Sure, here are some recent news stories from South Africa that highlight people and initiatives breaking barriers:
Education:
- A rural Eastern Cape village school, Nqileni, made history as the first public school in the province to achieve a 100% pass rate in the 2023 matriculation exams. This incredible feat, fueled by dedicated teachers and resilient students, shattered expectations and challenged the narrative of underperforming rural schools.
- The “She Hacks” coding bootcamp is empowering young women from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the tech field. This free initiative equips them with coding skills, mentorship, and career guidance, opening doors to a future filled with digital possibilities.
Entrepreneurship:
- Lungile Liswani, a young entrepreneur from Soweto, is revolutionizing the township fashion scene with his vibrant sneaker brand, “Mashu.” His designs, inspired by local culture and infused with global trends, are breaking down fashion barriers and putting Soweto style on the map.
- Nokwanda Mafu, a social entrepreneur, is tackling food insecurity in her community through her innovative “Yebo Grocery” initiative. This network of community-run mini-markets provides affordable fresh produce and groceries, promoting food access and economic empowerment.
Social Justice:
- The #EndGBV movement continues to gain momentum, pushing for stronger legal frameworks and societal awareness to combat gender-based violence. Their relentless advocacy is breaking the silence and empowering survivors to seek justice.
- The Khayelitsha Art Hub is giving a voice to young people from the township through its vibrant murals and community arts projects. Their kreativiteit is challenging stereotypes and sparking conversations about social issues, transforming public spaces into canvases for social change.
These are just a few examples of the many South Africans who are breaking barriers and making a difference in their communities. Their stories of resilience, innovation, and dedication inspire hope and pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable future.
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ICYMI: Jazz drummer with the Blues Notes who brought enthralling new sounds from South Africa to the wider world in the 1960s The inspirational jazz drummer and bandleader Louis Moholo-Moholo, who has died aged 85, made music with fellow South African exiles that brought enthralling new sounds to the world beyond their troubled homeland in… Read more: Louis Moholo-Moholo obituary - ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims
As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victims For some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US has been seen as a godsend. For others, it has provoked anger and frustration that they are… Read more: ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims - SA Ratifies Landmark Women and Youth Protocol for Inclusive Trade
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ICYMI: Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death.… Read more: Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral - Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
ICYMI: Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death.… Read more: Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral - Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
ICYMI: Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death.… Read more: Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral - SA’s G20 Presidency Should Focus On Humanity’s Most Pressing Challenges, Says UN Resident Coordinator
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ICYMI: ICYMI: [GroundUp] Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV caseshttp://dlvr.it/TLXmxjhttp://dlvr.it/TLZQMz - Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death. A… Read more: Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral - Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
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ICYMI: [GroundUp] Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV caseshttp://dlvr.it/TLWjT4http://dlvr.it/TLYLJ3 - School Girls March for Better Policing
ICYMI: [GroundUp] Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV caseshttp://dlvr.it/TLXmxjhttp://dlvr.it/TLYL5N - School Girls March for Better Policing
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My talent for attracting coffee stains and mud splatters brings misery to my friends – especially the ones who lend me their pristine white shirts I have a friend who curates her wardrobe pretty carefully – there’s nothing in it she doesn’t wear – and consequently she gives, sells or lends me a lot of… Read more: Some people can wear white clothes. I am very much not one of them | Zoe Williams - Marriage Advice I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
ICYMI: KIM BARNES | CONTRIBUTOR Soon after I graduated from college and moved to a new town, I started attending the PCA church that I eventually joined. One of my early visits was especially memorable. At the conclusion of the service, three couples were invited up front: the senior pastor and his wife, the associate… Read more: Marriage Advice I Wish I’d Learned Sooner - School Girls March for Better Policing
[GroundUp] Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV caseshttp://dlvr.it/TLWjT4http://dlvr.it/TLXG6n - School Girls March for Better Policing
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24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery… Read more: From Suffering to Strength: Gospel Ministry that Changes Everything - Forgive me if I raise an eyebrow at Botox mania – it’s because I still can | Coco Khan
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ICYMI: ICYMI: [Parliament of South Africa] Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) on their strategic and annual performance plans.http://dlvr.it/TLTzbfhttp://dlvr.it/TLWBMV - Marriage Advice I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
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ICYMI: [Parliament of South Africa] Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) on their strategic and annual performance plans.http://dlvr.it/TLTzbfhttp://dlvr.it/TLVKq7 - Committee On IR Calls for Report On African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund
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ICYMI: ‘He is one of the “invisible people” of Johannesburg. Many of them reclaim trash from its biggest landfill site, sell it to buy-back centres, then spend the money on heroin’ This was a tough assignment. I was making images around Johannesburg for World Environment Day 2018 and I thought I’d follow the trash to… Read more: ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph - ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph
ICYMI: ‘He is one of the “invisible people” of Johannesburg. Many of them reclaim trash from its biggest landfill site, sell it to buy-back centres, then spend the money on heroin’ This was a tough assignment. I was making images around Johannesburg for World Environment Day 2018 and I thought I’d follow the trash to… Read more: ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph - UCT GSB and Teta Launch Game-Changing Skills Programme
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‘He is one of the “invisible people” of Johannesburg. Many of them reclaim trash from its biggest landfill site, sell it to buy-back centres, then spend the money on heroin’ This was a tough assignment. I was making images around Johannesburg for World Environment Day 2018 and I thought I’d follow the trash to Robinson… Read more: ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph - ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph
‘He is one of the “invisible people” of Johannesburg. Many of them reclaim trash from its biggest landfill site, sell it to buy-back centres, then spend the money on heroin’ This was a tough assignment. I was making images around Johannesburg for World Environment Day 2018 and I thought I’d follow the trash to Robinson… Read more: ‘At one point, I stepped on a cow’s head’: Gulshan Khan on her best photograph - Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the North West
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically within the JB Marks Local Municipality.http://dlvr.it/TLRFTM - UCT GSB and Teta Launch Game-Changing Skills Programme
[UCT] The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), in partnership with the Transport SETA (TETA) has launched a specialised programme to equip emerging transport leaders with skills to drive growth and industry transformation.http://dlvr.it/TLRFQP - ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
ICYMI: As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter Zola Madikane* was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since… Read more: ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa - ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
ICYMI: As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter Zola Madikane* was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since… Read more: ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa - ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
ICYMI: As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter Zola Madikane* was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since… Read more: ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa - Slain Taxi Bosses Remembered As One More Dies and Two Still Critical
ICYMI: [Scrolla] A fifth taxi owner has died in hospital after last week’s shooting at Mfuleni taxi rank, leaving one more owner and a passenger still injured. Codeta says the violence started when members resumed a route they are legally allowed to run but were blocked by another association.http://dlvr.it/TLQ7Hg - Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the North West
[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically within the JB Marks Local Municipality.http://dlvr.it/TLQ7DM - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter Zola Madikane* was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since and… Read more: ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa - ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter Zola Madikane* was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since and… Read more: ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa - Slain Taxi Bosses Remembered As One More Dies and Two Still Critical
[Scrolla] A fifth taxi owner has died in hospital after last week’s shooting at Mfuleni taxi rank, leaving one more owner and a passenger still injured. Codeta says the violence started when members resumed a route they are legally allowed to run but were blocked by another association.http://dlvr.it/TLP2rp - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
ICYMI: Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - Condolences for Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Cold Snap
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the families of the six people who died as a result of severe weather and flooding in the Eastern Cape.http://dlvr.it/TLKXmwhttp://dlvr.it/TLM13r - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile cases… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date with. It is the latest in a series of high-profile cases… Read more: South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide - SA Man Charged With Rape
ICYMI: [Lesotho Times] A 38-year-old South African man, Thabo Mlangene, appeared before Magistrate Mats’oloane Qhomane on Monday, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ha-Abia, Maseru.http://dlvr.it/TLLcMV - The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition
ICYMI: ICYMI: [Namibian] While the creation of our first national coalition government was supposed to be a major change in government, it has also led to major changes in the opposition benches. Despite the fact that the coalition has failed to improve the lives of most South Africans, parties that oppose it have failed to… Read more: The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition - Condolences for Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Cold Snap
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the families of the six people who died as a result of severe weather and flooding in the Eastern Cape.http://dlvr.it/TLKXmwhttp://dlvr.it/TLL6xd - Condolences for Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Cold Snap
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the families of the six people who died as a result of severe weather and flooding in the Eastern Cape.http://dlvr.it/TLKXmw - SA Man Charged With Rape
[Lesotho Times] A 38-year-old South African man, Thabo Mlangene, appeared before Magistrate Mats’oloane Qhomane on Monday, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ha-Abia, Maseru.http://dlvr.it/TLKXcy - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
ICYMI: ICYMI: The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition - The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition
ICYMI: [Namibian] While the creation of our first national coalition government was supposed to be a major change in government, it has also led to major changes in the opposition benches. Despite the fact that the coalition has failed to improve the lives of most South Africans, parties that oppose it have failed to make… Read more: The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition - The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition
ICYMI: [Namibian] While the creation of our first national coalition government was supposed to be a major change in government, it has also led to major changes in the opposition benches. Despite the fact that the coalition has failed to improve the lives of most South Africans, parties that oppose it have failed to make… Read more: The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition - Condolences for Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Cold Snap
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the families of the six people who died as a result of severe weather and flooding in the Eastern Cape.http://dlvr.it/TLJSRD - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
ICYMI: The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
ICYMI: The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
ICYMI: The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition - Johannesburg’s Problems Can Be Solved – but It’s a Long Journey to Fix South Africa’s Economic Powerhouse
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city.http://dlvr.it/TLHLRj - The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition
[Namibian] While the creation of our first national coalition government was supposed to be a major change in government, it has also led to major changes in the opposition benches. Despite the fact that the coalition has failed to improve the lives of most South Africans, parties that oppose it have failed to make much… Read more: The Fatal Failure of South Africa’s Political Opposition - Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
ICYMI: ICYMI: ICYMI: Cutting off the animals’ horns more effective than traditional protection methods such as rangers and costs less, say experts Cutting the horns off rhinos causes a large reduction in poaching, according to a new study, which raises questions about the effectiveness of expensive anti-poaching techniques used to protect the African mammals. Poaching… Read more: Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition - ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the… Read more: ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition