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Gauteng shelter helps woman to rebuild her life 

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As South Africa marks Women's Month, the Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD) is highlighting the transformative role of shelters for survivors of gender-based Violence (GBV), with one woman's journey from abuse to entrepreneurship illustrating the impact of timely intervention and support.

DWS hands over water and sanitation systems in Rand West Municipality

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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) led by Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, together with Rand Water, have handed over some 150 completed low-flush sanitation systems at the Zenzele and OR Tambo townships in the Rand West Municipality, Gauteng.

Call to apply for Reserve Bank bursary programme

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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is calling on aspirant economists who will be entering their first year of undergraduate studies in the 2027 academic year to apply for its external bursaries programme.

SA commemorates 70 years of 1956 Women’s March

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has led the nation in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March, describing the occasion as one of the most important days on South Africa’s national calendar.

'Let the spirit of the 1956 rise again' - struggle stalwart, Sophie de Bruyn

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Seventy years after 18-year-old Sophie de Bruyn helped lead 20 000 protestors to the seat of apartheid power, she returned to the very steps of the Union Buildings, which were once a symbol of racial and gender subjugation, to urge a new generation of women to rise against the contemporary plagues of gender-based violence, corruption and systemic inequality.