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Government is stepping up the gear in the provision of technologically advanced schools to ensure the cultivation of much-needed skills.

This was evident in one of three schools officially opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal  recently.

 Enhlanhleni Primary School was officially opened with two others, Lembe Primary and Ingweni Phaphama, in the Amajuba and Zululand District municipalities.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Sello Hatang, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has worked hard to deliver this year’s National and Provincial Elections. 

He gave the media a preliminary feedback on the foundation’s role as an observer of the 2019 general elections. 

He said the foundation has not yet been able to go through all observer reports, which will be released in the next 30 days.

When youngsters are empowered with the right skills to innovate and create solutions, they unlock the opportunities for new businesses.

The youth of the Northern Cape are becoming better equipped to thrive in the modern world as new technology training facilities and programmes start making their mark in the province.

In 2019, technology non-profit company mLab Southern Africa, in partnership with national and provincial government, launched one of their labs in Galeshewe, Kimberley.

The Gauteng Department of Education identifies and helps learners who require additional support to enhance their participation and inclusion in school.

When children’s psychological needs are not met, many factors of their lives get affected and they are likely to face learning difficulties.

According to Nausheen Ameen of the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), children are in dire need of support and guidance.

The 36-year-old former maths teacher, who hails from Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga, has always loved wooden furniture and three years ago, switched chalk for chisel when she decided to do a course in carpentry. 

Michelle Mathuloe (31) is a good example on how to turn a bad situation into a flourishing business.

After being retrenched from her job as a Pharmacist Assistant in 2016, she took-up an opportunity to be trained on how to manufacture furniture using pallets and car tires.

A Kung Fu development squad that excelled against 6 000 athletes from 32 countries has shown that sport can help overcome life’s obstacles.

A musical production, Freedom, is returning to stage at the South African State Theatre to tell the story of what occurred during the #FeesMustFall campaigns in 2015 and 2016.

Black female-owned Siwela Wines is helping to transform the South African wine industry by challenging traditional conventions.

Siwela Masoga is shaking up the wine industry. She is a 28-year-old black female winemaker in a white male-dominated sector and is determined that fellow South Africans join her on a wine revolution.