By Thabo Motlhabi “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”. Says Mr. Kgosi Khumalo as the founder of Backyard Art Gallery, at a recently organised Art and Crafts Market Exhibition in partnership local Artists in the West Rand Township of Kagiso 2. Human Rights Day is celebrated around the […]
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By Yolanda du Toit The FYI play it safe app has been developed by tech entrepreneur Rachelle Best. This essential monitoring tool, available on Google Play Store, helps parents to monitor their children’s phones and keep them safer online. The app runs in the background of the child’s device, scanning everything the child does on
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Source: 2023 Bana Pele Roadmap Leadership Summit Bana Pele is the Sotho term for ‘Children First’. Many South Africans would agree that we’ve failed to instill this age-old adage – particularly when it comes to early childhood development. Over 1,3 million children aged between three and five aren’t receiving any form of early education. Only
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The Coastal town of Plettenberg Bay was the third stop on the Drakensberg Boys Choir 6 stop tour of the Free State and the Western Cape, and what an evening it was! The performance was divided into two parts, the first somewhat classical and the second Afro-Pop. We started off with the Magnificat and ended
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New €100 million malt production facility will create jobs, support local barley farmers, and strengthen South Africa’s brewing supply chain Soufflet Malt and HEINEKEN Beverages have entered a commercial partnership in South Africa, with Soufflet Malt set to supply malt used in Heineken’s South African operations. As part of this agreement, Soufflet Malt will invest €100
When disaster strikes, two types of people emerge: those who wait for help and those who take action. Recently, the community of Thabazimbi faced devastating floods after incessant rains caused the local dam to burst, cutting off road links and isolating settlements. Amid the chaos, some local heroes, including Hannes Coetzee, the owner of Thabazimbi
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Matthew Murray and Charles Raw ran 1 250km over 35 days to help a KZN school and raised R600 000 in the process. Matthew Murray and Charles Raw ran from Port Alfred to Cape Town. Photo: KZN Trail Running The money they raised from the ‘Running Wild’ campaign will help improve the conditions at Velakukhanya Primary
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The Heidelberg Giant Pumpkin Festival Aims to Break World Record and Give Back to the Community Heidelberg, Western Cape – March 2025 – The iconic Heidelberg Giant Pumpkin Festival, a beloved event in Heidelberg, Western Cape, returns from March 27 – 29, 2025, with an ambitious goal: to break the world record for the heaviest
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The Lulalab Foundation, in partnership with Yes4Youth and Afrika Tikkun, is proud to announce the launch of an initiative with Sense Fragrances, an entrepreneurial project aimed at empowering young, previously disadvantaged women across South Africa. This initiative seeks to create sustainable employment opportunities, address youth unemployment, and stimulate economic growth in vulnerable communities. In response to South Africa’s
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has launched the #WhatSACanBe Pledge, a national call to action to drive economic freedom, non-racialism, and prosperity in South Africa. With the country stuck in a cycle of economic decline, failing governance, and rising unemployment, the IRR is stepping forward with a practical, growth-first blueprint to reclaim South Africa’s
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