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To deal with severe inefficiencies in the country’s freight logistics system, government is taking action to improve the ports and rail network in a bid to restore them to world-class standards. 

In the last 30 years, government has worked around the clock to ensure that all South Africans have an equal chance to prosper.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is confident that the worst is behind South Africa and the end of load shedding is finally within reach. 

Delivering the State of the Nation Address, the President said government has set out a clear plan to end load shedding, which it has been implementing with a single-minded focus through the National Energy Crisis Committee.

“We have delivered on our commitments to bring substantial new power through private investment on to the grid, which is already helping to reduce load shedding,” he said. 

The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko in February handed over seven newly acquired Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) vehicles as part of efforts to improve the provision of comprehensive health services.

The Department said the initiative was also in a bid to support learning through identifying and addressing health barriers that may affect learners in schools.

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought economies to a halt, Mawanda Faniso, who ran tutoring services and doubled up as a real estate agent was left with no job. 

However, Faniso was given a new lease of life when he received a call from the Youth Employment Service (YES) that offered him an opportunity to enrol for a Drone Academy programme at the Genesis Hub in Saldanha in the Western Cape in 2021. 

Last week, I launched the first export shipment of goods produced by South African companies destined for other African countries under the preferential trade provisions of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from the Durban port.

While significant interventions aimed at eradicating state malfeasance have over the past five years borne  fruit, much more work is still needed to be done to eliminate corruption, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The President conceded this recently while delivering the last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) of the sixth administration ahead of the upcoming general elections.

Catherine Khoza’s life spiralled into disarray after her mother died on the day she passed her matric about 20 years ago. 

She dusted herself off and got back on her feet after a 10 year “blackout”. 

“I forgot about my matric and about furthering my education. I started taking care of my son and siblings after having a blackout when my mother died,” she told Vukuzenzele in a recent interview.  

Today, Khoza holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and teaches at a school in the North West.

I have had to google the meaning of this name that has tongues waging in South Africa.