“FA” was just 10 years old when her stepfather starting abusing her. By the time she was 15 and preparing to testify against him, she was suicidal, afraid, and unable…
Moved by the plight of young learners struggling to read, Taryn Lock gave up her corporate job and, with her husband, co-founded Read to Rise, an NGO that allows access…
The son of a union shop steward raised in a working class family, Papike Mohale had an idea of the direction his life and career would take when he decided…
The Saudi-led coalition supporting government forces in Yemen has said it will respect a UN-backed ceasefire which came into force on Monday. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who are trying to overthrow…
On Friday, Bruce Springsteen cancelled his upcoming show in Greensboro, North Carolina, citing his opposition to the state’s sweeping new anti-LGBTQ law. “North Carolina has just passed HB2,” Springsteen wrote…
Michael Yeltsin is a homeless man living in Cape Town – you’ll find him on Mill Street, just before heading onto the overhang connecting with De Waal Drive. He’s often…
Every morning 14-year-old Lindokwakhe Vilakati, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, has had to be carried to his chair at school by his father, where he had to stay until his…
It takes months for babies to learn to smile, but what happens when a baby is practically blind? Four-month-old Leopold Wilbur Reppond, from Seattle, suffers from oculocutaneous albinism that severely…
An emotionally drained parent posted this photo of a napkin with the caption, “Went out for lunch and found out my meal had already been paid for. I really needed…
David Douglas is a six feet tall, 330-pound powerlifter with a heart stronger than his muscles. David, whose nickname is “The Beast,” first met Lindsay Ratcliffe at Relentless, a powerlifting…
Where mind meets heart
“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
