Women in South Africa are supported by the government to take the lead in sport and encouraged to be in unconventional roles and play while they earn, says Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa.
The Minister made the commitment at the launch of a professional domestic women’s cricket league last month.
Fikile Zungu built herself a door for opportunity to knock and find her prepared.
Hailing from Soweto, in Gauteng, she is a self-taught cook currently based in Belgium. Zungu is the founder of the Maid to Cook brand, which is inspired by her life story.
Ronica Maluleke-Ngasama (24) is helping communities access fresh farm produce from the comfort of their homes and opening up new opportunities for farmers through a new application (app).
The entrepreneur is the brains behind the app called Agriazo Poultry, and runs a farm in Polokwane, which has about 5 000 chickens.
She said it was the hardship experienced by communities and farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic that inspired the app.
When Ndina Famadi’s (33) dreams of becoming an air hostess were dashed, she took a leap of faith by starting her own fashion brand.
The decision to bet on herself paid off when she established her company, Shavhi's Closet. Her garments are now available on Zando, one of South Africa’s biggest online fashion retailers. She has five people working for her.
Thanks to generous donations from various government departments, hunger will soon become a thing of the past at Siphumelele Senior Secondary School in Mpumalanga
When Martin Boima could not further his studies after completing matric in 2017, he considered agriculture and agro-processing as a way to secure his future and create employment for fellow residents.
“My mother left my younger brother and I when we were still young, and we were raised by my father. Unfortunately, my father passed away while I was still in matric. There was no way that I could further my studies after completing matric because I now had a younger brother to take care of. I had to look for a job,” he said.
South African National Parks (SANParks), in partnership with Total South Africa and First National Bank, will host the 18th annual SA National Parks Week from 16 to 24 September 2023.
This year SANParks is once again extending SA National Parks Week to include weekends at some of the national parks. Since its inception in 2006, National Parks Week, under the theme 'Know Your National Parks', has seen an influx of over 691 418 day visitors in all participating parks.
The life-long goal was achieved when she graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Johannesburg.
After working as trainee accountant, Nkabinde went on on to work for a property management company.
"While I was working for the property management company, I was really starting to get bored of always doing the same work and I was just not happy. I then embarked on a self-help journey and ended up falling in love with flowers,” she said