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An entrepreneur from Willowvale, in the Eastern Cape, did not let his disability stand in the way of becoming an entrepreneur.

Thuso Zungu* (not her real name), a 29-year-old woman from Mothutlung in North West, has been trapped in an abusive marriage for almost six years. What started as a ‘mistake’ has now become a weekly occurrence.

YOUTH MATTERS

The youngest active female doctor in South Africa is making a difference in the public health system at the tender age of 21.

Dr Thakgalo Thibela, who hails from a village in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, matriculated at the age of 15, in 2015, with seven distinctions.

While smokers and drinkers will pay more in tax, individual taxpayers will be paying a little less.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni assured the nation in his recent Budget Speech that government was working hard to ensure the economy recovers, despite the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

When I was elected to the position of President of South Africa, I said that building an efficient, capable and ethical state free from corruption was among my foremost priorities.

 Only a capable, efficient, ethical and development-oriented state can deliver on the commitment to improve the lives of the people of this country.

The brown locust infestation, which has been destroying crops since January this year, could have a negative impact on farmers in the Northern Cape.

The brown locusts, mostly found in the semi-arid Karoo region of the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, can migrate over large areas and have  been detected in several towns in the province.

A thriving Mpumalanga  farmer and student of a government-funded training course on organic farming,  Njabulo Mabaso is making waves on social media with his crop farming tips.

A KwaZulu-Natal woman farmer is pleased that government is supporting emerging female farmers, especially those who come from previously disadvantaged groups.

“We have to teach the youth to learn and to be business-minded with the little they have and to never undermine any business venture,” says Thanda Mbeje, who owns KwaMaNdlovu Gardens in KwaSwayimane, outside Pietermaritzburg.

The matric 2020 inmate pass rate is the highest in five years, at 86.3%, with 76 distinctions and 78 bachelor passes.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola congratulated the matriculants at an awards ceremony held recently at Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg.

A Free State high school has helped its first matric learners to beat the odds and pass matric.

TM Setiloane Secondary School in Thaba Nchu has made the Free State Department of Education proud by producing a 2020 matric pass rate of 100%.