NEWS IN BRIEF

KIMBERLEY A cancer awareness day will be held at the AR Abass Stadium tomorrow from 8am until 3pm. Various activities will take place at the event including entertainment, a fun walk, cancer screenings and information on leading a healthy lifestyle.

KIMBERLEY The South African Local Government Association (Salga) will host the 2018 Provincial Members Assembly from November 26 to 27 at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre.

Delegates from Salga, political and administrative leadership of 31 municipalities in the Northern Cape, heads of government departments, the acting/premier of the Northern Cape, the MEC for Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, members of the Northern Cape Legislature, stakeholders from state entities and the private sector are expected to attend.

The Provincial Members Assembly will also consider Salga’s budget for the 2018/19 financial year, the proposed business plan for 2019/20 and reports on 2017/18 activities, from working groups and other oversight bodies.

JTG DISTRICT Eleven unemployed agricultural graduates from the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality have been employed by government in various sectors of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to reduce the high youth unemployment rate.

External communications officer for the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Phemelo Manankong, said this was an initiative run by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Commodity Organisations/ Farms.

He said that the sector aimed to create about 1 million jobs by 2030.