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Buhlebendalo Mda is a musician and gender activist who fights for equal rights for all genders. 

The Soweto-born artist is the co-founder of the double platinum-selling South African group called The Soil, which was formed over a decade ago during her high school days. The group has won several awards and is recognised internationally.

A financial literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills development programme for youth in Mabopane in Tshwane, Gauteng, is producing tech-savvy youth. 

 A non-governmental organisation (NGO) is fighting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in Taung in the North West. 

The Taung Men Against Gender Based Violence and Femicide Forum helps gender-based violence (GBV) victims avoid secondary victimisation and access psychological support services.

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has been at the forefront of fighting for human rights in the country, offering free legal assistance to communities. 

Littles ones  are being given a headstart in life, thanks to easy-to-use activity sheets that are being made available to parents, free-of-charge. 

Teachers of pupils with multi-intellectual disabilities can help shape their future by offering effective guidance.

Pupils who struggle with basic things such as reading, writing or calculating are not incapable of learning but need to be pointed in the right direction, says education counsellor Portia King. 

King says that teachers must look for signs that pupils are struggling, including an inability to keep up with other pupils when it comes to writing or understanding.

Making the internet more accessible to underserviced communities has been identified as a key priority for South Africa’s economic recovery after the devastating impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is hard at work to open doors of opportunity for young entrepreneurs. 

According to the NYDA, its Market Linkages Programme assists young entrepreneurs by enabling them to access business opportunities that exist within their provinces, both in the public and private sector. 

Seeing a stabbing victim bleeding on the Durban beachfront despite two stationary ambulances nearby, prompted Blessing Nzuza, (30) to develop a potentially life-saving app.

The mobile app, called Respo, links ordinary South Africans with ambulances, regardless if they have medical aid or not.

“The incident got me thinking that we needed to create a system that allowed people in emergencies to contact ambulances, even when they are not able to place a phone call,” Nzuza says.

High school girl learners in South Africa are being given a headstart in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), through a mentorship and skills development programme called Techno Girl.