Vuk’uzenzele consulted with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the South African Local Government Association on what a voter needs to understand about the role of a ward councillor. Below are some of the responsibilities of a ward councillor.
Book clubs in the Western Cape are excited about the new online reading service in the province, saying it will promote a culture of reading in many communities.
The Western Cape Library Service recently launched an e-book service, which will bring e-books and audiobooks to library users across the province.
Library patrons can borrow books from the comfort of their homes using the new Libby app. E-books will be available in isiXhosa, English and Afrikaans.
A former airport cleaner, who is now a student pilot at Focus Air Flight School in Durban, encourages people from previously marginalised groups to join the aviation industry.
Nokuthula Mchunu (37) from Lamontville in KwaZulu-Natal worked at Durban International Airport and, while mopping floors, observed the operations and pilots. At home, she read about aviation, which helped her understand the many available careers in the sector.
Shinners, from Rocklands in Bloemfontein, owns carpentry business ThaPlanka. He is also a third-year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems student at the University of the Free State.
He initially used taxis to deliver parcels to clients, as he couldn’t afford to buy a delivery vehicle.
“I started Frank Couriers with no money.
Thabang Mamantsebe and Pule Maake, from Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, are the owners of E-Certify, a machine they invented to certify documents using biometric scans (using fingerprints or facial features to identify someone).
Vhutshilo Netshiongolwe has created an organic, plant-based cereal that is suitable for diabetics.
Netshiongolwe, from Limpopo, says the idea was sparked after watching his grandmother battle with type 2 diabetes, for over 35 years, and struggle to access proper medication.