R200 000 raised for Special Knead Café
On the 27th of June this year Grant “CrazyBikeGuy” Cameron-Smith completed an 8884km fundraising raising initiative from London to Istanbul on a mountain bike. This...
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This Bokashi Ball recipe may help revive your local ecosystem
The Hollard JUMA team have been cleaning up the Braamfontein Spruit with the help of Bokashi Balls for the last few years, and are now looking for more people to get involved. Made from a mixture of clay, dried sludge, and microorganisms, these little balls are like probiotics for the ecosystem. They can help increase the balance of beneficial bacteria in the water, inhibit algae and water odour, and allow plant and animal life to flourish. Furthermore, Bokashi Balls are simple to make and use....
South Africa’s second highest waterfall is in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa’s second highest waterfall is in the Eastern Cape. This is the professional opinion of surveyors and engineers working on SANRAL’s N2 Wild Coast...
Aspiring Change Makers and Activists can now apply for a Canon Collins Scholarship
Scholars committed to creating an open and just society in southern Africa are invited to apply for one of five prestigious scholarships currently available from the Canon Collins Trust, including one fully-funded scholarship to study in Ireland. Two of the scholarships are in memory of apartheid struggle heroes whose remarkable contributions towards the realisation of democracy are remembered in history: Joel Joffe – Nelson Mandela’s lawyer during the Rivonia Trial; and Kader Asmal, former Minister of Education and leader of the anti-apartheid movement in Ireland. August is Women’s Month, and the Tom Queba Engineering Scholarship for Social Change supports black female engineers to pursue Master’s degrees in engineering fields.Tom Queba was a leader in the George taxi industry. His passion, commitment, and vision for improved public transport in George contributed greatly to the achievement of the GO GEORGE bus service. He was tragically killed in 2014, and this scholarship is in his memory. All the scholarships are awarded to scholars who are working towards real social impact – and who will especially benefit from financial support. For 38 years, the Canon Collins Trust has been building a community of change agents who...
Public debate hosted by the Apartheid Museum tackles patriarchy in 2019
On Women’s Day, the Apartheid Museum hosted a public debate in their auditorium titled, “Let’s Talk About the Struggle: Patriarchy”. The debate was moderated by...
Federal mandated protection revives hawaiian coral reefs
For decades, overfishing and trawling had been devastating parts of an underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, wrecking deep-sea corals and destroying...
Social-TV pays tribute to U-Dream Global pilot pair
Renowned project directors of U-Dream Global, Des Werner, and Werner Froneman passed away tragically when their plane crashed in Tanzania on Saturday 3 August 2019....
Mugg & Bean’s CSI wing launches Eco Cups
Mugg & Bean has officially launched their 100% compostable and biodegradable takeaway Eco Cups manufactured from renewable resources. This means that after drinking out of...
World Ranger Day pays tribute to fallen rangers
Over the last year, 149 rangers across the globe have been killed with at least 54 of these rangers being from Africa. Many ranger deaths go unreported, so the actual...
AU conference discusses ways to localise International Humanitarian Aid
A conference, co-organized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Government of Switzerland, took place recently in Addis...