| © 2022 South Africa - The Good News No images? Click here February 2022 SONA – CAN WE IMPLEMENT? YES, seems to be the answer, but ‘the hard way’! By JP Landman As far as the economy goes, last week’s State of the Nation address (SONA) dealt primarily with structural reform in sectors like electricity, spectrum, transport and infrastructure. But even the sceptics who supported the announcement asked: it’s all very well, but will it be implemented? The easiest way to answer that question is to look back at the track record of implementation on critical economic issues. As the president himself said “The state of the nation is linked inextricably to the state of the economy”
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Reviving the economy is firstly a policy choice
.....[more] Nomusa Caroline Hlongwane (59), who blazed a trail as the Shoprite Group’s first female driver, is now training the next generation of the Shoprite Group’s highly-skilled team of truck drivers. Hlongwane, who initially had her eye on becoming a teacher, started her truck driving career in 1990 and joined the Group in 2007.
Her experience and passion led her to become a driver trainer, where Hlongwane has combined her love of teaching with her truck driving expertise to train more than 400 drivers to date.
....[more] Eight months after starting the Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative, the project of repurposing empty bread bags into crocheted shopping and beach bags is still going strong! An empty bread bag might only be a piece of rubbish to most, but for a group of ladies in Hout Bay, Cape Town it is providing an additional income to put bread on the table. There are currently eleven ladies on the team; eight crocheters and three ladies who cut the plastic.
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A proudly South African female empowerment platform #ThisIsUs BOSS BABES OF South Africa is the brain child of Founder, Kovini Moodley , a chartered accountant and philanthropist who is passionate about uplifting women and empowering young women of South Africa. The world needs more women to step up and own their power and authenticity in a way that inspires women. Kovini Moodley grew up in a little town south of Durban and has always felt a deep calling to impact causes greater than herself.
...[more] Johannesburg, 10 February 2022 – While February may be the shortest month of the year, there is no shortage of themed holidays, including National Random Acts of Kindness Day. This month doesn’t need to only be about romantic love. It is an opportunity for all of us to show there is more than one way to spread love, through acts of kindness and humanity towards other humans. The perfect way to do this is through the Mandela Day Global Network, where you can find your volunteering match.
[more] Calling all primary school learners across the country to complete
a life-saving education programme February 2022: Primary school children across South Africa are encouraged to become potential lifesavers by participating in an award-winning educational campaign. The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa is urging all parents and educators to register learners to participate in the free, fun, and interactive FAST Heroes programme.
[more] On this day in 1990, the great Nelson Mandela was freed after having spent 27 years in various South African prisons. A celebrated civil rights activist, the first black head of state in the nation, and inspiration to many, the actions of he and his peers in the African National Congress were directly correlated with the end to apartheid and ultimately earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Jungle Celebrates New Initiative to Unite South Africans in Performing One Million ‘Little Acts of Heart’ The LEGO Foundation Launches USD 143 Million Global Challenge KZN Community Come Together to Clean Up Communities to Shout Out to Those Living their Values in Blue Ribbon’s Share Your Kasi’Pride Campaign Clover Mama Afrika Grows from Strength to Strength with Appointment of 56th Mama! Outside The Bowl Africa Targets the World Record for the Most Cooked Potjiekos with an Aim to Raise R1 Million POPI 2021 At www.sagoodnews.co.za we are passionate regarding providing our readers with a balanced and informed narrative in respect of positive news out of South Africa.Every day we update our website and once a month we send out a newsletter to your e-mail address, we use it for no other purpose. As you know that Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) comes into effect from 1 July 2021; your personal information and privacy is important to us; your contact details will always be safe and protected by us.We would like to continue to send out our monthly newsletter as a way of staying in contact with you, and if you wish to continue you don’t need to respond to this mail. Alternatively, should you wish to discontinue, please opt out by clicking the "unsubscribe" button below. Thanks for assisting us with this process. Stay home, stay safe ! Follow us: | 