FIFA takes a stand against crowd racism
FIFA has amended its disciplinary code allowing referees to end a game should the crowds conduct racist and other discriminatory acts. Following decades of “monkey...
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Young soccer stars represent South Africa in Germany
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa selected two young girls from Alexandra township to represent South Africa at the Allianz Explorer Camp | Football...
Access Music Project is committed to the advancement of young musicians
Access Music Project (AMP) is is a project of the public benefit organisation, The Artwork Collective. The programme seeks to assist learners who are musically inclined but lack the resources for private coaching. AMP provides music training for learners, in Joza location, in all instruments from grades 1 to 5. Should a student wish to continue with music after completing grade 5, they qualify to audition for a scholarship to attend tertiary institutions. The Doorways Programme, under AMP, is an initiative through which AMP engages with scholars in grades 11 and 12 and assists learners with applications for jobs and universities. The programme also arranges “shadow shifts” for scholars who wish to learn more about their prospective careers before applying. Thozamile Ngeju, the AMP programme co-ordinator says “The Doorways Programme is important because it assists learners who are lost and might not know where to go” once they’ve completed their matric....
Lady Gaga supports victims of US mass shootings
American superstar Lady Gaga has just announced that she will be funding a number of classroom projects in US cities that have recently fallen victim...
Engen kits out Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary School’s drummies
To raise morale at Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary School, Principal Charlton De Morney reached out to local businesses to help raise funds for uniforms and...
Let’s talk money: Nedbank’s new secret is finally out
After weeks of anticipation, the secret is out, Nedbank is behind new short-form movie Secrets which was launched at a glittering premiere at NuMetro’s Hyde Park...
Visa Player Escort Programme makes dreams come true for South African children
Visa made the dreams of 11 South African children come true when they led some of the world’s best football players onto the pitch at...
Johnny Clegg, who fought apartheid with music, is dead
South African musician Johnny Clegg championed human rights in music that blended African tradition and Western rock for more than 40 years. The musician who...
All-women mountaineering team sets sights on new 9 Peak Challenge record
Two members of the first all-women team from Africa scheduled to climb Mt Everest in 2020 are attempting to complete the South African 9 Peaks...
DFL and Swedish national theatre to partner at cutting-edge conference and festival
Audiences will experience the power of performance next month when Drama for Life’s full-time professional theatre company and the internationally acclaimed Swedish national theatre Unga Klara join...