By trading personal birthday gifts for bowls of pet food, one selfless Midrand resident has turned her special day into an annual lifeline for local shelter animals. Midrand, South…
St Stithians has just become the first South African school to earn an official selection at the world’s biggest film festival for high school filmmakers, and the boys behind the…
The Neema Foundation for the Deaf is helping organisations and communities build more inclusive spaces through Deaf awareness and South African Sign Language training. Johannesburg, South Africa (03 August…
The BEST excuse to drop everything you’re doing and demolish a kota. Or a boerie roll. Go! Johannesburg, South Africa (02 August 2026) – Time Out has ranked Johannesburg…
The Alexandra teenager will represent the country at the JKS International Para Cup in Brazil, as support is important to help make the journey possible. Johannesburg, South Africa (02…
Though its residential campus will close in 2027, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is expanding its heartbeat across South Africa to launch a nationwide scholarship programme that will…
Floki was the subject of 42 colourful works of art that helped raise thousands of rands for animals waiting for their forever homes. Johannesburg, South Africa (31 July 2026)…
When a senseless tragedy stripped a 25-year-old spaza shop owner of his livelihood, mobility and health, South Africans rallied together to supply the life-saving medical equipment his rural hospital simply…
This is one we haven’t seen before! A doggie showed up for welfare services in a washing basket. Gauteng, South Africa (30 July 2026) – They show up in…
Through compassion and a community spirit that refuses to leave the elderly behind, the ‘A Night for Sight’ fundraiser by Hello Poppy helped fund cataract surgeries that have brought 11…
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