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Its eight o’clock in the morning and Ayanda Vilakazi is already rushing to an important board meeting.

Durban- In 1998, Daniel Matsoso woke up in the intensive care unit after suffering multiple organ failure.

Cape Town- For a young adult, South Africa has definitely left its mark in the world. In December 2010, the then 16-year-old country was invited to join the Bric bloc, resulting in Brics. And as the country approaches its 20th birthday, it has shown that it is a powerhouse in the making.

Thokoza – “I’m very hurt because I was not aware that her sexuality affected other people, while the family didn’t have a problem with her choices. She loved herself the way she was. I don’t know what it is that disgusted them when they looked at her.”

Pretoria – Since childhood, Leepile Reamogetse Taunyane knew that one day his hands would heal people and he would make a contribution to improving the country’s healthcare services.

In most times, when well-known American personalities visit the "mother land", they often get criticised for believing that Africa is an under-developed continent dominated mainly by wildlife.

Soweto is not your everyday informal settlement turned city.

During the apartheid era, young South Africans used to secretly flee into exile to be trained in politics, guerrilla tactics, reorganize and consolidate the activities of the liberation struggle, writes Nthambeleni Gabara.

He is young, but looks older than his years; his shoulders seem to carry the weight of the world. His face is drawn and his emotions are hard to read. He looks underweight, worn-out and emotionally detached from his immediate surroundings. At any moment he looks ready to lash out, to break down into tears or to nod off to sleep. Personal hygiene is also lax.

Johannesburg – Almost 40% of young people in Gauteng are unemployed. A factor compounding this challenge is that the youth often don’t know how or where to go to find employment.

Pretoria - Keeping up with the latest trends is key to having the latest gadgets and hottest designer garb. But to be able to afford that, together with gourmet food, one has to be financially savvy, and nobody understands this better than South African youth.

As part of the Nelson Mandela Day activities this year, staff at the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu will clean the graves of liberation heroes and other extraordinary South Africans who contributed to the country’s freedom and democracy.

When it comes to protecting Nelson Mandela’s legacy, no-one is more passionate than his grandson, Chief Mandla Mandela (real name Zwelivelile).

Ha-Masia – The construction of a state-of-the-art multi-purpose centre in Ha-Masia village in Limpopo has brought hope to the community.

Pretoria - South Africa’s growing importance in the world as well as its relations with the United States will be one of the highlights of discussions when President Barack Obama visits South Africa later this month.