Events

      Janine Griebelaar and Youmna Mohammed honoured in “Heroes Among Us” campaign Liberty Promenade has announced the winners of its “Heroes Among Us” campaign, which set out to honour individuals who dedicate themselves to uplifting their communities. The initiative, launched ahead of Mandela Day, invited shoppers to nominate changemakers whose consistent, selfless service […]

In honour of World Sight Day, on 9 October 2025 Dr Nwaneri highlights the importance of teaching childhood about diversity and inclusion and talks to Maymoona Chouglay, the first visually impaired cast member of Takalani Sesame. Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind Takalani Sesame, has conducted extensive research which consistently demonstrates that representation in children’s

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Photo credit: Charmain Carrol In a transformative initiative blending heritage, entrepreneurship, and community empowerment, the Bavulele Ntsikhwe Mbokazi Art Center, founded by visionary photographer and storyteller Charmain Carrol, announces its inaugural artist residency program Bavulele Art in Residency ( simple means Open). The first of its kind in a rural village of Ngqwara at Mount Frere,

Only 180 breeding pairs of these birds left A critically rare Lappet-faced Vulture chick has just hatched at Vulpro’s captive breeding facility based at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, marking a monumental first for Vulpro and a crucial victory in the fight against extinction for one of Africa’s most threatened birds of prey. This is no ordinary hatching.

Sharnette Mostert always wanted to make a difference in her community. Working behind the pharmacy counter in Vredenburg, she saw needs every day, from kids going unminded to girls missing school during their periods. But on a pharmacy assistant’s salary with a family to support, community initiatives felt like a luxury she couldn’t afford. That

By Nyaradzo Mutanha, MERL specialist at Breadline Africa (Monitoring, Evaluation Research and Learning) Each morning, in Khayelitsha, Ntombentsha Sobekwa sets up her classroom with only a few teaching and play resources. By month-end, she has only a few Rands left after covering operational costs. Her story is not unique; many ECD centres across South Africa

Solidarity has reached an agreement with the American company, Propay Prime US, to export online IT skills. This is one of several similar agreements currently being negotiated by Solidarity in the United States of America (USA). According to Solidarity, the plan is to establish an entire sector through which South Africans can export their skills

Pieter du Plessis (left) and Viljoen de Kock GUDGU Co-Founders What began as a side hustle born out of personal and financial hardship in a small ninth-floor apartment in Pretoria, has grown into a beverage brand now stocked in 103 stores across the Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Freestate, Northwest, and Limpopo provinces. Gudgu – short

    Rebuilding Hope in Mthatha SOS Children’s Villages today launched a Flood Recovery and Child-Centered Resilience Programme in Mthatha. Termed Rebuilding Hope, this Mthatha Flood Recovery Project is a 24-month, R12.2 million initiative led by SOS Children’s Villages in South Africa, with support from its International Federation (HGFD Foundation), to restore dignity, safety and