District 6 Commemorative March
For 25 years the 11th of February has been commemorated through a march as the day the residents of District 6 were forcibly removed from the area in 1966.
A stylist in your pocket: the modern woman’s secret weapon of choice
As women, we’ve all been there. That important meeting with your boss or special date for your anniversary is looming dangerously close and your wardrobe’s potential to impress is as exciting as the Kalahari...
Wonder Woman: Desiree Ellis
Desiree Ellis will go down in history as the individual who made 2018 Banyana Banyana’s year to shine. South Africa stood up and took notice of the women’s national soccer team as they went...
Wonder Woman: Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng
Of all the obstacles one has to overcome in order to complete one's degree, arriving at Graduation Day and being unable to receive one's much deserved certificate as a result of financial difficulties must...
Mission (I’m) Possible
The inmates of Pollsmoor created a theater play that depicted the lives of inmates, highlighting their hopes and dreams outside of the crime that landed them in prison, subsequently becoming their identifier. It is...
For the love of the (human) race
This time last year Australian Nick Lawson was studying to become a nurse in Sydney and made ends meet as a part-time Uber driver. If you were to ask where one might find him...
Planting seeds of hope
Jesse Laitinen, founder of Streetscapes, explains that the idea around creating this project was to address the growing problem of homelessness in Cape Town. A problem that extends beyond the simple physical issue of...
Encounters of a Justice Desk hero
Some stories speak for themselves. The beauty of these stories lies in their rawness and authenticity. These stories are the stories that make you feel, but more importantly inspire you to act.
Such a story...
Going for Gold: A story of not giving up
For those whose lives change overnight due to the loss of a limb or paralysis there is no going back to the old way of life. There is only finding a new normal.
Juan-Claude Dittrich,...
Run Brightmore, Run
A long night of traveling was the prelude to the race he regrets losing on the 1st of July. Fatigue-riddled, sweat-drenched and heart-broken, he crossed the finish line of the Victoria Falls Marathon. He...
