After her own difficult experience battling extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and hearing the stories of what other TB patients and survivors had been through, medical doctor Thato Mosidi (29) realised…
Over 805 000 e-mails have been sent to the Democratic Alliance’s newly launched online platform lobbying the African National Congress National Assembly caucus to support next week’s motion of no…
Janet Jobson has always felt strongly about trying to create a just society. South Africa (28 February 2016) – When Janet was a teenager, her mother – an activist…
John Hume is a South African rhino farmer. He owns & protects more rhinos than anyone else in the world—around 1,261. At his farm in Klerksdorp, about 100 miles southeast…
Mina Guli has already run some 430 miles toward her goal to raise awareness of the global water scarcity crisis. South Africa (07 June 2023) – The water that…
The family of a Seattle infant said he was “staring death in the face” days before he got a life-saving transplant. Lincoln Seay was born with a birth defect that…
Nathan Roberts is only 28 and already making waves in the education arena. His registered nongovernmental organisation Ikazi Youth: Everyday Heroes Club is transforming the lives of high school children…
When UNICEF’s photographers set out to capture the light of hope, first they had to look in the darkness. Hope is a hard thing to show in a photograph. It’s…
This week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unprecedented move when it comes to LGBT rights and visibility. If you’re someone who’s paid close attention to his record on…
A South Dakota teen made the experience of going to his first high school formal a family affair by inviting his younger sister, who is battling cancer. AJ Spader, 15,…
Where mind meets heart
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
