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Insaaf Mohammed says it is very important for South Africans, especially those with comorbidities, to take responsibility for their health.

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With the world celebrating Nelson Mandela Day in July, Vuk’uzenzele spoke to youth ambassadors of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Parliament to find out how they are upholding the values of the late former President.

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Homeless people in Durban are getting off the streets, thanks to a project that enables them to sell second-hand books to earn an income.

Booksellers of Mzansi is a partnership between the Denis Hurley Centre and Micromega Publications. Second-hand books are given to homeless people in Durban, who then sell them to make a profit.

The taxi industry has been hit hard by the country’s coronavirus regulations that limit the number of passengers they are able to transport per trip.

Teboho Tladi (38) is pleading with citizens to play their part in combating the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), so that taxi operations can go back to normal and he can provide for his family.

The Pretoria-based taxi driver, who has been in the business for 13 years, says this is the first time he has felt such a knock on his finances.

Municipalities in South Africa are taking advantage of the potential of drones to improve service delivery, while cutting costs.

Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District Municipality has trained drone pilots, who are ready to take to the skies to improve service delivery.

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The realisation that many rural girls miss school during their menstrual period led Nontokozo Keswa (37) to leave her job and start a sanitary pad company.

Three entrepreneurs has pened their own nappy business.

The business of manufacturing quality disposable nappies is one that not many black South Africans have considered. In fact, it is dominated by other races. 

This is what Shane Ngwenya, Tiyani Khoza and Hanyane Mangwani discovered when they started researching the baby care industry over 10 years ago.

Non-governmental organisations have a responsibility to report any at-risk or abandoned children to the authorities, so that they can get the help they need.

The Department of Social Development has appealed to people and organisations that work closely with children to report all cases of child abuse, neglect, abandonment and exploitation.