Luyanda Machava did not have to think twice about what she wanted to do with her life after she completed school.
While others were making their way off to university, she was already thinking about her business.
“I knew I did not want to study further, I just wanted to run my business,” she said. Growing up in Mataffin in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, the 21-year-old was raised by her grandmother after her parents passed away. 
After battling depression and struggling with her studies in Gauteng, Mngadi moved to KwaZulu-Natal and started Afrotexture in her home province.
A year has passed since we launched the Energy Action Plan to resolve the loadshedding crisis, and we are now able to report significant progress in several areas.
Making sign language the 12th official language of South Africa, government aims to advance the rights of citizens living with disabilities by ensuring that their rights to equality, dignity and social inclusion are recognised.
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We have established a nursery in the Greater Letaba Municipaity, in Limpopo.
Through hard work and determination, I have managed to grow to about 600 plants.
As south Africa prepares to host the 15th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Af- rica (BRICS) summit in Au- gust, President Vladimir Putin has expressed
his full support and confidence in the summit’s success.
The Russian Head of State stressed the close collabo- ration between Russia and South Africa in various inter- national fora like the United Nations (UN), G20 and other multilateral organisations such as BRICS, which is currently being chaired by South Africa.
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Recycling waste material is not just about keeping the environment clean but can also create jobs and sustain the local economy.
Soweto Hot Sauce is becoming a firm favourite among South African foodies and soon, the international community will also be able to enjoy the locally produced sauces.
Sibongile Mtsabe (44) is a thriving farmer who has set her business apart from others by turning indigenous roots into healthy products.
Firefighter Wonderful Raphahlelo (33) flew the South African flag high during her recent deployment to Canada to help battle wildfires.
She was part of the Mzanzi 1 Hotshots contingent of 200 Working on Fire (WOF) firefighters and 14 management personnel that travelled to Canada.
Raphahlelo, from Sekgosese in Limpopo, was recruited by WOF in 2010, a few months after completing matric.