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Being an entrepreneur comes with challenges that may lead to close shop, rebrand or change products being sold. This is done to sustain a business. 

One business owner who has had to make a few adjustments over the years is Happy Shabangu (33) of Pretoria.

The revelation in Parliament that thousands of public servants have been illegally receiving social grants every month shows we still have a long way to go towards instilling a culture of ethics in the public service.

Siyanda Ngwenyama (37) says the spread of fake news about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccines is dangerous and can affect lives, especially when read by people with a limited education and limited access to factual news. 

The Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson, Glen Mashinini, says even under the difficult circumstances brought on by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the IEC is ready to deliver the 2021 Local Government Elections.

The Local Government Elections will take place on 1 November.

Sasol and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have partnered to fund collaborative research grants in science and engineering that will contribute to South Africa’s energy transition and green economy. 

Through the grants, Sasol wants to contribute to the development of research capacity in the country’s institutions of higher learning.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Department of Health will soon roll out a vaccine certificate as proof that residents have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Addressing the nation recently, the President said the digital pass system could be used to show vaccination status to facilitate travel, access to establishments, gatherings and other forms of activity.

Once a domestic worker, Khethiwe Maseko (32) is now growing her own poultry business. 

Maseko, from Ekangala in Pretoria, is the owner of Gugulam Poultry House. She started in January 2018 with only 50 chickens.

Her business has grown and she is now producing 300 chickens per cycle.

When the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to profit loss in the public transport business, three KwaZulu-Natal women taxi owners found a new way to supplement their income within the sector. 

Orefile Mthombeni is one of the people in the aviation space who ensures that an aircraft is safe before it carries passengers. 

She is the technical standards specialist at State-owned company Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS).

With no education in cosmetology, somatology or cosmetic formulations, Shantelle Booysen used her love for pedicures to create products that are now being exported to 34 destinations. She also employs about 2 500 people in the country.

Her multimillion-rand company was one of the first South African companies to successfully register its skin care range with the United States of America Food and Drug Administration Agency, the Ministry of Health in India and the European Union.