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MaRocks Laundry Services, located at Tshing in Ventersdorp, North West was established by four young graduates who were faced with the plight of unemployment.

One of the Managing Directors, Tsholofelo Moeng,  said they refused to allow unemployment to discourage them. 
In 2021, they organised themselves and started the laundry services.

After battling with a health condition for years while working in a high-pressure job, Athule Siyongwana would often run a bath with candlelight to unwind after a long day.

And when the work-life balance became unattainable, the 32-year-old resigned from her job in 2023 at a construction company to launch Kwakhanya.

Philasande Sokuyeka (23) is a University of South Africa (Unisa) student who is excited to hear that she can interact with Unisa for free following the launch of a zero-rated call centre.

The first year Bachelor of Education student said the zero-rated call centre eliminates high data costs associated with interacting with Unisa making it easier for students to seek assistance without financial concerns.

Sports, Arts and Culture

Mia Le Roux (28) was recently crowned the new Miss South Africa at a glitzy event held recently at the Sun Bet Arena in Pretoria.

Entrepreneurship

Phumulile Mkhonza of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga is growing as a perfumer and revolutionising the African fragrance industry.

Mkhonza is the owner of PSD Scent Perfumes, a business that she started in 2019 but only registered in 2022.

We recently commemorated the Women’s March to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956. This historic protest by more than 20,000 South African women was a response to the cruel and dehumanising practices of the apartheid regime. 

The march was also a protest against economic injustice.

As the country celebrates Women’s Month, Cabinet has congratulated Justice Mandisa Maya on her trailblazing appointment as South Africa’s first female incoming Chief Justice.
She is the first South African woman to lead the Constitutional Court after being appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Her new leadership role will begin on 1 September 2024.

Justice Maya previously served with distinction as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal since 2017 and was the first woman to hold the position.