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With the fast-changing communication world that has resulted in the emergence of digital platforms, now surpassing the traditional communication platforms, Vuk’uzenzele newspaper is also joining this digital revolution and will no longer be available in hard copy.

For the past 19 years, the newspaper has been disseminating information that empowers the public to participate in government programmes, and it was available on hard copy and online.

The remarkable progress made in the partnership between government and business over the last nine months shows just how much we can get done when we work together.

The partnership was established in June 2023 to tackle the electricity supply crisis, the severe challenges in freight rail and port operations, and crime and corruption. These areas were identified as the most immediate obstacles to faster growth and job creation. By addressing these challenges we would be able to unleash great potential in our economy.

To create a fruitful economy and a prosperous nation, it is essential that we invest in the skills development of citizens. The right skills empower South Africans to reach their full potential and build a sustainable, resilient economy.

Our nation’s skills development is charted by the National Skills Development Plan which prioritises improving education and training. It sets forth specific targets such as the training of 30 000 artisans annually by 2030. 

The Minister for Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has encouraged all South African creatives and athletes to register for free counselling and support through the Silapha Wellness Programme.

The programme was initiated in 2022 to support artists and athletes with critical access to well-being support. 

It provides those in the creative and sporting industries access to a 24/7/365 call centre for counselling and support services.

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has invited aspirant artists and arts entrepreneurs to submit applications for the ACT Thuthukisani Programme Atologa 2024.

Applications opened on 28 February and will close on 12 April 2024.

Umalusi awarded accreditation certificates to 54 successful institutions at an Accreditation Forum and Certificate Award Ceremony recently held in Pretoria.

 The event was organised to award accreditation certificates to 54 institutions (50 independent schools and four private colleges) that met Umalusi’s accreditation criteria to offer qualifications that are registered on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework. 

A group of Sarah Baartman District seamstresses in Bathurst, Eastern Cape have received a much-needed boost to help expand their textile production businesses.

This was thanks to a donation by the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) where 16 businesses received an industrial-size sewing machine with an overlocker.

When Yolanda Mdlaka installed eye-catching jungle gyms for her new pre-school in the Eastern Cape in 2015, she opened the floodgates of enquiring admirers who wished the same for their facilities.

Instead of being the middle person of the enquirers to the supplier, the 38-year-old pounced on a business opportunity to make the climbing frames. And with that, Enzo Jungle Gyms was born.

At the time, Mdlaka worked as a sales administrator for an information technology company in Midrand, Gauteng.