A youth cooperative is thriving in the construction industry, creating jobs for local youths in Mongolong, in Matatiele, Eastern Cape.
Kamva Elihle Brick Youth Cooperative was established by five young people in 2017.
The chairperson of the cooperative, Aphumelele Ndukwana (27), said he first had the idea to start the business in 2014 after he struggled to complete a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pretoria.
Were you aware that, if South Africa were a suburb of 100 households, 22 would be beneficiaries of government’s indigent programme?
When Mmuso Pherane was growing up he could not afford branded clothing he loved. Now, the 32-year-old from Bethulie in the Free State has his own brand of clothing called NOVA Clothing.
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Recycling waste material is not just about keeping the environment clean but can also create jobs and sustain the local economy.
With every turn of a page there is a universe of possibilities, waiting to be explored by a reader.
This is according to Shane Liebenberg, a librarian at the Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) in the rural Great Karoo, Northern Cape.
The HCET runs an early childhood development centre, a primary and intermediate school in the area.
The HCET recently received a library trolley of 500 books to the value of R50 000 from AVBOB, as part of its Road to Literacy campaign which awarded deserving 260 beneficiaries.
Saddled by the lack of job opportunities, budding entrepreneur Lebogang Moloto became a reseller of established multinational cleaning brand products in 2021.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is an entity of the Department of Employment & Labour, responsible for the processing and pay out of short-term financial relief benefits to registered and qualifying workers or their beneficiaries.
Financial relief benefits that may be applied for includes unemployment, reduced work time, illness, maternity, adoption, parental and death benefits.
The adaptation of the critically acclaimed film will be brought to the stage through a captivating musical from 11 to 23 July 2023.
That marked the beginning of Dineo Cheonyane's thriving venture, Reitu Hand Crafts.
Cheonyane (32) credits her daughter for the motivation to start her business, which derives its name from that of her daughter, Reitumetse.
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) recently held a webinar to address this challenge.
The theme for the webinar was ‘Mastering Social Media Marketing’.