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To create a fruitful economy and a prosperous nation, it is essential that we invest in the skills development of citizens. The right skills empower South Africans to reach their full potential and build a sustainable, resilient economy.

Our nation’s skills development is charted by the National Skills Development Plan which prioritises improving education and training. It sets forth specific targets such as the training of 30 000 artisans annually by 2030. 

The Minister for Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has encouraged all South African creatives and athletes to register for free counselling and support through the Silapha Wellness Programme.

The programme was initiated in 2022 to support artists and athletes with critical access to well-being support. 

It provides those in the creative and sporting industries access to a 24/7/365 call centre for counselling and support services.

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has invited aspirant artists and arts entrepreneurs to submit applications for the ACT Thuthukisani Programme Atologa 2024.

Applications opened on 28 February and will close on 12 April 2024.

Umalusi awarded accreditation certificates to 54 successful institutions at an Accreditation Forum and Certificate Award Ceremony recently held in Pretoria.

 The event was organised to award accreditation certificates to 54 institutions (50 independent schools and four private colleges) that met Umalusi’s accreditation criteria to offer qualifications that are registered on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework. 

A group of Sarah Baartman District seamstresses in Bathurst, Eastern Cape have received a much-needed boost to help expand their textile production businesses.

This was thanks to a donation by the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) where 16 businesses received an industrial-size sewing machine with an overlocker.

When Yolanda Mdlaka installed eye-catching jungle gyms for her new pre-school in the Eastern Cape in 2015, she opened the floodgates of enquiring admirers who wished the same for their facilities.

Instead of being the middle person of the enquirers to the supplier, the 38-year-old pounced on a business opportunity to make the climbing frames. And with that, Enzo Jungle Gyms was born.

At the time, Mdlaka worked as a sales administrator for an information technology company in Midrand, Gauteng.

South Africa has been making strides on the World stage. From the Springboks, the National Rugby team, winning their 4th Rugby World Cup, to Trevor Noah winning an Emmy Award to Tyla (born Tyla Laura Seethal) being the youngest South African to win a Grammy Award. Vuk’uzenzele reflects on the decades our unique cultural music offering was rewarded at what is arguably the world’s premier awards for music.

Proteas Women star cricketer, Nonkululeko Mlaba, is urging aspirant sportspeople not to be afraid to pursue their passions, saying she is testament that it would one day pay off.

The fast bowler had these words of encouragement as she drove off with her prize for being recognised as KwaZulu-Natal’s 2023 Sport Woman of the Year. 

When inspiration planted hope to Kelebogile Madisa, the founder of Mminakgomo Events and Projects, who wanted to encourage the children at Sandfontein, Rustenburg in the North West to continue giving their all on their school work. 

When Kelebogile Madisa was retrenched from her job in 2018, she decided to start a free tutoring programme in Sandfontein, in Rustenburg, North West.