The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race… its to test the limits of the human heart. And yesterday, during the Mandela Marathon, Mark Savides found pure heart…
Mpumi Nobiva was born into extreme poverty in Johannesburg, an orphan raised by her grandmother after losing her mother to HIV Aids when she was just nine years old. …
The Maasai Cricket Team are an incredible group of authentic Maasai warriors from the Laikipia region of Kenya who dedicate their time to raising awareness about social & economic challenges….
Skukuza resident Marlene Hurter sat in a bank next to a barefoot woman counting out R60 and decided to hold her hand out as a joke. What happened next…
In 2013, Bryan Ware founded The Crayon Initiative, a nonprofit organization that repurposes old, used crayons into brand new crayons and distributes them to children’s hospitals. Ware collects old crayons…
Celebrities, authors and footballers have spoken out to pledge their support for the thousands of refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe. Bob Geldof, in a highly charged interview on Irish radio,…
When Jacques Roelofse offered to buy a homeless man a meal, he had no idea his selfless act would teach so many South Africans to be a little more grateful….
Cape Town student Chaeli Mycroft has just reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in her wheelchair and has set the world record as first female quadriplegic to have made it…
An avid reader with an insatiable desire for knowledge, Philani has used his love for books to overcome drug addiction and change his lot in life – while trying to…
We are often our own harshest critics, but that can sometimes hold us back. By asking people’s loved ones to rate their level of “success,” this social experiment shows us…
Where mind meets heart
"And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." - Rainer Maria Rilke
