When Sithembile Buthelezi (36) dropped out of school because she was sick, she also gave up on her dream of becoming a professional nurse. For over five years Buthelezi worked on a piggery as a labourer.
If Nhlupheheng Tsotetsi had the funds to study at the university when she wanted to, her life would probably have turned out very differently and she would have missed out on an exciting career in aviation.
Fortunate Mdanda is a businesswoman who is determined to succeed. As the owner of Smith Capital Equipment, she is one of a few women who are making it in a male-dominated industry.
City Power, an entity of the City of Johannesburg, is investing millions to reduce illegal electricity connections and ensure the safe use of electricity in informal settlements in and around the city.