Events

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

With Christmas, the season of giving, just around the corner, Remitly surveyed over 4,500 people from around the world using the Interpersonal Generosity Scale, a psychological study that captures generosity as a broader behaviour encompassing empathy, emotional support, patience, kindness and a willingness to put others’ needs first. South Africa’s average generosity score of 51.57 makes it

Despite the cold and rain on Sunday, 16 November, the Inanda Seminary Alumnae Association (ISAA) held its 10th Annual General Meeting in Sandton, followed by an elegant high tea. Hosted in the warm, stylish studio of designer Fred Eboka and fabric manufacturer Tina Eboka — an accomplished alumna who trained in Philadelphia — the gathering

By: Tshidiso Masopha Source: Standard Bank Standard Bank Head of Brand Experience, Yolisa Koza, Operations Manager at MII, Motsei Masilo, former National Cricket Captain and Altruist, Dr Ali Bacher and Executive Head: Group Real Estate at Standard Bank, Nkosinathi Manzana On 15 September I wrote “Changing the game Jozi’s gets it very first Football Pitch”

Opinion Editorial: The G20 Leaders’ Declaration Missed the Real Dividend: Africa’s Children Why the G20 Must Put Children at the Heart of Development Patricia Martin and Lene Øverland (Breadline Africa); Tatiana Kazim (the Equality Collective); Wilmi Dippenaar (South African Parenting Programme Implementers Network); Rachel Rozentals (Families4Children); Monica Woodhouse (South African National Child Rights Coalition) Africa

World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism The Lost City Golf Course with Sun City Hotel in the background Golf tourism constitutes a vital segment of the global travel and tourism marketplace. The overwhelming success of World Golf Awards over the past decade has created excitement within golf tourism, ensuring

By: Gerda Potgieter Doctors for Life International’s Aid to Africa outreach is making a significant difference by helping people regain their sight. Last month, Doctors For Life International (DFL) returned to Mozambique to perform sight-restoring surgeries. Their Aid to Africa outreach efforts in 2024 brought hope to many individuals, and this time, the team heightened