Events

Photo above: John and Judy, and Great Dane, Charles. Marlands, Germiston, Johannesburg – What began with a tiny, dying puppy on a doorstep has grown into one of the East Rand’s most heartfelt grassroots rescue initiatives. Today, Recycling for Animal Welfare (RAW) — a registered non-profit organisation — is asking the public for support to keep […]

South Africans are coming home in large numbers, with many returning from Australia, Europe, and Canada.  Full Acritical Business Tech This is according to recruitment group, DNA Employer of Record (EOR), which has seen a 70% increase in South Africans actively wanting to return over the past year. It said that South Africans are packing

The Engen Community Computer School marked another significant milestone today, celebrating the graduation of 87 learners from its free digital literacy programme. This brings the total number of graduates to over 3,500 since the school’s inception in 2009. Held at the Blue Roof Life Space in Wentworth on 4 December 2025, the ceremony recognised the achievements

The Youth Employment Service (YES) has reached a new milestone in creating more than 200,000 quality work opportunities for talented young South Africans.  By enabling talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the economy, YES plays a pivotal role in advancing South Africa’s inclusive economic growth agenda. As the world’s largest fully private-sector-funded youth employment

By: Tshidiso Masopha  Source: Tzu Chi Foundation If you ever needed proof that small acts add up, look no further than the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation. This global humanitarian powerhouse literally started with pocket change. Back in 1966, Dharma Master Cheng Yen gathered about 30 housewives in Hualien, Taiwan, and asked them to save just

By: Aaliyah Abrahams Mohamed There are stories women rarely tell aloud. They settle into the body long before we find the words. These stories shape lives, even when unspoken – sometimes quietly, sometimes with deep pain. Across communities in South Africa, women carry truths they were never allowed to express. Silence is not weakness. Often,

Rooibos Earth’s Essence is shaking up the liquor market in South Africa by creating the world’s first naturally preserved range of wine, beer, and cider – crafted with rooibos and honeybush extracts and now available exclusively at Checkers LiquorShop stores across the Western Cape. In 2010, after a long day in a Stellenbosch wine cellar, a simple cup of rooibos tea

SPECIAL EVENT: From surgery to celebration: KZN toddler blows out birthday candles for the first time KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — Three-year-old Nzulu from KwaZulu-Natal recently blew out his birthday candles for the first time, a milestone made possible by the cleft lip and palate surgeries he received through Operation Smile South Africa’s (OSSA)  comprehensive cleft

PLETTENBERG BAY HERO’s (If you find a penguin on the shore it is either wounded or sick) Having recently moved to Plettenberg Bay and joined the Bird Club, I received a somewhat innocent message in my inbox. “Come feel the joy as rescued penguins waddle their way back to the ocean! Join us at Lookout

By: Thabo Motlhabi On 29 Saturday, November 2025. Kagiso Sports Development Academy based in West Rand Township of Kagiso 2, recently hosted a successful paraplegic games event in partnership with various stakeholders. The campaign was hosted at Bophelo Secondary School sports grounds, and formed part of South Africa’s disability awareness month commemorations in November. Disability