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South African wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso Montjane has made South Africa proud after bagging her third Grand Slam title together with her Japanese partner Yui Kamiji.

The number one seeds recently defeated Dutch duo, Diede De Groot and Jiske Griffioen 6-4, 6-4, to secure the Wimbledon Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles title in London, United Kingdom. 

A Gauteng-based theatre organisation is transforming the lives of young South Africans through the performing arts. 

The National Children’s Theatre (NCT) aims to grow the next generation of leaders through engaging performance arts, original and instructive musicals, and captivating after-school programmes.

It was established in 1989 as Johannesburg Youth Theatre but was renamed NCT in 2005. 

Sports journalist turned entrepreneur Gomolemo Motshwane is on a mission to spur interest in snooker and pool especially within the townships.

Motshwane founded Kwanda Snooker & Pool, a dynamic enterprise dedicated to crafting bespoke snooker and pool tables that embody quality, innovation, and community spirit. 

Young Eastern Cape-based pastry chef, Mihlali Quntana, is well on her way to creating and leaving a legacy for future generations after establishing a bakery in her hometown with her siblings. 

While under the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Quntana decided to bake cakes and sell them in KwaDwesi, in Gqeberha.

At the time, the 27-year-old had a full-time job.

Successfully running a farming business is not a walk in the park for many farmers, especially those without a solid agricultural background. 

This is why Sabelo Samkelisiwe Xaba (32) of KwaZiphethe village in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) encourages emerging farmers to have a mentor who specialises in the type of farming relevant to them. 

Faced with the plight of unemployment, Zimbili Mfusi (26) decided to plunge into farming and entrepreneurship.

Mfusi of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga graduated with a Diploma in Public Relations from Springfield College in Durban in 2020, but she struggled to find a job afterwards. 

Zainaaz Hansa (20) is determined to make a success of herself in Information Technology (IT) with the help of the Vodacom Bursary and the Code Like a Girl programme.

The Vodacom Bursary is an academic merit bursary open to full-time first, second or third-year students intending to study or are studying towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, but may lack the necessary resources to study further.

With commemorations set to be held for the birthday of former President Nelson Mandela this month, individuals, communities and organisations are once again reminded to make a positive impact in their own neighbourhoods.

The Nelson Mandela International Day was launched in recognition of former President Mandela’s birthday on 18 July 2009 through an unanimous decision of the United Nations General Assembly.