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/ 25 October 2007
On June 16 1976 high school students in Soweto protested against their poor education. The date became engraved in South Africa’s struggle history and will be remembered as one of the turning points in the country’s history. When the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) decided to commemorate the day through a new "June 16 Trail", it also created a new legacy for communities inside Soweto that led to job creation and enterprise development
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/ 25 October 2007
The sparsely populated Northern Cape is known for the diamonds it delivers. Mining these precious stones takes blood, tears, sweat and a lot of patience. But for De Beers, the diamond mining giant of the world, diamonds are not only to be found in the soil of the province, but also among its people.
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/ 25 October 2007
The informal settlements of Gauteng are full of children living in desperate socio-economic conditions. It is here that a church partnership is working to uplift the lives of not only the children, but also their communities. "It is widely understood that children and childhood are the building blocks for social, economic and human development and yet millions of kids remain isolated in hopeless environments," says Joanne Schermeier of the Coalition of Anglican Children’s Homes.
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/ 25 October 2007
Matric pupils at Kwa-Ntebeni Comprehensive High School in rural KwaZulu-Natal celebrated when they were able to write their final exams together in one classroom for the first time. Before that milestone was reached in 2004, the matrics had to write their exams in separate, cramped classrooms.
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/ 25 October 2007
The Old Mutual Foundation’s Kate Miszewski has left an indelible mark on the communities she has served. Starting her career as a qualified primary school teacher, Miszewski has taught and lectured in a number of countries around Africa — including South Africa, Botswana and Namibia — before entering the world of social investment.
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/ 25 October 2007
Every year thousands of art lovers descend on the town of Oudtshoorn for the annual Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK). With more than 200 productions, 1 000 shows and 135 000 tickets sold, there is no doubt that the mainly Afrikaans arts festival is one of South Africa’s most beloved cultural events.
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/ 25 October 2007
In the real world justice is mainly for the wealthy. Do you have a spare R1 000 an hour for lawyer’s fees? This is not even what the top firms charge their corporate clients. And what of the lawyers themselves? They might have entered the profession dreaming of striving for justice and defending the innocent, but end up stuck in plush corporate offices helping the rich get richer.
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/ 25 October 2007
As HIV/Aids makes inroads into South Africa’s skills base, more companies are waking up to the idea of investing in employees through an innovative and comprehensive workplace programme. The New Clicks Group launched its Employee Wellness Programme (EWP) in September last year, after years of fine- tuning the programmme.
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/ 25 October 2007
Government has come a long way with the South African education system since the country’s democratisation in 1994, especially in terms of developing legislation aimed at addressing past imbalances. It has also made great strides in taking education forward with new curricula designed to serve the economy.
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/ 25 October 2007
When Gender Links was started six years ago, everyone involved knew it was not going to be an overnight success. They knew mindsets on gender and how women are portrayed in the media are not altered quickly. They also understood that time is a crucial ingredient to the process of change. But their commitment to gender issues led to the establishment of one of South Africa’s premier gender organisations.