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Internationally renowned South African musician Maya Wegerif, affectionately known as Sho Madjozi, has released her debut children’s book titled “Shoma and the Stars.” 

The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has a 24-month-long Women Empowerment Programme (WEP) which it runs in collaboration with University of South Africa’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). 

Climate change has devastating impact on the lives of South Africans, Africans and the world. 

According to the United Nations (UN), climate change refers to long-term shifts in planetary temperatures and weather patterns.

Paul Masilo is one of the beneficiaries of the Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority’s (CHIETA) inaugural Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP), which is in partnership with the University of Johannesburg’s Business School and the not-for-profit chemical incubator Chemin.

He is part of the cohort that graduated from CHIETA’s inaugural Entrepreneurship EDP this year.

This initiative represents a R2 million investment in the programme and is part and parcel of CHIETA’s long-term vision to fund 2 000 young entrepreneurs by 2025.

Local Entrepreneur Paul Masilo (46) has proven the phrase “hard work pays off” to be true after he started and manufactured a mouthwash called Freshmo with no preparation or a chemical engineering background. 

The Department of Tourism recently held its graduation ceremony for all the students who have completed their in-house Wine Service Training Programme.

Motorists will no longer have to wait in long queues to renew their driver's licences, thanks to the new Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) driver’s license renewal system which saves them time.

“This system dramatically cuts the time it takes to apply for a new driver's licence or temporary driver's licence. It also reduces the application process to less than 10 minutes. We are now also able to verify the identity of the applicant with Home Affairs which helps eliminate identity fraud,” said RTMC General Law Enforcement Manager Sydney Mogaecho.

Bradley Maarman (28) has turned his interest in photography into a business after receiving business management training from a non-profit organisation called Mfesane.

As a self-taught photographer, Maarman runs Be Seen Solutions which captures fashion, food, weddings, and family portraits.

Maarman who is from Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape says he had to quit his job in Johannesburg and return to his hometown to take care of his sick grandmother.

When Slondiwe Nxumalo (29) lost her job as a safety officer in Cape Town, the Environmental and Geological studies graduate returned home to Maphumulo, KwaZulu-Natal to start over again.