Citizen Journalist: Suzi

About Suzi

A recent graduate from Juniata College, news junkie and fun lover.

The Visual Made Verbal

The Western Cape branch of Audio Describe PTY is making huge strides to help the visually impaired enjoy art and performances more, thanks in part […]

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Creative Week Cape Town Inspires Artists and Public

Creative Week Cape Town gave both artists and citizens a chance to explore and appreciate the city through public displays, workshops and design collaborations, adding […]

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Wooden pens sign up for sustainability

With a start-up loan of just R50, a group of post-graduate diploma students in Enterprise Management at UCT have launched a line of wooden pens, […]

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Leap of Faith helps SA woman found TSiBA Education

Thirty three year old Capetonian Leigh Meinert has dedicated her life to making a difference and to creating entrepreneurs and future leaders in South Africa. […]

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Chocolatiers think outside the box to help empower women

A collaboration between South Africa’s first bean-to-bar chocolate factory and a recycling craft company are producing more than just chocolate and packaging. Social entrepreneurs, Antonino […]

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Students combine design with social impact

For B-Tech Industrial Design students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), the annual 5K project challenge is about designing a product that will make […]

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Paperight Makes copying Books legal and cheap

Buying traditional paper books is becoming an unrealistic expense for many people around the world. And yet, with the advent of e-books, reading opportunities have […]

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Stimulation Kit helps disabled children participate in daily life

For many children with disabilities, daily life involves little more than sitting in a wheelchair for hours on end. Enter Uhambo, the Shonaquip Foundation. Uhambo […]

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Distribution Company hopes to create change with film screenings

For lovers of independent movies, a new distribution company is bringing feature films to South Africa that previously wouldn’t have been shown. Filmfoto Releasing founder […]

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Zimbabwean Lessons In Education

In terms of country size, South Africa is three times larger than Zimbabwe. It also has a staggering R207 billion budget allocation to education. So […]

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Sustainability in South African Cities

By the year 2025, Masdar City, otherwise known as the world’s most sustainable city, will open its doors to citizens. The $19 billion dollar city, […]

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Social Network with purpose attracts citizens to do good

On 19 July, Forgood officially launched their website after an initial 18 month pilot phase led by founder Dr. Garth Japhet. Forgood was developed by […]

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Freecycling Takes Sharing To The Next Level

The Freecycle Network is an online system of groups around the world consisting of givers and takers. The catch? Everything they give or take is […]

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