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At just 19 years of age, a North West resident is already a successful farmer.

Being exposed to animals from birth paved the way for one of South Africa’s youngest farmers, Thabo Herman Dithakgwe.

All the necessary preparations are in place for the National Orders ceremony scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The ceremony will take place at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The National Orders honour South Africans and foreign nationals who have made and are making a meaningful contribution to the development of South Africa.

The rugby game in the Eastern Cape has recently been devastated by the state of the Border rugby team, which is currently under administration.

There is however hope that the game can still be salvaged with the young players coming through the ranks.

Wing-cum-fullback for the East London Police rugby team Siseko Salman is living proof of this.

Born in Durban’s Mpumalanga township, the captain of the national netball team has had many doors opened to her through her participation in the sport.

The hosting of the Netball World Cup in South Africa will greatly benefit the development of the sport, believes Proteas captain Bongiwe Msomi.

The awarding of the hosting rights of netball’s premier tournament to South Africa will help grow the sport among aspiring players, she said.

Post-democratic South Africa has gained membership to a number of organisations that lend support to the country’s efforts to create a thriving society for all.

The community of Ermelo in Mpumalanga is elated with the refurbishment of the local Wesselton Primary School.

The school was handed over to the community after being upgraded as part of the Department of Basic Education’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI).

Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has called on the South African Post Office (Sapo) to digitise the newly launched centenary commemorative stamp of struggle icon Albertina Sisulu.

“We have seen the interest that South Africans and people outside the country have shown in the stamps. They are selling… because people relate to the work that she did and [admire] the values and the principles she stood for,” Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams said.