For Botshelo Charmaine Mahlangu, ‘convenience’ is the magic word for career-driven women juggling motherhood.
In 2020, Mahlangu became a first-time mom who wanted to prepare healthy meals for her family but found the task of chopping vegetables daunting and time consuming.
“I thought to myself, what if there was a place where I could buy fresh veggies that are cut the way I like,” she said.
What started as a hot love affair between Sethembele Nxele and chillies has blossomed into an agro-processing business called Gotta be Rich Agri Farming producing the Ilangabi Chillies sauce. Ilangabi means flame in IsiZulu.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) has encouraged South Africans to seek alternative care for their children if they are unable to care for them.
Kenalemang Thekiso is thrilled to have received funding from the government to expand his aquaculture project.
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) armed Thekiso Aquaculture Project with R1.6 million worth of equipment that boasts seven ponds, a state-of-the-art solar system, and feed to cultivate Nile tilapia fish.
The fish operation is run on a 1 000-hectare community property association land.
Surviving breast cancer has inspired Sthabile Amanda Nxumalo (26) of Hammarsdale in KwaZulu-Natal to reimagine her nail salon business to reach more customers.
Nxumalo is the owner of NailsbyStha, a business that she started in 2016 while studying towards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus.
She decided to open a nail salon at the end of the school calendar in 2016 because she wanted to generate an income.
Bogosi Morojele established his e-commerce business in 2020 with the idea of promoting sustainable economic growth and celebrating Africa’s rich legacy.
E-commerce is a method of buying and selling goods and services online.
When Livhu Tshipuke's family paint manufacturing business collapsed shortly after the passing of his father who owned the establishment, he dedicated his time to making a name for himself in the same industry.
This would be a fitting tribute to a man who taught himself the skill and later transferred the knowledge to his son.
With the national and provincial elections approaching, young South Africans are gearing up to cast their votes on 29 May to protect the country’s freedom and democracy.
Vuk’uzenzele took to the streets to speak to the youth about the importance of voting.
Eric Khoza of Brakpan in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng is an innovative entrepreneur inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to start a tyre recycling business to save the environment.
The SDGs are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice, and prosperity.
