Cape Town

Medical students at UCT teach Mitchell’s Plain residents first-aid skills

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 7, 2018 591 0

Basic first-aid skills are important for everyone to have so medical students at UCT are teaching them to residents of Mitchell’s Plain, a great initiative.   In communities where violence…

Ramaphosa announces gang task force for Hanover Park

by Saam Niami Jalinous @GroundUp_NewsNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018 1,326 0

President Ramaphosa visited Hanover Park to meet the people affected by gangsterism and announced a new gang task force to help combat the problem.   President Cyril Ramaphosa emerged from…

Cody the Pony’s recovery has been miraculous, this is him 1 year later

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 5, 2018 543 0

Cody the Pony’s story is a harrowing one… He was caught up in the Knysna Fires of 2017, lost for 16 full days and returned badly burned. Now he is…

Facebook and Cell C partner with City of Cape Town to provide FREE public wifi!

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeNovember 3, 2018 980 0

Facebook and Cell C have partnered with the City of Cape Town to provide public access Wi-Fi locations across the city.   The City of Cape Town have just announced that…

NGO helps people with intellectual disabilities gain meaningful employment in SA

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 3, 2018 516 0

Seven young students with intellectual disabilities have received an incredible opportunity thanks to an NGO that works to create equal job opportunities     Cape-based NGO Work4You offers crucial work-training…

Township Dogs Get Lovely Kennels, Helping Through Heatwaves and Rainstorms

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 2, 2018May 22, 2025 860 0

The Purple Kennel Project provides cost-effective, eco-friendly dog kennels which are then donated to organisations that take care of township dogs in need.   South Africa (02 November 2018) –…

Hout Bay informal settlement gets water-wise food garden for local daycare

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 1, 2018July 16, 2020 714 0

The iGardi Project works to build water-wise gardens and educates communities on how to grow and sustain food a garden in the Western Cape   Using recycled materials like wooden…

Max the Macaw is getting a 3D printed beak to help make his life better

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 1, 2018 1,274 0

Max the Macaw got into a rather nasty fight with another Macaw and lost his beak in the process so now he is getting a new, 3D printed one.  …

Animal charity caring for over 54 animals after Khayelitsha Fire share update #WOW

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 31, 2018 462 0

Over 54 kittens, puppies and fully-grown pets have been rescued and are being treated after the Khayelitsha fire, and are are making a good recovery.   The horrific fire that…

Funds raised for Khayelitsha fire victims sees 213 food parcels made up

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 30, 2018 320 0

A fire raged through the informal settlement of Khayelitsha leaving 4000 people displaced but South Africans are coming to their rescue.   Tumi Sole, founder of registered non-profit organisation, Country Duty…