Taming the unemployment dragon
… Premier Magashule pins hopes on Operation Hlasela Free State Premier Ace Magashule is considering expanding the implementation of the province’s integrated service delivery model, Operation Hlasela, in a bid to rein in the provincial unemployment rate which rose to 34.7 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. In a statement issued by his spokesperson Tiisetso Makhele on Wednesday, Magashule expressed deep concern at the worsening unemployment rate which increased by 0.6 percentage points from 34.2 percent in the third quarter of last year to 34.7 percent in the fourth quarter October and December. The premier said this following…
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Rabbi builds ARK of kindness
For Rabbi David Masinter there is something special about the ability of human beings to exhibit kindness towards one another. Explaining how his mission came about, Masinter said he was spurred on by the realisation that the only way to bring light and positivity to the country was through kindness and the need to do something about it. “I woke up one day thinking that this world is so dark; wherever you look there’s fighting and negativity. Without taking sides and saying who’s wrong, we see atrocities and all these things,” he said. “I use the rule ‘negative action creates…
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KZN searches for solutions to violence, faction fighting
Province should consider reviving former president Nelson Mandela’s call for the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) of the soul. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has urged MECs and mayors to redouble their efforts in fighting the violence that is tainting the reputation of the province. Addressing the media on the outcome of the cabinet lekgotla held in Durban, Mchunu on Wednesday praised the provincial government for being voted the “number one in the country” by the Mail and Guardian newspaper, which last year ran a competition on the performance of companies and government. The province’s reputation has been also recognised internationally…
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