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President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted key numbers that track South Africa’s progress over the past year and government’s priorities for 2021 in his recent State of the Nation Address. Vuk’uzenzele breaks these priorities down into numbers.

Coronavirus pandemic 

Young people are being helped to start their own businesses so that a generation of entrepreneurs and job providers can be created. 

A dream to lift women out of poverty has given birth to an award-winning business. 

South Africa is on a drive to prevent litter from destroying our river and ocean environments, while also creating jobs in the process. 

Every year, up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish enters the oceans around South Africa, mainly by being carried down to the sea in rivers. This rubbish cannot only harm birds, mammals and fish, but can also damage ship propellers and drive away tourists. 

Two young women who are passionate about children and education have written a children’s book about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), featuring President Cyril Ramaphosa as one of the characters.

Prostate cancer is one of the leading cancers in men worldwide and is the number two cause of cancer deaths among men in South Africa.

The prostate gland is a small organ that is found only in men. It is located below the urinary bladder and the urethra runs through it. The normal function of the prostate gland is to make part of the semen that is released during ejaculation. 

Be aware of people trying to steal your identity, especially on social media.

Identity theft happens when someone pretends to be you. They steal and use your personal information, such as your name, phone number, email address, date of birth, physical address, banking details and even your identity number.

When other people track this information on the internet or on social media, they think that they are dealing with you. They don’t know that someone else is using your information.

In many countries around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has required the limitation of many civil liberties and put social cohesion to the test.

But countries with strong institutions, vigilant judicial systems and a robust media have been able to prevent human rights from being undermined and the authority of the state being abused.

With the digital world changing how business is done, a young entrepreneur says it is time to look at how South African youth can use technology to grow the economy. 

Nqobile Rathebe (23) of Protea Glen in Soweto, Johannesburg, is running a waterless car wash because she wants to save water while earning an income and satisfying her clients’ needs.