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The construction industry has for a long time been perceived as the domain of men but thanks to pioneering women and organisations such as South African Women in Construction (SAWIC), this perception is being challenged.

SAWIC is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1999 to empower women to gain access to business opportunities, training, finance and networks in the construction industry.

Aco-operative run by a group of young people in Mtubatuba in northern KwaZulu-Natal has the potential to create jobs for locals and to boost the community’s economy.

Janitor Co-operative – which has eight members, most of whom are women – manufactures furniture and clothing.

Students hoping to get funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for 2020 only have until 30 November to apply.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has opened online applications for funding for the 2020 academic year.

This is according to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande, who briefed media in Pretoria recently.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has adopted Kiswahili as its fourth official language of communication, alongside English, Portuguese and French.

The decision was announced during the SADC 39th Summit of Heads of State and Government which was recently held in Tanzania, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre.

The timing could not have been better, with the world celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) in 2019.

A tourism safety initiative gives training and employment to unemployed youngsters while also improving the tourist experience in South Africa.

The Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism has given jobs to 51 previously unemployed young people, who have been trained as tourism monitors and placed at tourism hotspots around the province.

Emerging farmers are claiming a segment of the juicy citrus export market after receiving funding and support from the North West government.

Farmer development programmes sponsored by government have enabled a farmer to not only develop her business, but to also upskill her 47 employees.

Prospective students hoping to study through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have been urged to take advantage of the NSFAS 2020 application roadshows to apply for funding.

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