When bees visited Mems Ramaila’s farm in Brits, North West she embraced the opportunity to create a thriving honey business, focusing on sustainability and environmental education.
Ramaila is the founder and managing director of BeeAfrican, a beekeeping enterprise that she started in 2019.
South Africa has an internationally recognised best practice model called Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) that deals with gender-based violence matters.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) defines the TCCs as one-stop facilities based at hospitals and clinics across the country.
The TCCs project is led by the NPA Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit (SOCA).
Khanyisile Motsa is an example of bringing light to others who are going through the horrors of gender-based violence (GBV).
In isiZulu, the name Khanyisile means the one who brings light.
Motsa embodies true principles of ubuntu and she is a hero in her own right, having fought GBV and human trafficking for the past 24 years while bring light and changing the paths of survivors of GBV.
As the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations kicked – off recently, Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has reminded all matriculants to seize the opportunity to apply for funding through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
“The application window will close on 15 December 2024. Eligible students are urged to apply promptly to secure financial support for their post-school education,” Minister Nkabane said.
Koleka Cele is an example of what it means to be on top of her game in the hospitality industry.
She is the brains behind the birth of The Hill Boutique Hotel situated in Tsolo, Eastern Cape.
Cele realised that it was a struggle to get accommodation in this area and decided to do something about it with the help of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF).
The Hill Boutique Hotel is located along the N2 highway linking Gqeberha, Mthatha and Durban. It opened its doors in September 2024, coinciding with Tourism Month.
It has been a challenging five years for an aspiring ostrich farmer who has been striving to get his big break in serving a niche market and securing a stake in the multi-million-rand industry.
Located in Brits in the North West, Pitso Ostrich Farm run by Kabelo Lekalakala, is now home to 13 indigenous black-neck ostriches.
The 35-year-old launched his business in 2019, after learning about the bird’s value chain in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, a town renowned for ostrich production and farm tours, where he worked as an Enterprise Development Practitioner.