A chance encounter with a mother struggling to take out life insurance for her deaf daughter sparked a business idea in a call centre agent back in 2007.
About 16 years later, the fully-fledged idea is making life much more bearable for people living with disabilities.
The compassionate call centre agent was Claybourne Appies, the founder of DeafTouch.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has encouraged South African students to use the HIGHER HEALTH 24-hour crisis helpline, which addresses the mental health needs of students and staff in the higher education community.
HIGHER HEALTH is the health and wellness agency of the Department of Higher Education and Training Department.
Not being academically inclined should never impede anyone wishing to be a productive member of society, says Zakhele Sibande (29), a budding farmer from Carolina, Mpumalanga. 
In 2017, he was unemployed with no post-school qualifications.
The prospects for children in Kraaifontein, Western Cape, look bright as they are being shaped into exceptional athletes by a group of dedicated coaches. 
Social media sensation, Mbali Nhlapho, has gained millions of loyal admirers of her housekeeping advice videos, which she concludes with her signature phrase, “My name is Mbali Nhlapho and I am a housekeeper.” 
In a deeply personal mission shaped by the emotional void of growing up without a father, Charley Pietersen has penned his groundbreaking book, 'SA Men Arise!' 
Aimed at inspiring South African men to combat gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), the book serves as a call to action for societal change.
Faced with the stark realities of unemployment and poverty, a group of six young individuals—five women and one man—from Ngqamakwe in the Eastern Cape took matters into their own hands. 
United in their resolve to improve their circumstances, they approached their local chief for arable land in 2014, who granted them a five-hectare farm.
A young man from Mpumalanga who quit his job as a researcher to take on full-time farming says he couldn’t be prouder that he’s playing a role in feeding the nation. 
Bongani Zulu runs Rise Ndabezitha Supply and Projects in the rural area of Elukwatini, where he was born.
