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To cater for the growing pressures imposed by climate change on infrastructure, especially at the local level, government has created a resource pool to specifically respond to future disasters.

A mother and daughter duo who design leather handbags and African-inspired fashion and jewelry from discarded material are bearing the fruit of their labour, with their products now seamlessly reaching clients abroad.

When he started farming vegetables in 2021, Sihle Maseko only had one hectare of land to grow his produce.

His hard work and determination to be a success has resulted in the creation of jobs for others. 

Armed with a Diploma in Agricultural Science, the 29-year-old farmer from Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape produces a variety of vegetables, including cabbages, butternut and green mealies on 15 hectares of land.

On the back of Cabinet’s stamp of approval in September, government has announced the introduction of the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) in an effort to promote growth and transformation, funding challenges, and stimulate job creation in the sector.

The TEF is a fund established by the Department of Tourism (DT) in collaboration with the private sector’s banking institutions in line with the existing B-BBEE legislation. It will be implemented by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) on behalf of the DT.

The road to success is becoming smooth for a young paver from Bochum, in Limpopo, after he decided to formalise an unregistered business he had inherited from a mentor.

Tumelo Ratala, 31, following the demise of the owner of the unregistered business, decided to formalise the start-up in 2017. And with that, Senwabarwana Pavements, a small pavement installation company, was born. 

Young aspiring creatives are set to benefit from a stream of opportunities that will see them gain invaluable experience and exposure in the creative arts industry.

This is made possible by the Creative Careers Acceleration Programme (CCAP) that was recently launched by Creative Careers South Africa, an organisation dedicated to empowering and developing emerging talent within the nation's vibrant arts and culture scene.

Sefura Matlala, a senior manager for Market Data Analytics at the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), encourages citizens to practice responsible whistleblowing to avoid putting their lives in danger.

“If people do not report corruption responsibly, they are putting their own lives in danger. When you report corruption and you start talking about it to your friends, you do not know who they will share that information with and you may end up being victimised,” she explained.

She added that reporting corruption responsibly means doing it anonymously.

In the last few months, there has been much discussion in South Africa about AGOA, which stands for the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2000, granting qualifying African countries duty-free access to the US market for their exports.

While this may seem to many in our country to be a rather distant, even obscure, topic, AGOA is an important instrument for growing and transforming our economy. The benefits of AGOA are felt in the lives of our people through increased economic activity and the jobs that such activity created.