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Top matric achievers of 2024

South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, hosted the annual Matric Achievers Breakfast at the MTN Innovation Centre in Johannesburg celebrating the nation’s top 39 matriculants from the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, acknowledging their exceptional academic performances and resilience. Minister Gwarube commended the students, often referred to as the “Covid generation,” for […]

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The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of South Africa’s most entrenched social crises, disproportionately affecting women and children. Despite growing awareness, the prevalence of violence against women remains alarmingly high, with one in three women experiencing abuse. This crisis is compounded by systemic barriers such as poverty, limited economic opportunities and mistrust in justice systems, which

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Joburg Theatre and CHOC celebrate book handover

Joburg Theatre and CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA have celebrated the first official handover of books collected during their festive season book drive. The event took place at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, where the first collection of books found their new home in the hands of brave children and teenagers undergoing cancer treatment. The

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SA men step up for 16 Days of Activism

Despite significant legal protections, gender-based violence (GBV) is a persistent, harrowing reality for many girls and women in South Africa. This month, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released and handed over to government, the First South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022. Gathering data from both victims and perpetrators, the study provides significant insights into

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An early Christmas blessing for Gerard Old Age Home residents

Elderly residents at Gerard Old Age Home received food, clothing, and financial support from Ackerman’s Ububele CSI programme, fostering gratitude and hope. Xoliswa Zakwe – Alex News Christmas came early for the elderly residents of Gerhard Old Age Home as Ackerman’s Ububele CSI (Corporate Social Investment) programme blessed them with a generous donation of food

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How a pilot project is changing school feeding on the West Coast

In three years an initiative to make school feeding more impactful has expanded from a pilot project to provide meals to all the children at four West Coast schools. First trialled at HP Williams Primary School in St Helena Bay, the project now includes Masiphathisane Primary School and Louwville High School in Vredenberg. The latest

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Leadership matters, says Eskom Chairperson at Serious Social Investing Conference

204 days of no load shedding, the expected end of any risk of load shedding by March 2025 and 2024 seeing Eskom finally breaking even or becoming profitable. These were the bold statements made by Chairperson of Eskom, Dr Mteto Nyati, who delivered the keynote address at the Serious Social Investing Conference in Johannesburg. The

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MTN SA Foundation hands over R1.3million multimedia centre to Thaba’Nchu school

A step towards conquering the digital divide in the Free State by ensuring that disadvantaged learners have access to state-of-the-art digital technology was taken when the MTN SA Foundation handed over the keys to a R1.3million digital muiltimedia centre at the JS Moroka High School in Thaba’Nchu, Free State. The multimedia centre will open the

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