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While the South African government continues to build an education system that will unleash the potential of all citizens, there are bogus institutions that continue to fraudulently grant unsuspecting victims with fake National Senior Certificate (NSC).

Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training that is responsible for the certification of qualifications, is warning the public that issuing fake certificates is a serious criminal offence against the State.

From October 2020 to November 2023 the law enforcement agencies of the National Priority Committee on Organised Crime (NPCOC) have achieved a number of successes.

This is a collective effort by the:

Special Investigating Unit (SIU)

In May 2023, Kelebogile Abrahams, 14, from Emang Mmogo Comprehensive School in Kimberly Northern Cape, entered the Department of Water and Sanitation’s South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition.

Abrahams along with her schoolmate, Mahlohonolo Mosia, won the national competition, securingan opportunity to compete at an international level.

Dr Nomsa Mdlalose is a firm believer that children and youth are the future of the nation.

Nkateko Emily Mabasa believes that all citizens can work together to achieve an inclusive society.

Mabasa, 33, is the founder of Phoenix Alexandra, a non-profit organisation (NPO) that provides a range of activities for children and youth in Alexandra in Gauteng. These include dancing, singing, drama/acting, spelling bee, modelling, reading club, poetry, and chess club.

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.

Hendrina Recycling is turning waste into work and contributing to a greener future.

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.