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The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has introduced mandatory Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment at all its offices from 1 September 2025.

At a time when some young South Africans rely on the R370 social relief grant, one bakery graduate has a different message: “use it as seed money to start something of your own.”

Speaking at the Bakery Incubation Centre of South Africa’s (BICSA) graduation ceremony in Tshwane, 35-year-old graduate Viola Letselebe encouraged her peers to think beyond survival and turn small opportunities into sustainable businesses.

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Dear Vuk’uzenzele,

I am a 35-year-old upcoming entrepreneur and would like to enquire about the funding opportunities available through your institution.

September is Tourism Month and one of the key opportunities available to black entrepreneurs in the sector is the Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF). 

Our country recently participated in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. This is an important forum for strengthening bilateral trade and investment between Japan and African countries. 

The Electoral Commission (IEC) has begun preparations for the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE), starting consultations with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Polokwane’s tourism landscape has been transformed with the launch of the Atrium Boutique Hotel, a 4-star, black-owned and women-led establishment that embodies resilience, community spirit and inclusive growth.

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Mo mogoteng wa letsatsi la mariga, dithabana tsa porofense ya Mpumalanga tse di neng di le mo bodutung di ne di bogetse maAforika Borwa jaaka ba ne ba tswile ka makatlanamane go ya go laelana le Motlatsamoporesitente wa mo malobeng Rre David ‘DD’ Mabuza.