Social development

African social entrepreneurs honoured

South African entrepreneur and founder of interactive mobile learning tool Afroes, Anne Githuku-Shongwe, was one of five African social entrepreneurs honoured at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Thursday.

Qhubeka: bicycles for rural development

For Team MTN-Qhubeka, Africa's first ever UCI-registered Professional Continental cycling team, the focus is as much on youth and community development as it is on winning races - although the vehicle in both cases is the bicycle.

Skills project to 'honour Anene Booysen'

A R10-million skills development and job creation investment in construction-related programme will be launched by Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Saturday to honour Anene Booysen and benefit the Bredasdorp community.

Public Works gives disabled people hope

The South African Active Disabled People's Association in Thulamahashe near Bushbuckridge, a project under the government's Expanded Public Works Programme, has created over 500 jobs for disabled people in Mpumalanga province.