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Zuma answers Ngobi community's call

Mmatsheko Pine from the Ngobi area in Hammanskraal will be pleased to know that President Jacob Zuma has answered her call and help is on the way to fix the water problem in her area.

Housing finance help on the way: Zuma

President Jacob Zuma had good news for South Africans who are struggling to secure finance for housing during his 2012 State of the Nation address.

Huge infrastructure opportunities: Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has urged South African businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that will be created by the massive new infrastructure build programme announced in the 2012 State of the Nation address.

The State of the Nation in numbers

365 000 new jobs in 2011, 5 major new state infrastructure projects, R300-billion for the country's ports and railways, 8-million learners at no-fee schools, 11 000 new artisans qualified ... take a quick run-through of the figures contained in President Jacob Zuma's 2012 State of the Nation address.

Focus on education paying off: Zuma

South Africa's push for universal access to education, and for improved learning and teaching, are starting to pay off, President Jacob Zuma told Parliament in Cape Town on Thursday.