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      Change One Thing

      3 words are changing the face of emergency services in South Africa

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeMarch 3, 2017 1,442 0

      what3words is a global addressing system. It has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and assigned each one a unique 3 word address. what3words provides…

      knitting beenies

      Two ladies are knitting ‘Beenies for the Homeless’ before winter rolls in

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMarch 2, 2017March 2, 2017 404 0

      Connie Burch and her neighbour are dedicating their free time to knitting ‘Beenies for the Homeless’. The idea started in 2016 when Connie knit beanies for new born babies.  …

      American couple on holiday in South Africa spend their time cleaning up litter

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeMarch 2, 2017March 2, 2017 491 0

      Why were they picking up litter while on holiday in South Africa? Simple… because someone has to do it.   Mr and Mrs Hightower from the USA were caught picking…

      4 Stellies students are on a mission to solve South Africa’s water crisis

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeMarch 2, 2017 754 0

      Four Masters students from Stellenbosch University are spear heading a country wide initiative to assess the quantity and quality of ground water reserves.   The “Know Your Water” team are…

      Big Beach Clean Up

      Capetonians collected outstanding amounts of litter at the ‘Big Beach Clean Up’

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMarch 1, 2017March 1, 2017 469 0

      5fm teamed up with Capetonians and hosted a ‘Big Beach Clean Up’ in February. Together they collected over 1.6 tons of litter!   In September 2016, the South African national radio…

      World Compliment Day

      World Compliment Day is on the 1st of March so let’s share the love and compliment a stranger

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017 710 0

      World Compliment Day is a day created by a group in the Netherlands to share compliments with people around you, to uplift and spread positive affirmations.   World Compliment Day…

      Baby breastmilk Hope Saldanha

      Parents have decided to donate unborn daughters organs to help save the lives of other babies

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017 370 0

      Royce and Keri Young have made an incredibly hard decision to donate their unborn daughter, Eva’s organs. Eva will save many young lives, she’s a little hero!   Royce and…

      mother daughter love

      Watch: New advert is celebrating woman who make the impossible, possible.

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvFebruary 27, 2017May 12, 2017 539 0

      Beautiful story about how a domestic worker did everything she could to make her daughters dreams come true, and years later… her daughter returned the favour.   Ariel is celebrating…

      Paramedics make dream come

      Paramedics make dream come true for child with rare genetic disorder

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeFebruary 26, 2017May 29, 2019 1,618 0

      A young boy’s dream came true just before going into theatre for surgery.   Little Aidan (7), became the youngest “member” of Team Red. Aidan, dressed in his red ER24…

      Delete the CCTV footage and rather share this video… “this is the memory we want everyone to have about Ludi Vink”

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeFebruary 24, 2017February 24, 2017 915 0

      The family of a Johannesburg man who passed away tragically after being seriously injured while trying to stop a bar fight, have asked to stop sharing the CCTV footage and…

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