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A KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) agricultural cooperative has ventured into the lamb feedlot business, which will help improve the province’s lamb production rate.
Majola pours her passion into the fuel retail industry
Not many women are part of the South African fuel retail industry, but Queen Majola (39) is gracefully making her way in a man’s world.
Majola is the proud dealer of a BP service station in Cala in the Eastern Cape.
Growing successful farmer is Maesela’s aim
Mpumi Maesela’s passion for empowering female farmers drove her out of her job as a banker and into agriculture.
Maesela says after spending many years working as a banker for the Women’s Development Bank – which focuses on funding and empowering women in business, especially in rural areas – she wanted to do more to help.
Toilet paper business leaves man blushing with pride
When Limpopo-born Thabang Monyepao (26) abandoned a future career in aircraft engineering in 2018 to start a company that manufactures toilet paper, he knew he had to make it work.
At the time, he was doing an internship for his aircraft engineering qualification.
Young man grows his community, one seed at a time
Inspired by the idiom ‘a candle loses nothing by lighting another’, Thami Gazide is making an impact in his community through the community gardens initiative he started when he was just 16.
The 22-year-old final-year international relations student from Middelburg in Mpumalanga founded Philanathi Golden Stars, a non-profit organisation, in 2016, to combat poverty and hunger in his community.
Northern Cape Health welcomes 99 new pharmacy assistants
The Northern Cape Department of Health has absorbed 99 pharmacy assistant learners as permanent staff.
GBV combatted in mining community
MANY WOMEN living in mining communities, far from home and without money of their own, are trapped in abusive relationships.
An eight-room shelter in Rustenburg in the North West is giving victims of gender-based violence (GBV) the support they need to leave abusive relationships.
24-hour care is available to state pensioners
If you are a South African citizen who is older than 60, in need of 24-hour care and preferably a recipient of an old age grant or pension, you can apply to live in an older persons’ residential facility.
To apply, you need to visit the care centre you would like to stay at so that an application form can be completed.
The Social Development office nearest your home can tell you which care facilities are close to your home.
