21 January 2024 (Postmansburg) - Lebelelang Centre for the Disabled, presently operating from the Newtown township of Postmansburg, will soon open the doors of its newly built centre to current and new learners with disabilities previously unable to access schooling facilities. The centre boasts amenities including 4 classrooms, fully equipped kitchen, an administration block, ablution facilities, sporting grounds, vegetable garden and will accommodate 120 learners. The centre includes a multi-purpose hall that can be repurposed for conferencing facilities to generate income for the centre.

The community of Khayelitsha have lauded the services and products provided by Abalimi Bezekhaya, a nonprofit organisation established in 1982. The organisation combats poverty by growing food sustainably, using organic methods. It furthermore assists community members to set up home and community gardens whilst providing support in production planning, soil infrastructure, planning harvests, access to seeds and seedlings, vegetable transportation and financial services to be able to run urban micro farms.

The National Development Agency (NDA) is tasked with the responsibility of contributing towards the eradication of poverty in South Africa and its causes. The NDA in discharging its mandate, has to empower and enhance the capacity of the civil society sector. This ensures that the NDA helps to build more cohesive communities that are able to tackle the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality.