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Grizelda Grootboom headed for Johannesburg, from Cape Town, with the promise of a job and a bright future.

Grootboom was only 18 years old when she was lured to Gauteng by a friend who promised her a good job. She soon realised that it was a lie and that she had been lured by human traffickers.

West of Mbizana in the Eastern Cape, below the majestic Ngele Mountains that stretch all the way to KwaZulu-Natal, is the peaceful village of Nkantolo where Oliver Reginald Tambo was born.  

A growing number of municipalities are embracing the concept of the green economy.

The City of Johannesburg and Polokwane in Limpopo are the greenest municipalities in South Africa.

A partnership between business and government has resulted in learners gaining access to quality education.

Imfundo Secondary School in Merafong, west of Johannesburg, is the recipient of a R2 million refurbishment project.

In the column I wrote for the last edition of Vuk’uzenzele I focused on the theme of September as the Heritage Month on our calendar.

eDocket to improve police admin

The South African Police Service has launched a system that will improve the management and administration of dockets across the board with the introduction of theeDocket system.

A local businessman has donated premises to the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to ensure that residents living in the south of Johannesburg are safer.

The JMPD has opened a satellite station in Kenilworth, south of Johannesburg, an area that has been heavily impacted by drugs and human trafficking.

The Ncera Macadamia Farming project, located a stone’s throw away from Kidd’s Beach in East London, recently yielded fifth harvest with only a slight dip from last year’s harvest of 80 tons despite the drought.

Macadamia plants take seven to eight years to reach maturity, and are a high-growth and labour-intensive agricultural commodity.

Lindiwe Zulu, owner of Delta Blue farm north of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), was the top achiever at government’s recent Female Entrepreneur Awards.

Disability didn’t stop the KZN farmer from reaching her dreams.

The Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory was recently launched.

Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the launch of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory, located in the town of Kuntunse, means Ghana is open for science research.