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The National Department of Health says it is increasing capacity to strengthen the fight against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The department’s spokesperson Popo Maja says the recent public unrest and vandalism to property in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have affected access to essential health services, in general, and operations at some vaccinations sites.

Over 100 people are able to hear more easily and understand speech better, thanks to a life-changing bone conduction implant programme.

The Golden Youth Club is using the performing arts to teach children about various issues, including the Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to bring peace and prosperity to all people by 2030.

Twenty children assisted the Gugulethu Community Kitchen to deliver food to township residents’ homes, by bicycle, during the lockdown-enforced school holiday.

Studying to become a chef has enabled Nonjabulo Nzuza (35) to explore a variety of business opportunities, such as baking, running a coffee shop, offering baking classes and selling her own ready-to-mix cake brand called Easy Bakes.

The Western Cape government has established 27 mini libraries, inside existing public libraries in rural areas, to ensure that visually impaired community members have access to the resources they need.

Making face  masks from discarded cloth has ensured a successful business for an innovative entrepreneur.

The Innovator Trust has launched an incubation programme for young, technology start-up entrepreneurs.

The programme has been created to support the growth of small, black-owned information and communications technology (ICT) businesses, which have been operating for less than two years.

The Eastern Cape Agricultural School Programme’s winners have been announced.

The Department of Higher Education and Training is working on a strategy to do away with myths and fake news about the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine.

The department’s Minister Blade Nzimande recently announced the formal commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the post-schooling education and training (PSET).