Surprisingly, more than 14 million people in South Africa (approximately 35% of the population) are vulnerable to food insecurity. Of this number, rural communities are particularly susceptible as they account for 70% of the country’s poorest households. The impact of …
Nelson Mandela had three rules which he used to guide his actions: (1) free yourself; (2) free others; and (3) serve every day. Known as a leader who served others, he strongly believed that “what counts in life is not …
Navigating Hillbrow as a blind person is no easy task. Using just a cane, Nomsa Mbatha negotiates unpredictable traffic, dangerous alleyways and a complex maze of streets to find her way to the MES offices. She is about to join …
The woman in the picture below, Nomsa Mbatha, inspires us. Although almost completely blind (she navigates herself using a white cane), she is a member of the MES cleaning team and with assistance from her team mates, helps clean the …
It may be said that education is a bit of a contentious topic in South Africa. The fact that quality education is in so many cases more freely available to a privileged few is a horrible truth. Add to this …
My mother had a catch-all saying for whatever minor catastrophe beset me as a young man, “If you had shoes on that wouldn’t happen”. Sometimes she was correct, like when I stood on a nail and it did what nails …
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