Harrismith’s heroes – a team consisting of voluntary township leaders and local farmers – have restored water, fixed sewage systems and reinstated electricity to the long-suffering citizens of their town.
“If one has tasted success, no-one wants to kiss the ground” says Principal Bongi Oscar Nhlanhla Dube, known as BO, of Amangwane High School.
The fifth edition of the global survey shows long-term worries over inequality, technology and climate change – and a precipitous fall in the world’s trust of the United States.
You can never catch the last fish in the sea, nor come remotely close to it. However, the topic is one that’s guaranteed to spark tremendous debate.
In South Africa, it is particularly challenging to give poor people property rights because the homes in which they live are mired in complex land registration systems.
Many South Africans are considering whether they should not look for a future elsewhere; it dominates conversations around the braai.
Georgina de Kock developed an edible food bowl, which is set to change the hospitality industry that contributes to billions of single-use plastic items a year.
During his 18 years of working for the SPCA, Jerry Selwane was exposed to the abuses animals had to endure due to ignorance and misinformation.
In 2020, Valenture will offer the equivalent of SA’s Grades 8, 9, 10 and 11, expanding to matric the following year.
The writer defines a hobby as something you do regularly simply because it’s pleasant, and not for money, though some lucky folk have become rich doing it.