Citizen Journalist: Impumelelo

About Impumelelo

The Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre champions social solutions to encourage the adaptation of these proven bright ideas around South Africa - promoting African Solutions to African Problems!

Harnessing Rural Job-Creating Networks

Women in South Africa have more freedom and opportunity than ever before. Although equality legislation has opened spaces for women to do exceptional things, South […]

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Bedford Makes History with Recycling Optic Cable!

Two hundred kilometres north-east of Port Elizabeth lies the little town of Bedford. Bedford is comprised of 2,206 households. 54.6% of people in Bedford are […]

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Creating the Right Skills for the Job Market

The low numbers of economically-active people in South Africa are alarming. In 2001, 16.5 million people were active in the job market. By 2010, this […]

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As Useful as can Bee!

Sindiswa Teyise, proudly declares that the “bee is my boss”. However, these flying insects do not call all the shots with Teyise who manages the […]

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Maths Teachers Can be Transformed

The Eastern Cape Education Department remains in the news for all the wrong reasons. From perennial court battles between unions, provincial and national departments, teacher […]

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From academic reject to honours graduate

See powerful video at end of article. South Africa’s current matriculation pass rate of 70.2% has increased from 67.8% since last year to much fanfare. […]

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FoodBank puts wasted food to good use

Food wastage is a global problem with 1.3 billion tons of good food wasted annually. As the 12th biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the […]

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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 […]

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Climate Change Starts at Home

More often than not, ‘RDP houses’ in South Africa do not improve the quality of life for the poor. Poorly constructed, these houses have no […]

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