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Gender-based violence (GBV) survivors in the deaf community often face difficulties when trying to access help due to the language barrier they encounter.

Many frontline workers who aid GBV survivors do not understand South African Sign Language (SASL) – the language used by the deaf community.

To address this challenge, the NEEMA Foundation for the Deaf is working with the National Development Agency (NDA).

Foundation Chairperson Cebisile Ndebele says in many cases, members of the deaf community are not adequately assisted at police stations.

Carrol Sello, a social worker at the Gauteng Department of Social Development, says there are various types of elder abuse.

Five former miners started a legacy agriculture project that not only aims to put food on tables, but to also stop their grandchildren from becoming mine labourers.

From launching their own African natural hair treatment products, to opening a salon, two Durban women are driven by a passion to help African women embrace their natural beauty.

Nosihle Dlamini and Phumelele Khumalo, the founders of Get2Natural, created their own hair treatment product after trying many that didn’t work for them.

Danie Jacobs teaches children about financial literacy and entrepreneurship from a young age, as he believes this will reduce unemployment and poverty when they are adults.

Despite almost dying after contracting the Coronavirus Disease, a brave and inspiring nurse continues to fight the pandemic on the frontlines.

South Africa has many heroes and heroines that have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. One of these inspirational people, who is admired by many, is Tygerberg Hospital’s enrolled nurse Monica Adams (60).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans not to cause harm to others by spreading false stories about the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccines.

“False stories are being spread on WhatsApp groups, on social media and by word of mouth about the COVID-19 vaccine, claiming that the vaccine is not safe, that it can make you sick or that it doesn’t work,” he noted.

The President called on South Africans to think about the consequences of spreading false information.

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is commemorated on 30 July, raises awareness of human trafficking, its victims and the protection of their rights.

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. It exploits women, children and men for various reasons, including forced labour and sex.

According to the United Nations’ (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime, almost every country in the world is affected by trafficking, with thousands of people falling victim to it every year.

For some years now, South Africa’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have mostly been associated in the public eye with state capture, financial mismanagement and inefficiency.

In addition to needing regular bailouts from government, some of the country’s biggest and most important state-owned companies have been struggling to meet their mandates.