Day: April 1, 2022
News24.com | WATCH | How a stroke of paint goes a long way for children living with disabilities
The colour purple acts as a beacon to inform communities that a child with disabilities lives in the house - and they should be treated equally.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Coal mining land is delivering better wheat than virgin soil
A pilot study to repurpose coal mining land to grow crops has yielded surprisingly positive results.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Dads on Duty: Joburg woman starts mentorship programme to fill gaps of absent fathers
Johannesburg resident Jade Seedat says she realised that there is a dire need in communities for good male role models. She has started Dads on Duty after losing her father.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | After years caged in Argentina, 4 tigers find freedom in the Free State
Four Bengal tigers, which lived in a train carriage in Argentina for 15 years, had a trans-Atlantic journey to find a somewhat unlikely home, and a semblance of freedom, in the Free State.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Elderly couple believes becoming one is the secret to their 74-year love story
Florence, 94, and Thembinkosi Mahlalela, 101, from KwaZulu-Natal have had their fair share of ups and downs after 74 years of marriage, but are just as in love as the day they met.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | A knight’s tale: How chess is keeping children off the streets in Nigeria
Through Chess in Slums Africa, an initiative to provide teaching and mentorship to underprivileged kids, Tunde and his crew have managed to keep children in school, away from child labour, and to help reconfigure their mindsets.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | WATCH | Rosie and her multi-coloured mane: A story of hope, healing and horses
A Cape Town horse called Rosie is changing lives through equine therapy. A group of children from Langa, suffering from a range of physical and intellectual disabilities, visit her every week. And the changes in the children are awe-inspiring.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | FRIDAY BRIEFING | Reimagining South Africa: Why all is not lost
In week's Friday Briefing, we asked several writers to tell us why, despite everything, they still have hope in South Africa.
Continue ReadingJan. 6 Committee’s 6-Hour Interview With Jared Kushner ‘Really Valuable,’ Lawmaker Says
"He was able to voluntarily provide information to us, to verify, substantiate," Rep. Elaine Luria said as the House committee continues to probe the U.S. Capitol riot.
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