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Everyone is inspired by a new year. Our batteries have been recharged over the festive season – and it’s now time to start afresh; to push forward and do better than we did last year.

I hope you are well rested, ready to roll up your sleeves and play your part in moving South Africa forward in your own big ways and small, wherever you are in the country.

Parents must ensure that they find a school for their children a year before their children are due to start school.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) received over 400 0000 applications for 2019.

Minister Pandor made the announcement during a media briefing held in Cape Town recently.

In 2018, NSFAS disbursed loans and bursaries to the tune of R22 billion for 659 000 beneficiaries which included 371 368 university students and 288 341 TVET colleges.

Unemployed youth between the ages of 16 and 25 are being given access to opportunities through nine innovative Youth Cafés opened by the Western Cape government.

Part of the Provincial Youth Development Strategy, the Youth Cafés provide much more than a cup of good coffee.

Through a combination of financial and non-financial support from government, Mngomezulu’s business is moving faster and becoming more profitable.

For many, leaving a secure job to venture into the unknown world of business, is a scary thought. But businesswoman Portia Mngomezulu, chose to put her faith in her dreams.

She took the plunge and resigned from her job in IT to focus on her skincare and cosmetics company.

Government is doing everything in its power to crack down on fraud and corruption.

Detectives from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation are making inroads on several high profile police cases – from allegations of state capture and commercial crimes, to organised crime – with some probes successfully concluded, while others are awaiting verdicts from the courts.

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the Minimum Wage Bill into law which prompted the KwaZulu-Natal health department to raise the stipend for key workers.

Over 1 000 Community Caregivers (CCG) from KwaZulu-Natal have received an increase in their stipend from R1 500 to R3 500.

For almost 20 years, a black-owned egg producer has been consolidating its market share through hard work and hands-on management.

Working as a packer and then being promoted to manager at egg producer Nulaid, hatched Seo Mtetwa’s entrepreneurial vision-and today the 57-year-old is the owner of Nu Dawn Eggs.

Initially the business was part of the Nulaid division of Pioneer Foods but in 2001 when it was made available for sale to employees of Pioneer, Mtetwa and four colleagues snapped up the offer.

The initiative will enhance government’s human resource development capacity, which will alleviate high levels of unemployment, especially among the youth.

From 1 April 2019, work experience will no longer be a requirement for recruitment for entry level jobs in the public sector, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has announced.

This was part of government’s efforts to address the country’s high youth unemployment rate.

A young pilot is making a name for himself on the South African horizon.

Nkululeko Sokweba believes that if he can make his dreams come true, so can you.

The 25-year old from Tembisa has fought all of the challenges in his life to become a qualified commercial pilot.