Vision care closer to Madibeng communities
For many children in the Madibeng Local Municipality, poor eyesight can be a silent barrier to learning, making it difficult to read the board,...
Vision care closer to Madibeng communities
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EnD Programme drives growth
EnD Programme drives growth
Boitumelo Peter, founder of The Zoo Travel & Tours in Kuruman, saw an opportunity to start up a tourism business in the Northern Cape,...
ECD training programme recognised, new cohort welcomed
ECD training programme recognised, new cohort welcomed
As demand continues to grow for qualified and professionally trained Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners in the Northern Cape, the...
Learners turn classroom lessons into green businesses
Learners turn classroom lessons into green businesses
An environmental learning and action programme launched at two Kimberley primary schools during Youth Month this year is now moving from...
Driving youth entrepreneurship through funding & support
Driving youth entrepreneurship through funding & support
Hundreds of young entrepreneurs from Blouberg and Molemole local municipalities have been connected with funding opportunities, business support...
Mobile kitchen transforms into sustainable community business
Mobile kitchen transforms into sustainable community business
When Nicolette Josop received grant funding in 2024 to launch a mobile kitchen, it marked the start of more than just a food business. Two years...
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Conservation programme creates new employment
A local conservation programme is creating real opportunities for young people around the Ceres Mountain Fynbos Nature Reserve. More than 40 youth have gained green employment, clearing over 2,000 hectares of invasive alien vegetation and, for one participant, opening the door to permanent municipal employment. The benefits reach well beyond the reserve. Neighbouring communities are seeing a recovering natural environment, along with renewed care for the public spaces they use every day. “In the past few months, the improvement in the state of the park, the cleanliness, the tending, the...