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Unemployed EC youth help restore dignity
A home-building project leads to young volunteers receiving technical training from the Department of Human Settlements’ Youth Brigade Programme.
Gauteng looking to impact township businesses
Local government
The Gauteng government has spelt out a number of plans to create 600 000 jobs in the next two years and to boost township economies.
Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Agriculture Lebogang Maile unveiled his department’s 2017/2018 budget recently. It spells out plans to grow township and rural Gauteng economies through public procurement and grow the province’s knowledge-based economy.
Tinzi chooses hands-on healthcare
A grassroots approach to HIV and TB is making a real difference in an impoverished Western Cape community.
Economic boost for agricultural cooperatives and training
The Eastern Cape Office of the Premier and the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (ECRDAR) pledged about R60 million to boost youth-focused agricultural initiatives in the province.
Youth get food security training from university
A number of initiatives are under way in the Eastern Cape to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and upskill communities.
Entrepreneurs pitch for investment
Fifteen small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) from across the Free State were recently given an opportunity to showcase their businesses in front of potential private sector investors and government agencies.
Toilet paper factory launched in rural EC
Siblings shatter perceptions about rural economies by establishing a thriving toilet paper factory in a small Eastern Cape village.
Make every day a Mandela Day!
South Africa prides itself on being a country with a renowned democratic culture of engagement and negotiation.
South Africans pride themselves on robust and healthy debate, critical dialogue and exchange and a history of resolving seemingly intractable problems by coming together as one nation towards a common goal.