Events

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 […]

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

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

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

Hospitality group’s socio-economic development donations tally nearly R3.5 million Hospitality group Sun International continues to champion education as one of their socio-economic development focus areas, changing lives for schoolchildren around the country with continued donations and infrastructure improvements that amounted to almost R3.5 million at the start of 2025. In Diepsloot, Soweto, 100 learners from

UN-TOUCHED – THE NEW MILLENIAL ZEITGEIST On 28 March 2025, at Nasdak Rooftop Venue, Cape Town will be treated to Dance for All’s new production, Un-Touched. An original production funded by the National Arts Council, this captivating performance explores the impact of global and local phenomena on the new generation of millennials. Under the banner of the new Dance for All

The Market Theatre joins the world in mourning the passing of Athol Fugard, a titan of South African and world theatre whose voice and vision shaped the landscape of storytelling both at home and abroad. Fugard’s unflinching commitment to truth, justice, and the act of witnessing through theatre resonated deeply within the Market Theatre’s walls,

By JP Landman In my view, this is an important read. Our media have been obsessing about the pro-US work of Afriforum and Solidarity, cancellation of AGOA, the pro-East obstinacy of the ANC, Ramaphosa’s article in Foreign Policy, fleeing Afrikaner farmers and the like. Mostly sensationalist headline grabbing stuff! Below is the reality of the

Engen’s commitment to nurturing talent and fostering educational excellence has once again shone brightly, with the 2024 Engen Maths & Science School (EMSS) matric class achieving a record 98% overall pass rate. Speaking at the EMSS Cape Town Awards ceremony on Saturday, 8 March — held to celebrate top learners from the EMSS centres hosted