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Representatives from the Department of Social Development, and other community organisations joined the children, parents, and community members to celebrate the reopening of Wonderland creche in Adelaide, Cookhouse.

3 September 2025: The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in South Africa. 
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is the continent’s largest award dedicated to fostering engineering innovation. Its mission is to stimulate, celebrate, and reward ingenuity and entrepreneurship across ...

"I would like to dedicate this feature to my late predecessor, Ntombifuthi Ntuli. Ntombifuthi was instrumental in driving the first South African Gender Diversity Study in Renewable Energy, which was officially launched on 29 August 2025 under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy as a national key report."

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has closed Women’s Month on a historic note, announcing two pioneering milestones: the launch of South Africa’s first Gender Diversity Study in Renewable Energy and the confirmation that Windaba 2025 will be the world’s first renewable energy conference fully moderated by women.

Johannesburg, 28 August 2025: A stable and reliable transmission network is the backbone of any modern energy system, connecting producers to consumers, balancing supply and demand, and enabling the integration of new technologies. Yet South Africa’s grid, historically built to support coal-fired generation, is now under pressure to evolve rapidly. 

As the country accelerates its shift to ...

A group of seven Wind Turbine Service Technicians from Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA) has returned from a month long intensive international training programme at the Nordex Academy in Turkey—an initiative that forms part of the company’s broader commitment to strengthening South Africa’s renewable energy workforce. By equipping its teams with the skills to service the latest Delta 4000 ...

This winter, hundreds of local learners received brand-new winter school uniforms through a community initiative, helping them stay warm and comfortable during the colder months. Beyond keeping children warm, the uniforms help foster a sense of pride and belonging across 17 schools in the Witzenberg community area.

Luvaine Ruiters, a determined young entrepreneur from Noupoort, has used the skills gained through local development programmes to secure a tender to build structures and install photovoltaic (PV) modules for a local solar energy company.

A Women’s Day initiative designed to support and uplift women entrepreneurs from the Namaqua region was hosted recently. The event gave 10 local women-owned businesses the platform to pitch their ventures to a panel of judges, competing for financial support and long-term development opportunities.

Co-owners of the community sewing enterprise, Bill Kali Collective, Sabelo Bill and Tandile Kalipa, are building more than just a small business — they are opening doors for unemployed youth in Makhanda to gain practical skills, grow client bases, and even start their own enterprises.