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By Steuart Pennington In a recent Buzzfeed article “The 20 most beautiful countries in the world”- South Africa came in ahead of USA in second place and New Zealand in third place. Other African ...
Lead SA is an independent initiative which mobilises South Africans to make a difference, no matter how small, to the lives around them. By highlighting ‘Heroes of South Africa’, Lead SA empowers ...
In South African townships, artisans are struggling to find job opportunities. To address this challenge, Joshua Cox, in 2008, created the platform Trade-Mark, which connects home owners who need a ...
Unjani Clinics is a new alternative to the South African state healthcare system which is unable to adequately serve patients with quality service. By creating a social franchise easily deployable in ...
Hello SA – the Good News This is a bitter-sweet time for me. I started Hellopeter in 2000, and have worked at it every day since. It was just an idea. After all, there was nothing to replicate. No ...
“Waste is a resource in the wrong place” – Eddie Hanekom, Director of Waste Management, Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. In the Western Cape, at least 37% of waste is organic ...
The traditional single-use packaging is a real environmental problem today. The easiest solution is simply to reduce them in our everyday life. Nevertheless, sometimes you have to use packaging… so do ...
Names like Thuli Madonsela and Mamphela Ramphele may be familiar to many of us today, as female leaders in South Africa worthy of recognition. However many successful and inspirational South African ...
Rowan Mockler, 18, a matric learner at Michaelhouse senior boys’ boarding school in the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands, has been awarded the World Champion Persuasive Speaker accolade for 2016. In April ...
Home Affairs has more than halved the average time it takes for a person to get an Identity Document, thanks to the implementation of its turnaround strategy. Detailing the success of the turnaround ...
Sometimes the best treasures are right here on your doorstep, if you’re a Durbanite that is. If you’re planning to visit Durban, well then, be assured, there is a whole lot more to this city than just ...
The Freedom Charter declared that ”The Doors of Learning and Culture Shall be Opened”. It went on to say “Education shall be free, compulsory, universal and equal for all children; Higher education ...