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An innovative way of farming has been introduced in Johannesburg that will see people farming from the rooftops of buildings.

Diabetes is on the rise in South Africa and the world, but early diagnosis and treatment can help to prevent dangerous complications.

The days of walking 10 km to school are now a thing of the past for 16-year-old Waseem Keur of Crosby, south of Johannesburg.

Young people in Mpumalanga are getting a skills boost in the agricultural sector.

The Mpumalanga Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s Agricultural Graduates Programme is bearing fruit.

A second major macadamia nut plantation, recently launched in the Eastern Cape, promises a major socio-economic boost for the AmaJingqi rural area near Willowvale.

Residents in the core towns of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) area recently became the first South Africans to enter the digital broadcasting space in the country.

An Eastern Cape farmer Philiswa Fadana (54), who is living with a disability, hopes her will to succeed will inspire young women.

Fadana was awarded the Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award (FEA) by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) at a gala event in Limpopo recently. 

GENDER-BASED violence is a disturbing trend that needs to be rooted out of society. Government is working with different organisations to fight the scourge. 

As the country observes 16 Days of Activism of no Violence against Women and Children, from 25 November to 10 December, the Department of Women will hold talks with men and women who experience abuse daily, either as victims themselves or as family members of victims.

A councillor in KwaZulu-Natal is contributing to the healthcare of people in his community.