Article 22/04/2013

The War on Water Leaks water management project has been implemented in Toekomsrus – that’s in the Randfontein municipality. Since its inception community members have been trained in plumbing; there has been door to door education on water conservation and many employment opportunities have been created. Read More

Article 18/04/2013

South Africa’s wildlife attracts tourists from all over the world to experience and even interact with wild animals. The truth is that many local kids never get this opportunity. This scenario changed for a few children from rural Limpopo, though. Read More

Article 18/04/2013

Effective farming operations play a key role in food security. There are 800 million hectares of unused fertile land in Africa. But still, of the 32 nations viewed as critical in terms of food security, 20 are in Africa. The Living way Agri Academy in Cape Town gives potential farmers the opportunity to learn the skills needed to begin their own farming operations. Read More

Article 18/04/2013

Community development projects are very important in rural areas to empower people with skills and to create jobs in their local community. Siyakhula Trust provides capacity training to community leaders and Non-profit organizations. They are involved in community development projects in South Africa and abroad. We spoke to Gill Fenwick the Executive Director of Siyakhula Trust. Read More

Article 18/04/2013

Many people go through severe, abusive experiences and tragic events without access to trauma counseling. These services can help victims to deal with their experiences and still live happy and significant lives. Read More

Article 17/04/2013

Siyabonga is a care village located on a farm called Kleinplasie, 1 km out of Vredenburg on the way to Veldrif. The mission of Siyabonga is “To care for the sick, vulnerable and disabled, with unconditional love”. Read More

Article 17/04/2013

Siyafunda CTC is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others. Read More

Article 17/04/2013

SOAPKidz is an organisation aimed at creating environmental awareness, promote nature conservation, teach life skills, while doing fun activities amongst the underprivileged, abused and neglected children. This is done by connecting the children to nature. Outings range from mountaineering, canoeing, mountain biking and hiking. Read More

Article 17/04/2013

Stokvels – A Hidden Economy. This is how one of South Africa’s well-respected market research companies, African Response, titled one of its recent research reports on stokvels. With an estimated value of about 44 billion rand, South African stokvels are no longer made up of goggos getting together for a gossip session. We spoke to the Managing Director of African Response Mamapudi Nkgadima. Read More

Article 16/04/2013

The Missionary Aviation Fellowship is changing lives with the planes that they fly to rural areas in order to uplift poor rural communities in a sustainable way. We spoke to Leon Prinsloo, CEO of Missionary Aviation Fellowship South Africa and Programme Manager of the flight operation, Mission Aviation Services. Read More