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Yajvin Rajcoomar (27) from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is a candidate engineer at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

Phumzile Mazibuko (35) from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal didn’t let her disability become a hurdle to realising her dream. Instead, she let it become an inspiration to others.

Muhle Mkhonto (29) is one of 15 unemployed youth selected to take part in the Tshwane-Hollard Fire Hydrants Initiative, which is training young people to inspect fire hydrants throughout the city to prevent devastating fires and save lives.

A man who changed careers to become a farmer is one of the many people government has assisted to enter the agricultural sector.

While Happy Letsitsa (47) was working in the financial sector, assisting emerging farmers with loans, it became clear that his heart belonged to the land, and he made the brave decision to switch careers.

Applications for the 2023 Western Cape Provincial Treasury bursary programme are open.

The Western Cape Provincial Treasury is committed to addressing critical skills shortages and creating opportunities for young people in various treasury fields, says Mireille Wenger, the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities.

Over R3.6 million has been donated through a dedicated bank account opened by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government towards the rebuilding process following the floods.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, recently said as at 1 June 2022, the donor account had R3 625 960 in total, with R100 000 specifically earmarked for the Department of Health.

Over the past few months, South African consumers have been hit by steep price increases that have dramatically affected their quality of life.

It has become increasingly more expensive to buy food and other essentials, to pay for basic services and to use public or private transportation. While these rising costs affect everyone, low-income households are feeling them the most.

Nearly 2 000 small-scale sugarcane farmers who could no longer afford to transport their crop by road, are set to boom, thanks to a rail loading facility donated to them by government.

A self-taught fashion designer, Lindiwe Makhoba from Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal, is gaining a global footprint for her fashion business.

While international Mandela Day takes place annually on Madiba’s birthday, 18 July, South Africa celebrates this extraordinary icon the entire month.

In 2009, former President Nelson Mandela called on South Africans to honour him by working in communities rather than celebrating his birthday. This year’s global Nelson Mandela International Day theme echoes his call: ‘Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are’.