Reigning Miss Soweto Thobile Steyn knows first-hand what it feels like to not be able to start the school year on the right footing. Her mother Thabile, who convinced her to enter the White Star-sponsored beauty pageant, would often struggle to find enough money to make sure her daughter went to school with the proper shoes and stationery. That’s why...

Agri SA launched its 2021 Surplus Food Aid Campaign at the Joburg Market yesterday, Wednesday, 31 March. Collaborating with the Mike Loutfie Foundation, Total South Africa and the RSA Group, the first campaign for 2021 includes a total of R110 000 in donations and an estimated 30 tonnes of fresh produce. Beneficiaries will receive hampers consisting of nutritious, quality fresh...

South Africa Flying Labs is championing drone and robotics technology for social good in South Africa by employing new technology, training a new generation of innovators, and fostering an enabling environment for technology for social impact.  Officially launched this month by QP DroneTech and its Consortium partners Vula Air Technologies and Ntiyiso Consulting, South Africa Flying Labs is a local robotics innovation hub with a global...

Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, as health care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organisers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic. The crisis has highlighted both the centrality of their contributions and the disproportionate burdens that women carry. This year’s theme for the International Day, "Women in leadership: Achieving...

How can South Africans ever show their gratitude to the thousands of healthcare workers who put their lives on the line to fight the Covid-19 pandemic? We can do it by standing together and helping to fight the pandemic – be it by making donations and taking part in initiatives to support healthcare workers, or simply by keeping a healthy...