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…
Dam levels are set to fall below 50% in March. This time last year they were 80% full. Cape Town, South Africa (21 February 2023) – Earlier this month,…
Nearly half of 13 and 14-year-olds at one school have been drunk at least once, survey found. George, South Africa (09 February 2023) – George, a town of about 200,000…
But Masiphumelele’s boxing gym has hardly any equipment. Masiphumelele, South Africa (08 February 2023) – Almost every day, a group of children in Masiphumelele can be found stretching, running laps,…
Micheala Ohlson made it to the tournament in Mauritius thanks to fund-raising. Ocean View, South Africa (26 January 2023) – Micheala Ohlson from Ocean View bagged a silver…
Where mind meets heart
“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” - Mother Teresa
