South Africa: Highlights of the Western Cape Government’s Continued Drive to Create Opportunities for Growth and Jobs
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In the run-up to Africa Day on 25 May, it is important to highlight the Western Cape Government’s continuing drive to create opportunities for growth and jobs by positioning the region to benefit from the untapped trade and economic potential available in rest of sub-Saharan Africa.
The International Relations Directorate in the department of the Premier has been drafting an International Relations and Africa strategy which will provide the analysis and framework for ensuring a coherent and m ...
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South Africa: Aurecon Supports a Home-Based Care Centre in KwaMhlanga
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When a staff member at the group’s Tshwane office approached Tutu Mpungose, the driving force behind Aurecon Cares, for assistance in supporting the Masizakhe Sitjheje Isitjhaba Home-based Care Centre, she took the lead in gaining approvals and implementing a hands-on solution to addressing some of the care centre’s needs.
This centre caters for roughly 80 orphans and vulnerable children in KwaMhlanga, which is 70km from Pretoria. The centre also provides valuable home-based care for HIV-posit ...
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South Africa: Children’s Rights are Protected in Gauteng
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Gauteng is continuing to make strides in improving the lives of children, ensuring that they are protected from preventable diseases and they realise their growth potential.
The incidence of severe malnutrition has decreased from 3.5% to 2.9% at the end of March 2013 indicating that more children are getting the nutrition they need for their development in Gauteng.
This achievement is as a result of efforts by the Gauteng Department of Health to reach the goal of reducing child deaths from ...
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South Africa: Elections 2014: Census 2011 Results and Voter Registration
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Following the 2011 census the Electoral Commission has, with the assistance of Statistics South Africa, made an analysis of the distribution of the estimated 31.4 million eligible voters per municipality and per ward. It has compared this information with the number of voters currently registered in those wards.
One of the main findings indicates that only 10% of 18 and 19 year olds in the country are currently registered as voters. The highest percentage of 15% is in the Eastern Cape and the l ...
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South Africa: Entrepreneur of 2013 Award Announced
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On the 26th of April 2013, the winners of the 2013 Oliver Transformation and Empowerment Awards were announced at a black-tie gala event attended by the elite of South Africa’s business community. The Entrepreneur of 2013 Award was scooped by Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, Africa’s premier small business incubator model, which has supported in excess of 900 companies since its inception.
The Oliver Awards are recognised as the country's most influential empowerment awards, which aim to identify ...
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South Africa: Gauteng Health Department's Efforts Pay Off
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Efforts by the Gauteng Health Department to improve the quality of health for all South Africans have yielded positive results in the fourth quarter of the last financial year.
According to the department, significant progress has been made in the fight against HIV and Aids during the period January to March 2013, with more than 700,000 people accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the province at the end of March 2013.
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South Africa: Gender Council to Reach Out to Communities
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The National Council against Gender-Based Violence has completed its Annual Action Plan and will be engaging with communities across the country to popularise the plan.
Delivering her department’s budget vote speech on Wednesday, the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, said they would raise awareness by having road shows, consultation summits, educational campaigns and driving the 365 Days National Plan of Action to fight gender-based violence.
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South Africa: University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Number One African Business School
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The annual UK Financial Times Executive Education rankings, a global benchmark for providers of executive education has once again ranked the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) as the top South African and African business school for 2013.
Business schools are asked for details of a number of top clients, who are then invited to complete an online survey about the school that nominated them. For GIBS, top clients comprising not only leading SA corporates but t ...
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South Africa: Huawei SA and Khulisani Support the Disabled
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Huawei SA has partnered with Khulisani to launch a mobile Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Training Centre Project to provide computer skills training to schools for underprivileged, disabled children, in the South of Johannesburg.
“Huawei South Africa is committed to contributing towards the reduction of unemployment and the alleviation of poverty, through supporting skills development and training initiatives. Whilst our focus is on improving the resources of schools and educa ...
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Namibia: ICT in the Classroom: Namibian Teachers Share their Experience
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Education has been a top priority in Namibia for some time now. The government has been directing a lot of resources and expertise into establishing effective systems and policies that will have a positive impact in classrooms and on students. Information and communication technologies have been a very important part of this process, and classrooms are benefiting from better technology and a more learner-centric education system. The eLearning Africa News Service spoke with Dr Maggy Beukes-Amiss ...
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