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A nation-wide non-profit organisation’s programme is working to create an entrepreneurial culture in schools, with competition finalists gaining entry to a national competition that pays out handsome prize money.

Being an entrepreneur takes courage and skills but can be a viable employment option for school leavers, which is why educators are working on strengthening entrepreneurship and business-skills training.

Assistant Director: Employee Health and Wellness
Centre: Directorate: Human Resources Management, Head Office
Reference No: HR 4/17/4/13 HO
Salary: Commencing: R334 545 per annum
Enquiries: Mr R Mkansi, Tel: (012) 309 4795

HEAD OFFICE
Chief Director: Human Resources Management, Department of Labour, Private Bag X117, Pretoria, 0001

Private Bag X20530, Bloemfontein, 9300  Agrimed Building, 103 Zastron Street, Bloemfontein, 9300, Tel (051) 4040 270/283

APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT

DEPUTY DIRECTOR: CONTROLLER
FS & NC Region: Mangaung APOPS.(FSNC17/01/01)
Salary: R711 990.00 per annum

HEAD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE x 2 (LARGE)
FS & NC Region: Virginia (FSNC17/01/02), Grootvlei Medium A (FSNC17/01/03)
Salary: R711 990.00 per annum

Deputy Director-General: Intergovernmental Coordination & Stakeholder Management

Branch: Intergovernmental Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Salary: All-inclusive salary package of R1 299 501 per annum of which 30% may be structured according to the individual’s needs
Centre: Pretoria
Reference: Vuk 04/17

Restoring dignity through work opportunities

The Community Work Programme (CWP) is a community driven government programme based in the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG).

It is an element of Public Employment Programmes (PEPs) designed to address the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

The business community has welcomed the newly launched InvestSA One Stop Shop initiative.

Derrick Huang, managing director of international company Beyond Your Dreams (BYD) South Africa, says the concept of the one stop shop will make their lives as investors a lot easier.

This Chinese firm is primarily an IT and renewable energy company. It is listed on the Hong Kong and New York stock exchanges and has over 200 000 employees internationally.

Advances in pharmacology mean that there are new drugs available for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant, multi-drug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB. South Africa is the world’s biggest user of a new drug called Bedaquiline.

Every year, Freedom Month and Freedom Day on 27 April move millions of South Africans to reflect on the day our nation ended the struggle against apartheid by defeating that system at the ballot box.

Since 1994, new generations of voters have come to appreciate the importance and power of the day 23 years ago when the nation achieved political freedom and set the country on the road towards the constitutional democracy we enjoy today.