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The young people of today may not be fighting against an oppressive apartheid regime like the youth of 1976, but they are still faced with many challenges.

To commemorate Youth Month, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), together with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, have lined up activities to highlight the plight of the youth.

Bronkhorstspruit Hospital in Gauteng is ready for an increase in Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases, with a new 150-bed isolation ward opened at the hospital recently.

The second phase of the biggest mass vaccination programme in South Africa is progressing well, with hundreds of thousands of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccines administered in the first two weeks of this phase.

A group of black farmers in Tafelkop in Groblersdal, Limpopo are the proud owners of 189 hectares of land, which they have been farming for the past 25 years.

Sixty years ago, on 31 May 1961, apartheid South Africa became a republic, cutting its ties with the British Empire.

While a ‘republic’ is generally defined as a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, this was not the case in South Africa.

South Africa has been placed on Adjusted Alert Level 2, as government introduces measures to delay the third wave of the virus.

Addressing the nation recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa said after several months of low transmission, the number of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infections has risen sharply in several parts of the country over the past month.

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An East London youth has gone from selling food on the pavement to running a successful sauce business.

Siphelele Zekani (29) is the proud owner of 043 Sweet Garlic Sauce, which supplies numerous Spar stores in East London.

Originally from Idutywa in the Eastern Cape, Zekani has had a passion for cooking since high school.

A government campaign is helping to grow interest in the agricultural sector in Eastern Cape schools.

School children in the Eastern Cape have been encouraged to take an interest in agriculture to help fight hunger.

Speaking at the launch of the School Food Gardens Campaign recently, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza said communities should revive the practice of agriculture in schools and encourage young people to work the land.