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The National Assembly recently approved the South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official language in the country. 

Until now, the South African Constitution provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

The preparations of the Spar Proteas for the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup are taking shape, as Boitumelo Mahloko gears up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent her country at a World Cup played on home soil. 

For the 22-year-old goal defender from Polokwane, Limpopo, playing for the national team is an honour.

“To be part of the team that’s going to play the World Cup in Cape Town is huge,” she told Vuk’uzenzele with excitement.

Independent candidates not associated with political parties will, for the first time, be allowed to contest the National and Provincial elections during South Africa's 2024 general elections. 

This was made possible after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electoral Amendment Bill into law.

Lufefe Ndzindzilili (21) from Mthatha, Eastern Cape, is eager to vote for the first time in the upcoming 2024 National and Provincial government elections so that his voice can be heard.

With determination and a clear vision, Mziwamadoda Nondima transformed his dream of owning a law firm into reality.

Now, he shares his valuable insights and advice with other ambitious young individuals who aspire to enter the world of legal entrepreneurship, emphasising the significance of planning, saving, and leveraging available resources.

At the age of 30, Nondima started his law firm Nondima Attorneys Inc., which became operational in February 2022.

When Thulani  Sibisi, a former Two Oceans Marathon Champion, was diagnosed with Stage 3 prostate cancer back in 2012, he was shattered, but knew he had to make life-changing decisions to survive the life-threatening disease.

“It was very emotional and I did not want to believe it. As soon as they told me [about the diagnosis] and explained the stage that it was, I thought my days were numbered.

“All of a sudden, I had to carry a catheter that assisted me to urinate and had to sleep with it, it was very frustrating.”

Vegetable farmers in the Western Cape are set to reap great benefits thanks to a partnership between the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Potatoes South Africa (PSA).

A recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and PSA will give a major boost to 30 businesses owned by farmers.

The collaboration will not only support potato farmers but other vegetable farmers in the province as well. 

Basadi E-Waste recycling company is driven by a woman who is determined to recycle electronics of Information Technology (IT) equipment. This innovative e-waste company is owned by Kgothatso Ndema (33) from Soshanguve, Gauteng. 

The company specialises in ensuring that all old computers, televisions, photocopy machines and fax machines are safely recycled, refurbished, remarketed and sold.

When a state-leased family farm lay fallow after its subsistence farmer patriarch passed on, the entrepreneurial spirit of his daughter-in-law kicked-in, and she worked hard to revive it.  

Today, the initiative is thriving, even earning accolades from the country’s head of state.