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Marie Roberts turns 99 after beating COVID-19 twice 

Marie Roberts recently celebrated her 99th birthday, but has also stopped the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in its tracks… twice!

President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved South Africa to Adjusted Alert Level 2 and encouraged citizens to get vaccinated. 

Restrictions on movements of people and gatherings have been eased in South Africa following a steady decline in new COVID-19 infections.

Kimberley-born skateboarder Boipelo Awuah (15) has secured a place in the South African skateboarding Olympic team. 

She will represent the country at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which takes place from 23 July to 8 August.

A fluent speaker of N|uu has written a children’s book in her native language, which is regarded as one of the oldest and ‘critically endangered’ languages in the world. 

South African furniture manufacturers now have an online portal on which they can showcase their products to consumers. 

Launched by Proudly South African, in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), the Furniture Portal aims to assist the sector, which has suffered a decline in recent years, and has the capacity for massive job creation.

Motivation and determination ensured that a young entrepreneur achieved success in his career of choice. 

Luvuyo Ndiki is proof that setbacks in life should not stand in the way of your dreams.

There are specific requirements that need to be met when applying for a vacancy in government. 

To empower the youth with the necessary knowledge about these requirements, Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), recently held a webinar on ‘How to apply for a government job’.

Oarabile Mashigo’s (22) warm and contemporary handwoven blanket business is keeping struggling Pretoria West community members warm and teaching unemployed youth skills to earn a living and stay away from crime. 

New free-to-use app connects potential tenants to backroom landlords

Entrepreneurs Israel Mashele (32) and Oskido Mathe (32) have developed an app called AmaRoom to help tenants find room rentals in townships. 

“It is a quick, safe and easy way to find your perfect room in a township,” says Mashele.

Youth training  has assisted an entrepreneur to grow his business using online marketing and other channels.

A technology devices repairman is putting the training he received  from the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (Nemisa) to good use by exploring new growth avenues for his small shop.

Nick Ndlovu (35), the owner of iRepair Technologies in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, recently benefited from the training and is now passing on his new acquired skills to others.