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Tag Archives: Africa
Mayimele Says Time Right for Investing in Young Social Entrepreneurs
27 year old social entrepreneur Amu Mayimele has called for an increased move towards supporting young entrepreneurship in South Africa. Mayimele says that more and … Read More
Posted in Business, General
Tagged Africa, community upliftment, entrepreneurs, power of youth
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Novelist Jamala Safari Gives a Voice to Congolese Refugees
In August former Congolese refugee Jamala Safari launched his first novel, The Great Agony and Pure Laughter of the Gods, published by Umuzi. Since the … Read More
Redespresso increases its footprint
Redespresso is the brainchild of farmer Carl Pretorius who set the wheels in motion in 2005 on his family farm in the Cedarberg area of … Read More
eLimu to Provide Equal “Funucation” for All
In numerous primary schools across Kenya, eLimu recently rolled out a new, user-friendly and cost-effective 3G tablet complete with an innovative new educational application. Speaking … Read More
Posted in Education, Science & Tech
Tagged Africa, app, App Developer, education, eLimu, entrepreneurs, InMobi, Kenya, Leadership, Nivi Mukherjee, Youth
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LIVING MATHS LOOKS TO BROADEN THE HORIZONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION
Having already reached over 4,500 students in the Western Cape alone, Living Maths is set to roll out a host of new schemes to change … Read More
Posted in Education, Video
Tagged Africa, community, education, Living Maths, school, skills development, Steve Sherman
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Mandela Day “Inspires Change” in Blikkiesdorp
On an uncharacteristically warm and sunny winter’s morning on the 18th of July, around 300 people gathered at Blikkiesdorp temporary settlement in the Cape Flats … Read More
Posted in General, Video
Tagged Africa, Blikkiesdorp, charity, City of Cape Town, community, community upliftment, Mandela Day
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Global Soap Project Founder Looks to South Africa to Help Raise the Bar
Ugandan-born social entrepreneur Derreck Kayongo says that “when you’re trying to do something big, you have to start small”. It is fitting then that Kayongo’s … Read More
Posted in Business, Health, Video
Tagged Africa, Derreck Kayongo, entrepreneurs, Global Soap Project, international award, skills development
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Mxit story reveals power of mobile born in SA
Alan Knott-Craig Jr, mobile entrepreneur, author, and Mxit’s new CEO, together with co-author, award-winning journalist, Gus Silber, launched their book, Mobinomics: Mxit and the Mobile … Read More
Posted in Business, Science & Tech
Tagged Africa, Alan Knott-Craig, book, Gus Silber, mobile phones, Mobinomics, MXit, The Book Lounge, World of Avatar
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Kingsley Holgate revs up malaria fight in rural Africa
Wednesday 25 April marked World Malaria Day. Supernews spoke to Kingsley Holgate also known as the “Greybeard of African Adventure”, about his efforts to prevent … Read More
Posted in Health
Tagged Africa, Cape Union Mart, Grey beard of african adventure, Holgate, Kingsley, Kingsley Holgate, Relate, UAM, UAMalaria, Unite against Malaria
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Grade R’s send out message for Water Week
Every year during March the Department of Water Affairs celebrates National Water Week in South Africa, which also features World Water Day 0n 22 March. … Read More
Coffins that Mitigate Climate Change
Seven years ago surveys revealed South Africans spent more time at funerals than at weddings and with the 400 000 people who die of AIDS … Read More
Posted in Design, Green
Tagged Africa, COP17, eco coffins, environment, green, impumelelo social innovations centre, South Africa
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TrashBack puts high value on waste
By giving rewards for the collection of rubbish, a local enterprise is starting the process of changing how we view our trash. TrashBack incentivises people … Read More
Call for new young leaders
Many say that the future of South Africa is doomed because of its weak political leadership. There are organisations and individuals though, that not only … Read More
Posted in Politics
Tagged Africa, change the headlines - change south Africa, community, DA, education, government, Leadership, South Africa, student
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Student Band hits international stage – Meet The Windy City
Three friends, Adrian Culhane and brothers Marco and Jean-Sebastian Correia, are the members behind the music that is The Windy City. Recently returned from a … Read More
Posted in Culture
Tagged Africa, band, City of Cape Town, music, South Africa, the windy city
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Greenpop’s treevolution greens Cape Town school by school
‘You say you want a revolution, Well, you know, We all want to change the world’, sang the Beatles. The people behind Greenpop don’t just … Read More
Posted in General, Green
Tagged Africa, business, change the headlines - change south Africa, City of Cape Town, education, greening, Greenpop, South Africa, trees
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