by Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.@GroundUp_News671 0
Non-profit Mdzananda Animal Clinic turned 27 this weekend. Khayelitsha, South Africa (10 October 2023) – The biggest dog, the best look-alike, the cutest, the most unusual dog, the best…
The Local Surf Lounge Academy relies on donations from other surfers. It offers surf lessons to boys from poorer communities. Muizenberg, South Africa (09 October 2023) — As a…
by Text by Daniel Steyn. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks@Groundup_news638 0
Only about 1 in 20 South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment. Mitchells Plain, South Africa (03 October 2023) – Hundreds of people took to the streets of…
This might be the country’s first such school. Diepsloot, South Africa (15 August 2023) – An organisation called Khensani’s Collection has built a self-contained green school for children from Diepsloot,…
Volunteers work from 9 am to 1 pm on weekdays. Nyanga East, South Africa (11 August 2023) – Dozens of jobless residents are cleaning up the worst informal dumps…
Gugulethu Chess College under-11 team to go to provincial tournament. Gugulethu, South Africa (07 August 2023) – Gugulethu Chess College founder Babalwa Rubusana goes from class to class at…
But the future of this West Coast jewel is not yet assured, despite record rains this year West Coast, South Africa (27 July 2023) – For seven long years,…
Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests South Africa (23 June 2023) – Solar-powered lights fixed onto the outside of shacks in…
Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards. Dunoon, South Africa (14 April 2023) – A play about anti-apartheid activist Onkgopotse Tiro has…
Trial of vaccine to prevent RSV was led by Wits vaccinologist Shabir Madhi and showed 82% efficacy. South Africa (07 April 2023) – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a…
Where mind meets heart
“One of the marvellous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.” – Jean Vanier
