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Government steps in to help small businesses in townships and villages recover from the impact the impact of the coronavirus.

Working remotely opened new opportunities for a youth led ITC business.

Cape Town-based Uni Networks, owned by Ashton Murungweni and Dyke Kangoma, provides data cabling, voice-over internet protocol solutions, fibre installation, wireless internet installation and the management of ICT services for companies.

A foot-operated sanitiser dispenser that offers something different to other dispensers was engineered and manufactured by South Africans, for South Africans.

A Gauteng entrepreneur whose communications business was failing as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, has shown that innovation and adaptability can save the day.

Khethi Ngwenya (29) from Germiston saw a gap in the market after realising there is a shortage of the bottles and screw caps needed to meet the rapid increase in the demand for hand sanitisers.

While it’s natural to feel anxious about the coronavirus, help is on hand should you need it.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a huge impact on citizens’ lives, bringing about fear and uncertainty and an increased risk of people suffering from mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety.

The words of Frantz Fanon that ‘each generation must discover its mission’ come to mind every time I have an opportunity to speak with young South Africans.

No matter where they live and no matter what they do, they each have a burning desire to change the world.

While they certainly want to improve their own lives, they also want to achieve a better society and a better world. They see themselves as agents for fundamental transformation.

The public can now visit sit-down restaurants, casinos and accredited accommodation  - under strict conditions - after being closed for over 80 days since the lockdown was announced in March Government is due to announce the date for reopening of these industries.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has read the riot act to abusive South African men, who harm women and children, saying the brutal attacks must come to an end Gender-based violence (GBV) has increased in the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is affecting large parts of the world. This, the President said, means the country is waging a war on two pandemics.

Pretty Zikho Nogwaja (22) of Germiston in Ekurhuleni says receiving a laptop from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will assist her in preparing for her mid-year examinations.

She is a first-year student at the University of South Africa and is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in Community Development.

When the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit the shores of South Africa and started spreading nationwide, students were instructed to stay at home as part of measures to curb the spread of the pandemic.

A youth-owned restaurant has been kept afloat through a R10 000 cash injection from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).