Events

Starfish Resolve: One distressed animal at a time (or a few more!) – By Yolanda Wessels

By Yolanda Wessels Sadly, our country struggles with an alarming number of unwanted pets. Although the Animal Welfare Protection Non-profit organisations operate on a national basis, they struggle to keep up with the millions of unwanted pets, uneducated people, and increasing lack of funding as none of them is funded by the government and are […]

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We were always here – Dr Candice Bailey, Lerato Makate, Sizwe Malinga, Les Owen, Therese Owen

By Steuart Pennington ‘WE WERE ALWAYS HERE’ contains 42 remarkable, and inspirational, stories about the work of Black entrepreneurs, inventors, ‘out of the box’ thinkers that have made their mark across the world, but in South Africa and the USA in particular. The stories are short, easy to read, and often confounding in their ingenuity.

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Oprah school graduate: Doctor (cum laude) from KZN

“I’ve been to 22 graduations for all my daughter-girls who came from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa to colleges and universities across the United States,” Winfrey wrote on Instagram. “This one was extra special. Daughter-girl Bongeka first graduated summa cum laude at Spelman, then she got her master’s degree at Oxford, and this

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Cum Laude Pass for HRH Princess Eurika Mogane, representing Mpumalanga at the University of Cambridge

From cleaning offices in the heart of Mbombela CBD, to currently being a top graduate from the University of Cambridge Scholarship Recipient in the Sustainable Development Goals : Law and Policy certification. HRH Princess Eurika Mogane, learnt early in life that things aren’t easy and one needs to be committed above average in order to

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RAAM BAND - The Sound Of Africa

African Night In New York: A Sonic Journey of African Beats and Global Unity

African Night In New York is not just a musical event — it’s a transcendent cultural experience curated by the visionary artist RAAM BAND. Known for his groundbreaking fusion of African rhythms and electronic beats, RAAM BAND offers an electrifying night that celebrates the power of music to unite people across cultures and generations. From the first pulse of

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Young South Africans innovate and hustle to beat unemployment OR are the ‘official’ youth unemployment stats of 59.7% TRUE?

      By Mamapudi Nkgadima To solve South Africa’s dismaying youth unemployment challenge we must end the pervasive narrative that South Africans, and particularly young unemployed South Africans, are reliant on the government. It’s quite simply not true, as a recent African Response survey has revealed. Among the respondents who classified themselves as unemployed

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South African youth’s fighting spirit prevails against unemployment

Unemployment directly impacts over 4,7 million individuals between the ages of 15 – 34 years old – there is no doubt that youth employment remains a critical challenge. Compounding this challenge is also the reality that young females often display heightened vulnerability in the labour market when compared to their young male counterparts. Yet, amidst

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Developing New Partnerships in the Waste Oil Industry – By Thabo Motlhabi

By Thabo Motlhabi Chairperson Mrs. Olga Moji of Woasa (Waste Oil Organization) based in Soweto, Dobsonville, and  Zuuebekom, recently held a meeting with the Rose Foundation, hosted at Toadbury Hotel Country, on 17 Friday, May 2024. Woasa Waste Oil Organization represents the voice of the voiceless in the waste oil industry, especially black people who

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