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National Youth Development Agency gives young women support through the National Youth Service Programme 

Youths provided with meaningful work experience an increase in confidence, competencies, civic commitment and personal and professional development

  • Derek Davey
4 min read
GroundWork executive director Bobby Peek said the R200 million penalty “is probably one of the biggest fines to date of a municipality for water infringements”. File photo: Oupa Nkosi

Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine

Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
A tanker delivers water to Hammanskraal in Tshwane. (Felix Dlangamandla/Daily Maverick/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Editorial | Water: A matter of life and death

South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Hammanskraal residents have to go out and find water. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Tshwane, government departments must work together for Hammanskraal water – Public Protector

The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read