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President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, and Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, to convene a Joint Sitting of Parliament next month.

During this sitting, to be held at the Cape Town City Hall, the President will deliver the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the seventh democratic Parliament.

“President Ramaphosa calls this joint sitting in accordance with Section 84(2)(d) of the Constitution and Rule 13(1) (a) of the Joint Rules of Parliament.

If you reside in or around the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, brace yourself to feast on a fun-filled arts festival packed with music, theatre, comedy, and dance, among others, from 22 February until 2 March.

The lack of resources to acquire proper art paper, sheets, or art boards inspired Lerato Sipho Maake (25) to use recycled flat boards as part of his art, ultimately enhancing his creativity and promoting environmental preservation.

From selling food at a local taxi rank to becoming the proud owner of a restaurant at Durban’s North Beach, along with several other businesses, Vumile Magasela's journey is truly inspiring.

Calab Baloyi (35), from Orange Farm, Johannesburg, turned a corporate setback into an agricultural achievement.

Baloyi is the owner of Nosso Sunflower Oil Pty Ltd, a business that he started in 2019 after losing his corporate sales job due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Two young people from Mvenyane village in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, are transforming the charcoal industry by turning the invasive alien black wattle plants into charcoal, contributing to the environment and combating climate change.