By Lebone Rodah Mosima
The Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation used a Freedom Month event in one of KZN’s most rural municipalities to show how technology can be used to close service-delivery, safety, and youth-opportunity gaps.
Deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina hosted the community engagement on democracy and science at Oqondweni Hall in Mbazwana, where about 250 community members, including young people and older residents, were exposed to government services, SAPS drone technology and internship opportunities through the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
Other institutions to take part in the event were the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Department of Social Development and the Independent Electoral Commission.
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“All the institutions that you see here today are using science, technology and innovation to improve service delivery to communities countrywide. For example, South Africa uses digital technology to manage
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