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The KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society (KZNBDS) recently launched the sewing room, a project that offers sewing skills training and employment opportunities to partially sighted, deaf and hard of hearing wome
Okachowa reels in fishing rights
Securing fishing rights has enabled a group of fishermen to boost their income while also ensuring that they fish sustainably. ![](/sites/default/files/images_2021_06_02/fishing.png)
Forming a fishing cooperative has enabled fishermen in the Northern Cape to not only feed their families, but to also export lobster and trade their fish in bulk.
Lusanda Moletsane full of beans for farming
An inspirational businesswoman has changed her focus from empowering other companies to succeed, to becoming a farmer and ensuring her own success.![Lusanda Moletsane’s business is helping small-scale farmers meet big demands. Lusanda Moletsane’s business is helping small-scale farmers meet big demands.](/sites/default/files/images_2021_06_02/beans.png)
Government sows seeds for farmers’ success
Four farms in the Joe Gqabi District in the Eastern Cape recently received livestock and machinery worth over R35.5 million from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD).![Some of the farmers in the Eastern Cape who received livestock and machinery from government. Some of the farmers in the Eastern Cape who received livestock and machinery from government.](/sites/default/files/images_2021_06_02/livestock.jpg)
Solar power energises Stellenbosch’s bright minds
Learners from underprivileged schools in Stellenbosch were equipped with the necessary skills to build their own portable, solar powered USB phone chargers at a recent solar generation workshop presented by Stellenbosch University (SU).
Mpumalanga schools bridge the digital divide
Thousands of learners at Idlangemabala Secondary School and Nkomazi High School in Mpumalanga now have access to laptops and the internet, thanks to government’s Digital Skills Outreach Programme.
SA’s youth need opportunities to succeed
The young people of today may not be fighting against an oppressive apartheid regime like the youth of 1976, but they are still faced with many challenges.
To commemorate Youth Month, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), together with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, have lined up activities to highlight the plight of the youth.