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South Africa is committed to a united, comprehensive and effective response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

As government we have called on all sectors of society to join the fight against GBVF. We have also stepped up government’s own efforts to end this scourge in our society.

Unlike many newly-qualified chefs who opt to work for a hotel or a restaurant, Leigh-Ann Modise decided to spice things up and open her own business, named Cumin, the seed of a warm-climate herb that is popular in Latin American, Middle Eastern, African and Indian cuisine.

Nearly 10 years of tertiary study and a passion for physical science earned Dr Rendani Nndanganeni (33) her dream job as a space science researcher at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

SANSA is a government agency that reports to the Department of Science and Technology, and is part of the worldwide network of space weather centres and magnetic observatories. It plays an important part in monitoring the near-Earth space environment.

In simple terms, the agency works mainly with satellites.

From dusty village streets to international arenas, Proteas cricketer Ayabonga Khaka has had the journey of a lifetime as a professional sportswoman.

hen Ayabonga Khaka (27) started playing cricket as a young village girl, she had no idea that she would one day represent her country.

Banyana Banyana’s effort at the Fifa World Cup is inspiring a new generation of women to get into the sport.

This is according to Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk (32), who has played for the team for the past 14 years.

Kusini Water’s solar- and gravity-powered water purification systems are bringing clean water to underserviced areas.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is inviting deserving South Africans to nominate people from all walks of life to be bestowed with National Orders.

National Orders are the country’s highest honours to South Africans and eminent foreign nationals who have contributed to the achievement of a free, united, non-racial, non-sexist, prosperous and democratic South Africa in various ways.

Primary co-operatives can now access funding of up to R1.5 million, thanks to a Department of Small Business Development's programme.

The Co-operatives Incentive Scheme (CIS) helps co-operatives access funding, provided they meet a certain criteria.

The department said one of the requirements is that entities must be incorporated and registered in South Africa in terms of the Co-operatives Act of 2005.

South Africans who run businesses in the fresh produce sector will be given an opportunity to showcase their products at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany next year.

This opportunity is made possible by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). The department has called on businesses in the fresh produce sector to apply to participate at the Fruit Logistica in 2020.

With some 82 000 learners between the ages of 14 and 19 having fallen pregnant in 2017 alone, South Africa is pinning its hopes on a social and behaviour change campaign to curb early and unplanned teen pregnancies.

Known as the “Let’s Talk”, this campaign is implemented across 21 countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region, which has one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in the world.