TVET Student entrepreneurs seeking access to business development support and networks should enter the Entrepreneurship Inter-College 2026. Entries are open to all entrepreneurial minded students from the 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges countrywide. Hosted by INSPIRE the competition provides a platform for TVET students to develop and present business ideas or existing ventures, while gaining access to mentorship, feedback and industry networks. Competition...

March is Social Woker Month, a time to recognise the vital role social workers play in helping individuals, families and communities navigate complex social challanges. One issue where their role is often overlooked is with the harm that is inflicted by gambling behaviour that tends to break the family psyche and disrupt family bonds.

Whilst underaged gambling is prohibited by law, the reality is that it has become attractive to children supplement their families’ incomes as financial hardship bites in many South African households. Children and adolescents also turn to gambling to cope with stress, peer pressure, or to seek excitement and social acceptance among their friends. The National Responsible Gambling Programme – Taking Risks Wisely – is aimed at creating awareness among school-going learners of the dangers of...