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As South Africa moves towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4IR)  entrepreneurs now have a space to develop their solutions which will take the country forward. The Fourth Industrial Revolution Incubator (4IRI) is aimed at helping entrepreneurs maximise the opportunities in the technological development space.

CEO of the 4IRI Naomi Musi said the incubator gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop capability and capacity in the digital learning industry.

Farmed fish could be the answer for South Africans looking for a cheaper source of animal protein. 

A 32-year-old entrepreneur, Morena Khashane, is determined to not only produce fish for South African communities, but to spread awareness of the industry and the nutritional benefits of this healthy, resource-efficient protein.

You can now formally lodge complaints if GBVF cases are not handled efficiently.

Citizens who are not satisfied with the services rendered by the South African Police Service (SAPS), especially with regard to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), are encouraged to lodge complaints.

High school learners in Athlone and Khayelitsha are providing support to victims and spreading awareness of gender-based violence (GBV) through a peer education programme called The Birds and the Bees.

Non-profit organisation Rape Crisis started the programme in communities where young people are often exposed to GBV in their homes and even at school.

Anna Annamalai is a life orientation teacher and school counsellor at Morris Isaacson High School in Soweto. She believes that the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) new scripted lessons in sexual educaton are yielding positive results. 

The start of the new academic year has again seen bogus, fly-by-night higher education colleges and institutions trying to lure unsuspecting students.

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, has warned students and their parents to be careful of illegal or fly-by-night colleges as they are not registered as institutions of learning with the correct Sector Education and Training Authorities, the Department of Higher Education and Training and other relevant bodies.

Once a farm worker, Rosina Nevhutalu today owns her own successful vegetable and crop farm and is helping combat unemployment in Musina’s Tshikhudini village in Limpopo.

Her enterprise, Nevhutalu Farming and Services, employs six permanent staff members and between 20 and 30 seasonal workers.

The medical complications of ectopic pregnancies bring much heartache to expecting mothers. 

This is according to Dr Bushy Mhlari, the Senior Registrar Ectopic Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.

The fight against corruption is not a battle that can be won by the public sector alone.

The head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Advocate Andy Mothibi, encourages members of the public to contact the SIU if they are aware of fraud, corruption or maladministration.

The SIU, one of the key law enforcement agencies under the Department of Justice and Correctional Services, investigates allegations and collects evidence relating to these acts to build a case against the perpetrators, Mothibi explained.

Chrysalis Academy (CA), a youth development initiative, has transformed the lives of a number of Western Cape youngsters over the past two decades.

The academy is an initiative of the provincial government and was established in 2000. It runs a three-month residential programme for youth aged between 18 and 25. 

It targets youth at risk who may be unemployed, come from troubled backgrounds or have had problems with drug and alcohol abuse.