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Cancer patients from Mpumalanga will no longer have to cross provincial borders to access cancer treatment and healthcare, as a new oncology unit has been opened at Witbank Tertiary Hospital. 

Otshepeng Mmutloane (20) is constantly stared at by strangers. It is one of challenges she has to deal with as a result of being diagnosed with vitiligo when she was four. 

A youth-owned business is making a success of its rose garden. 

Young people looking to start a business should consider poultry farming. The industry is a growing one, with many opportunities and there is also much support from government. 

Senior researcher at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Dr Nkhane Baldwin Nengovhela says the poultry industry is one of the most advanced sectors in farming worldwide.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has urged the elderly to sign up for their Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine.

South Africans do not need airtime, data or money to use the zero-rated services to register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS).

There are five ways to register on the EVDS:

Phase 2 of the country’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccination programme is underway, with citizens over the age of 60 receiving their vaccines from 17 May.

Eighty-seven vaccination sites across the country opened their doors to the elderly at the start of Phase 2.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the number of vaccination sites will increase as Phase 2 progresses.

A successful entrepreneur will soon be the first woman in South Africa to own a mutual bank.

Likotsi, from Botshabelo in the Free State, is the founder of the Young Women in Business Network (YWBN).

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Over the past five years, government has invested approximately R32 billion in about 800 black industrialist businesses and black entrepreneurs. 

These investments have taken place through funding initiatives within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic).