Japan – The United Nations agencies working to alleviate global hunger have called for decisive action by the Group of Eight (G8) most industrialised countries, currently meeting in Japan, to boost investment in agriculture to help feed the world.

The three Rome-based agencies – the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – pointed out that one of the main causes of the current...

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By Vinni Dlamini
Nelspruit - The Mpumalanga Academy of Sport aims to use football to teach the youth about life and address social challenges.

A pilot street soccer programme called Youth Development through Football will be launched on 1 August in partnership with the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation and German development agency GTZ.

“We want to use football to address some of the social problems that the youth face, such as crime...

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By Luyanda Makapela

Boksburg – Communities, government and associations such as the Girl Guides have the responsibility to guide young girls to realise their dreams, says Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

“We have a responsibility to guide these young girls and allow them to realise their dreams,” said Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka while addressing the 33rd World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGS).

“This requires that we...

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By Bathandwa Mbola

Pretoria – Government is to consider increasing the value of social grants for vulnerable groups due to the soaring food, oil and electricity prices.

"Government is looking at whether it could raise the social grants so that they could better keep up with the increased food and fuel prices,” said Health Department Director-General Thami Mseleku.

Briefing reporters on the progress made by the government’s Social...

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By Bathandwa Mbola

Pretoria - For the first time in South Africa two vaccines to reduce and prevent the main causes of death among infants will be made available in South Africa.

A vaccine to prevent viral pneumonia in children and another to prevent viral diarrhoea is to be launched by the Department of Health.

This is according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang who was briefing reporters on the Social Cluster’s progress...

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