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Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, recently received a donation of R1 million from the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong.

The donation is aimed at increasing the reach of government’s ongoing humanitarian relief efforts in the flood-stricken areas.

The donation follows the declaration of the National State of Disaster recently after various municipal areas of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape were ravaged by extreme weather conditions.

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has suspended the payment of toll fees at uThongathi Toll Plaza and Umvoti Toll Plaza on the N2 toll route in KwaZulu-Natal.

“This suspension will go a long way in assisting communities affected by the closure of alternative roads, which have been damaged by the floods,” Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, said.

Rendani Mutheiwana (29) is making headways in medical entrepreneurship after launching her orthotics and prosthetics business at the height of COVID-19, with the help of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).

Born and raised in Rathidili Village in the Vhembe District in Limpopo, Mutheiwana opened Rendani Mutheiwana Orthotics and Prosthetics in Makhado, after completing her internship and was unable to find a job.

The Entrepreneurship Development Academy at the Gordon Institute of Business Science is partnering with Corteva Agriscience to upskill 30 female farmers.

Applications are now open for the 12-month programme, now in its second year. The programme which equips participants with the entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills they need to operate and sustain their farms profitably.

The safety of South Africa’s children takes centre-stage during Child Protection Week, which runs from 29 May to 5 June.

Cynthia Nyoni, the Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Acting Director of Child Protection in the Children Services Directorate says the care and protection of children is everyone's responsibility.

Children who are exposed to sexual activity at too young an age, harmful cultural practices and South Africa’s high teen pregnancy rate are among the challenges tackled more during Child Protection Week.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has called on the nation to use Freedom Month to reflect on the country’s democratic gains as the dignity of millions of South Africans continues to be restored.

Addressing the launch of Freedom Month on recently, the Minister said this year’s commemoration will be used to reflect on the progress since 1994.

Freedom month takes place every year in April.

If you have lost your job and are receiving Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) payments, see how best you can use the money to secure your future.

This is what 33-year-old Dakalo Ramalivhana from Muhuyu village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo did. He was retrenched in 2020 due to COVID-19 and used his UIF money to grow vegetables.