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More than a 1 000 young volunteers have lent a hand to rebuild houses damaged in a devastating tornado in Duduza, Ekurhuleni. The tornado, which struck in October, left more than 160 people injured and homeless and an eight-year-old child dead.

The ongoing issue of unemployment and skills shortage in South Africa, has prompted the maritime industry to launch a Maritime Skills Development Study. The maritime sector, which includes ports and ships, marine resources, marine tourism and leisure, marine manufacturing and construction and commercial support and business services, experiences a serious shortage of skilled people.

South Africa's new, strengthened police oversight body will be up and running at the start of 2012, replacing the current Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD).

For most of us the festive season is a time to relax and have fun, but for the police it's a time to be even more alert and ready for action. They have promised to make the holiday season a safe one for all South Africans and completely unbearable and dangerous for criminals.

The festive season is upon us, which means more cars on the roads and, tragically, more accidents.

In South Africa, more than 1 000 people die on our roads every month. Many of these deaths can be prevented if all motorists obey the rules of the road.

Communities in the Zululand District of KwaZulu-Natal no longer have to travel long distances to receive healthcare.

He is 53, a teacher, writer, Bachelor of Law graduate and a nephew to one of the country's richest men. He has been an activist in lesbian and gay support organisations, an attorney at a law firm, an education officer at the Constitutional Assembly, a consultant specialising in human rights education materials and a coach specialising in plain language writing and editing.

From a young age, Gift Mafuleka was determined to become a farmer.

Thanks to a combination of opportunities presented by government and the private sector, Mafuleka’s hard work, passion and dedication has made him the 2011 Toyota New Harvest Farmer of the Year – a title accompanied by a new Hilux Raider.

COP17/CMP7 has made headlines worldwide, but for many people climate change is still an alien concept that does not affect them. Thanks to education campaigns, communities in rural KwaZulu-Natal now realise that climate change is a serious environmental challenge that affects all of us.

Making his voice heard in the fight against abuse of women and children during the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, is 25-year-old Samuel Ntsanwisi.

Samuel is a Durban University of Technology graduate who will run across four provinces to raise funds to build a multipurpose centre that will also house an orphanage in his home village in Nkowa-Nkowa in Limpopo.