Month: April 2022
News24.com | How non-profit organisation Father A Nation is combatting GBV one tavern at a time
National coordinator for Father A Nation Zizipho Mtwesi says his calling is to make sure that men who frequent taverns are reminded daily of the small role that non-profit organisation FAN does to try and combat GBV.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ‘I have always enjoyed academia’ – UCT student after master’s thesis converted to PhD
A journey towards a master's in artisanal mining at the University of Cape Town turned into a PhD for 28-year-old student Rebecca-Lee Pein.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ‘It’s not just about chasing criminals, but saving lives’: Hero cop and his dog have a mission
For Sergeant Clinton Odayar, it was the thrill of shootouts and high-speed chases that saw him join the police more than 20 years ago. But saving a young boy from certain death was his Damascene moment, one that drives him to go beyond the call...
Continue ReadingNews24.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.
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