africa. Around one out of every four childhood deaths in Africa is caused by malaria. However, the disease can be prevented and treated if a few simple precautions are heeded.
Safety & security: Going beyond the call of duty
Who would expect that behind the blue uniform lies so much more. When they’e not stopping crime and arresting criminals, many police officers are busy making a meaningful contribution to their communities.
Who would expect that behind the blue uniform lies so much more. When they’e not stopping crime and arresting criminals, many police officers are busy making a meaningful contribution to their communities.
Safety & security: Beware of ATM thieves
Eastern Cape police are urging people who need to make a withdrawal from an ATM this festive season to be on the lookout for possible bank-card thieves.They said the recent arrest of a suspect was part of an ongoing investigation into the increase in reported ATM bank card thefts.
Eastern Cape police are urging people who need to make a withdrawal from an ATM this festive season to be on the lookout for possible bank-card thieves.They said the recent arrest of a suspect was part of an ongoing investigation into the increase in reported ATM bank card thefts.
Safety & security: National Police Day – honouring our men and women in blue
Recent crime statistics confirm that the tide against crime in South Africa is turning and that police, joined by society are gaining an upper hand against vicious criminals, said Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa at a recent Public Order Policing Conference.
Recent crime statistics confirm that the tide against crime in South Africa is turning and that police, joined by society are gaining an upper hand against vicious criminals, said Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa at a recent Public Order Policing Conference.
Safety & security: What is Crime Stop?
Crime Stop consists of a range of call centres responsible for collecting information on criminal activity from the public. When phoning 08600 10111, members of the public are assisted by trained interviewing specialists to pass on information about criminal activity in a safe environment.
Crime Stop consists of a range of call centres responsible for collecting information on criminal activity from the public. When phoning 08600 10111, members of the public are assisted by trained interviewing specialists to pass on information about criminal activity in a safe environment.
Education: National Skills Accord
Recently, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande embarked on a series of national roadshows for further engagement with key partners on the national skills development plan. The roadshows follow the ground-breaking National Skills Accord which was signed last year.
Recently, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande embarked on a series of national roadshows for further engagement with key partners on the national skills development plan. The roadshows follow the ground-breaking National Skills Accord which was signed last year.
Education: FET takes you further
So, you've completed your schooling and want to further your studies, but don't know where to go? One option might be to further your learning after school at a Further Education and Training (FET) college.
So, you've completed your schooling and want to further your studies, but don't know where to go? One option might be to further your learning after school at a Further Education and Training (FET) college.
Education: Kha Ri Gude leads the way
Villages in the Eastern Cape recently echoed with the cheering of thousands of learners as they lined up to receive certificates from the Kha Ri Gude regional coordinator Lindiwe Bara. These learners are adults aged between 18 and 80, who completed Kha Ri Gude courses in 2010.
Villages in the Eastern Cape recently echoed with the cheering of thousands of learners as they lined up to receive certificates from the Kha Ri Gude regional coordinator Lindiwe Bara. These learners are adults aged between 18 and 80, who completed Kha Ri Gude courses in 2010.
Education: What is the Kha Ri Gude campaign?
The Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign was launched in April 2008, with the intention of enabling 4,7 million South Africans to become literate and numerate in one of the eleven official languages by 2015.
The Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign was launched in April 2008, with the intention of enabling 4,7 million South Africans to become literate and numerate in one of the eleven official languages by 2015.
Rural development: Rising above the breadline
A group of passionate residents were becoming increasingly tired with the poverty in their area and with having to watch people try to survive on an empty stomach. They took matters into their own hands and baked up an idea on what they would do to improve the plight of people around them.
A group of passionate residents were becoming increasingly tired with the poverty in their area and with having to watch people try to survive on an empty stomach. They took matters into their own hands and baked up an idea on what they would do to improve the plight of people around them.
Rural development: President ploughs back with rural development
Are South Africa's Intelligence Services shrouded in mystery and something to be feared? Not at all, says Advocate Faith Doreen Radebe, Inspector General for Intelligence, who has been appointed by the President to independently oversee the activities of the Intelligence Services.
Are South Africa's Intelligence Services shrouded in mystery and something to be feared? Not at all, says Advocate Faith Doreen Radebe, Inspector General for Intelligence, who has been appointed by the President to independently oversee the activities of the Intelligence Services.
Rural development: Muyexe goes online with progress
The sight of youth sitting in front of computers browsing the Net at Muyexe village near Giyani in Limpopo masks the image of a village once infamously known as one of South Africa's poorest. But as the programme’s two-year term comes to an end, one wonders if it has achieved its aim.
The sight of youth sitting in front of computers browsing the Net at Muyexe village near Giyani in Limpopo masks the image of a village once infamously known as one of South Africa's poorest. But as the programme’s two-year term comes to an end, one wonders if it has achieved its aim.