Houses built by women, for women

Houses built by women, for women

About 17 600 houses are expected to be built for women beneficiaries across the country, starting from Women’s Day, 9 August. Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said 1 956 houses will be built in each province as of August. “We are done with building two...

Mandela book drive

Children in schools around Gauteng will be able to share the rich story of former President Nelson Mandela, thanks to a book drive by the provincial Education Department. Launched on Friday by the department, in partnership with Lead SA, the book drive aims to get...

New Tourism Minister welcomed

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has welcomed the appointment of Derek Hanekom as the new Minister of Tourism. Minister Hanekom will be taking over the portfolio from Marthinus van Schalkwyk, who had established a good working relationship with the...

Benefit from economic pact with EU

South Africa stands to benefit from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have negotiated with the European Union (EU), says Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. “What we have obtained in this...

Learners take on the GLOBE

Sixteen learners from two schools in KwaZulu-Natal will represent South Africa at a worldwide learners’ conference from 4 – 8 August 2014, in New Delhi, India. The learners were chosen after successfully developing research projects on saving the...