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The South African media are invited to submit their entries for the 2023 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition by 28 February.

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) calls on the community media fraternity to submit more entries for the 2023 competition so that the country can be represented regionally. 

One of the national media coordinators for the competition, Mmemme Mogotsi, says the first prize winner in each category receives US$2 500 (about R42 000) and the runner-up receives US$1000 (about R16 000).

The recent trail of vicious pit bull attacks that have cost life and limb is a matter of concern to everyone.

In recent months, media outlets have reported on deadly cases of attacks around the country almost on an ongoing basis.

“Pit bull terriers, commonly referred to as pit bulls, actually comprise a number of different breeds. They have a similar appearance and were originally bred for dog-fighting, which was (and sadly still is) a form of entertainment for people,” said animal behaviour expert, Dr Quixi Sonntag.

The life of Nyameka Tshangana is an example of how the Jobs Fund is empowering women to take up careers that were previously male dominated.

The National Treasury invested R9 billion to establish the Jobs Fund in 2011 to support innovative approaches and initiatives to job creation.

According to the National Treasury, once-off grants are awarded through the Jobs Fund to projects that demonstrate sustainable job creation potential.

A group of residents in the agricultural community called Friemersheim in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, hopes to inspire unemployed women and youth to unite and create jobs for themselves, in order to end poverty in their communities.

The success story of Free Heim Egg Layer farm shows how South Africans can work together to overcome challenges.

According to the co-manager Dorothy Joseph, Free Heim Egg Layer farm is a cooperative made up of three women, a young person living with disability and two men.

Since its beginning in 2013, the Central Application Clearing House (CACH) has provided thousands of matriculants with a second chance to gain entrance into institutions of higher learning.

CACH is a free service for both applicants and institutions of higher learning.

It was created by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to assist prospective students who want to enter the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) System but might be facing challenges with regard to admission.

In line with its vision to be a leading catalyst for the advancement of socio-economic development in the Eastern Cape, the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is accelerating skills training and coaching of young people to address unemployment.

Through its Skills Development Centre (SDC), the organisation strives to create sustainable job opportunities, training, and development for local communities, with a focus on the youth, women, and persons with disabilities.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) recently handed over another shelter for gender-based violence (GBV) in the Free State, as government intensifies its efforts to curb the scourge.

DPWI Minister Patricia de Lille handed over the Koffiefontein building to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.

Justice and Correctional Services Deputy Minister, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, has launched a Gender Responsive Correctional Centre for incarcerated women in Atteridgeville, Pretoria.

According to the Department of Correctional Services, the centre will pay attention to “women’s special needs, including specific health care needs and guarantee a gender sensitive system of care”.

The biggest film festival ever to be staged in the Limpopo province is currently underway and will end on 4 March. 

Having started on 23 January, the Limpopo Next Gen Film Festival is the first ever province-wide distribution which aims to screen over 35 projects in about 150 venues across the province, free of charge.