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A new TV show created by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is searching for presenters to create awareness of the scheme and assist those in need of financial aid.

NSFAS is currently looking for young, vibrant students across South Africa to present the 13-episode show, which will air during the 2020 NSFAS application season later this year.

FROM THE UNION BUILDINGS

I am humbled by the trust you have bestowed upon me, aware of the challenges our country faces, but also alive to the fact that our people are filled with hope for a better tomorrow.

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on business, labour as well as South African citizens, to mobilise all resources to address poverty, inequality and unemployment, as the country embarks on a new era, key to which would be forging an ethical state free of corruption.

Take meat-free Monday to a new level with this delicious vegetarian  meal. This healthy, delicious options is a sure-fire quick dinner winner. Local chef Videhi Sivurusan, a columnist, recipe creator, food blogger and former vegetarian chef on Lotus FM shares one of her favourites.

Brinjal wraps

Preparation: 10–15mins  

Cooking time: 30mins 

Deserving matriculants from poor backgrounds are receiving life-changing opportunities, thanks to a number of government bursary schemes and other empowerment programmes.

Nthabiseng Moralo’s dream of becoming an industrial engineer would have not come true if it was not for the Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund.

When the 21-year-old completed matric in 2015, her mother – a low-income earner and the family’s sole breadwinner – could not afford to pay university fees.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has a Voucher Programme that provides young entrepreneurs with business development opportunities.

Participants receive one-on-one business development support, between the values of R6 600 and R19 800, from an NYDA-accredited service provider.

“Each registered entity is entitled to a maximum of two vouchers as per their business development phase,” the agency said.

What services do the vouchers buy?

The Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative aims to offer one million unemployed youth paid-work experiences over a period of three years.

 A brainchild of President Cyril Ramaphosa, the programme aims to prepare young people for employment and provide them with the technical skills needed to underpin the industrialisation of the economy.