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Rural farmers benefit from entrepreneur’s animal feed invention.

Gauteng-based Khepri Innovations won the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme South Africa for its product, Khepri Meal, which turns organic waste into animal food.

A gap in the mobile catering market has been targeted up by a budding entrepreneur.

Civil engineer turned entrepreneur Itumeleng Leepile from Thaba Nchu, in the Free State, saw a gap in the market to make mobile units such as kitchens, toilets and butcheries.

Recent reports in the media about metro police brutality have highlighted the need to put a spotlight on the important role this department plays in making sure that there is safety, security and order in the cities.

Is the Metro Police Service part of the South African Police Service?

As the end of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children draws to a close Vuk’uzenzele puts the spotlight on child grooming.

The period of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children is no better time to reflect on and take action against child grooming.

Government has established a fund to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to become game changers and boost their businesses.

Government has allocated R1 billion to the newly announced fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for the 2018/19 financial  year.

The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch in seven years is testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African adults. A new version of the only HIV vaccine candidate ever shown to provide some protection against the disease is part of the HVTN 702 clinical trial.

An app has been designed to assist in the fight against crime in Gauteng.

The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has partnered with non-profit  organisation Happimo to pilot its safety app Namola, which aims to reduce the amount of time it takes law enforcement to attend to emergencies.

Namola is designed to improve alert and dispatch times to under one minute.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has confirmed that a marriage of convenience comes with a 15-year jail sentence.

Eskom plans to create 10 000 jobs in Mpumalanga over the next three years as part of its development initiative.

“As Eskom, we believe it is important to contribute to improving the lives of the communities in which we operate. We will be engaging the community in an effort to inform them on how they can participate in these opportunities,” said Eskom interim Group Chief Executive Sean Maritz.

Sport, arts and culture

An aspiring poet dreams of performing on the global stage in Sesotho, his native language, to encourage people to love the language.

Moshe Sekhobo, also known as Moshe wa ha Sekhobo, dreams of becoming one of Africa’s well-known poets.