During President Ramaphosa’s second SONA he emphasised that whilst government is undertaking a broad range of critical work, it has five urgent tasks for the year ahead.
Grapple. Strengthen. Plan. These words best define the essence of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, which laid out strategies for tackling current challenges, for deepening the gains already made on many fronts and for plotting the nation’s course forward.
As the President spoke about the state of the nation, a number of interesting figures emerged:
10 – The number of industrial parks in rural or township areas that have been revitalised, with another six to follow.
Modikeng Makhele has had first-hand experience of the ups and downs of starting and running a business.
The 36-year-old owns a juice manufacturing business called Buta Industries, which operates from the garage of his home in Botshabelo in the Free State. The company produces fruit juice, fruit nectar, cordials and dairy blends.
Equipped with a food biotechnology degree from the University of the Free State, Makhele left his job at a soft drink manufacturing company in Johannesburg in 2011 to become his own boss.
Drop everything for 30 minutes and read a book - that’s the message from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga as she jumpstarted the reading revolution.
Aspiring artist Carlo Olivier (37) never thought that he would see his artwork painted on the side of a tall building.
Through the City Mural Project in Cape Town, Olivier’s art is now being seen by thousands of people every day. His work has been transformed into an enormous piece of art on the wall of a block of flats.
South African arts lovers will have an opportunity to watch the life and times of the late legendary musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti played on stage in few weeks’ time.
The South African State Theatre announced that Fela Kuti’s story will be told through the Fela and The Kalakuta Queens Musical from 27 March to 7 April 2019.
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has encouraged young health professionals to leave their comfort zones and go out to the rural areas to help communities that require healthcare.
A love of people motivated Thembi Maseko to open the four-star Umqhele Bed and Breakfast in an upmarket area in Richards Bay.
A graduate of the University of Western Cape, Vumile Mzinzi said that while small, the town is densely populated and services a number of rural villages. He explained that previously, residents had to cough up R70 for taxi fare to travel to and from Maclear – the nearest town, which is 62km away – to access pharmaceutical services.