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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- 450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement[GroundUp] City promises to inspecthttp://dlvr.it/T5cBVL
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- South Africa’s Constitutional Court At 30 – a Solid Foundation but Cracks Are ShowingICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision of a participatory democracy and social justice. Many other government institutions which ought to have allied themselves with the court have been weakened or have failed to deliver.http://dlvr.it/T5YjT2
- Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa[ICRC] Pretoria (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) with support from the British Red Cross Society and the Commonwealth Secretariat will co-host the 6th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red… Read more: Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa
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- Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks FlyingICYMI: [GroundUp] Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown offhttp://dlvr.it/T5JR5V
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- Bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa – videoICYMI: An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire. The child, who has not been named, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, the transport ministry said in a statement late on Thursday. The vehicle had been… Read more: Bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa – video
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- Gaza: Ireland joins battle to include the blocking of vital aid in definition of genocideICYMI: Dublin to back South Africa’s case in the international court of justice that stopping food and other essentials getting through may constitute ‘genocidal intent’ Ireland is to seek to widen the definition of genocide to include blocking humanitarian aid in a landmark international court of justice (ICJ) case against Israel. The Irish government will… Read more: Gaza: Ireland joins battle to include the blocking of vital aid in definition of genocide
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- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
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- Which Zuma Is the Right Zuma for Me?[Daily Maverick] We have been blessed with not one, but two Zumas to possibly lead us after the elections. One nation, two Spears! What a time to be alive?!?!http://dlvr.it/T4ZXCP
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherMore than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape Town,… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- DA Tables a Formal Motion of No Confidence in Mapisa-NqakulaICYMI: [DA] Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.http://dlvr.it/T4VNwK
- South Africa’s ANC Pushes to Keep Zuma’s Party Out of ElectionsICYMI: [VOA] Johannesburg — South Africa’s governing party has gone to court to try stop a newly created rival party from contesting May elections.http://dlvr.it/T4Rjty
- DA Tables a Formal Motion of No Confidence in Mapisa-Nqakula[DA] Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.http://dlvr.it/T4RjKf
- Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter HainICYMI: A bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela Historic change was brought about in my home country thanks in no small part to the anti-apartheid protests and campaigns around the… Read more: Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter Hain
- The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At PrasaICYMI: [GroundUp] Audit firm to be investigated by regulatorhttp://dlvr.it/T4Nwn8
- South Africa’s ANC Pushes to Keep Zuma’s Party Out of Elections[VOA] Johannesburg — South Africa’s governing party has gone to court to try stop a newly created rival party from contesting May elections.http://dlvr.it/T4NwG7
- Lee Harris obituaryICYMI: My father, Lee Harris, who has died aged 87, ran what is believed to have been London’s first “headshop”, selling cannabis-related accoutrements. He established the business in the early 1970s in London, and called it Alchemy. Attracting customers from all over the world, it was a popular institution for more than four decades, until… Read more: Lee Harris obituary
- Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter HainA bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela Historic change was brought about in my home country thanks in no small part to the anti-apartheid protests and campaigns around the world.… Read more: Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter Hain
- Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter HainA bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela Historic change was brought about in my home country thanks in no small part to the anti-apartheid protests and campaigns around the world.… Read more: Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter Hain
- The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At Prasa[GroundUp] Audit firm to be investigated by regulatorhttp://dlvr.it/T4L38l
- Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure review – a woeful failure to challenge racismICYMI: Ade Adepitan is a charming presenter, but his ‘chilled-out’ approach to entering a ‘whites-only’ South African town is utterly feeble. At points, his passivity is borderline offensive Not every attempt at documenting real events ends up fulfilling its intended purpose. Capturing the Friedmans started as a sweet tale about clowns and ended up lamenting… Read more: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure review – a woeful failure to challenge racism
- Lee Harris obituaryMy father, Lee Harris, who has died aged 87, ran what is believed to have been London’s first “headshop”, selling cannabis-related accoutrements. He established the business in the early 1970s in London, and called it Alchemy. Attracting customers from all over the world, it was a popular institution for more than four decades, until he… Read more: Lee Harris obituary
- Malawi Defeat Hosts SA in Opening MatchICYMI: [SAFA] Malawi found the opening goal in the fourth minute of the first period through Dala Simba Dala. South Africa equalised through a magnificent bicycle-kick by Sizwe Mkhize.http://dlvr.it/T4Dfxs
- Calvinia review – jarringly nostalgic look at a South African childhoodICYMI: Ran der Merwe’s documentary returns the director to the Northern Cape where he grew up, but glosses over trauma and injustice Situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, Calvinia is a rural town blessed with a magnificently scenic landscape, where towering mountain ranges give way to far-reaching plains. It is also the… Read more: Calvinia review – jarringly nostalgic look at a South African childhood
- South Africans take on big pharma for access to ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drugICYMI: Cheri Nel cannot afford Vertex’s Trikafta medicine, so she is suing to end ‘patent abuse’ and allow a generic version Cheri Nel has a blunt message for the multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company Vertex: “Any person that dies from today – that’s on you.” Vertex makes a “miracle drug” called Trikafta that can transform the lives… Read more: South Africans take on big pharma for access to ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug
- Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure review – a woeful failure to challenge racismAde Adepitan is a charming presenter, but his ‘chilled-out’ approach to entering a ‘whites-only’ South African town is utterly feeble. At points, his passivity is borderline offensive Not every attempt at documenting real events ends up fulfilling its intended purpose. Capturing the Friedmans started as a sweet tale about clowns and ended up lamenting harrowing… Read more: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure review – a woeful failure to challenge racism
- Saul Reichlin obituaryICYMI: My friend Saul Reichlin, who has died aged 81, worked for six decades as an actor, writer, producer and director, but was most in demand for his rich, warm vocal tones, which he lent to many video games and audiobooks. He narrated more than 245 books, including The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, voted… Read more: Saul Reichlin obituary
- Malawi Defeat Hosts SA in Opening Match[SAFA] Malawi found the opening goal in the fourth minute of the first period through Dala Simba Dala. South Africa equalised through a magnificent bicycle-kick by Sizwe Mkhize.http://dlvr.it/T4Dfxs
- Malawi Defeat Hosts SA in Opening Match[SAFA] Malawi found the opening goal in the fourth minute of the first period through Dala Simba Dala. South Africa equalised through a magnificent bicycle-kick by Sizwe Mkhize.http://dlvr.it/T4Dfxs
- Malawi Defeat Hosts SA in Opening Match[SAFA] Malawi found the opening goal in the fourth minute of the first period through Dala Simba Dala. South Africa equalised through a magnificent bicycle-kick by Sizwe Mkhize.http://dlvr.it/T4Dfxs
- Malawi Defeat Hosts SA in Opening Match[SAFA] Malawi found the opening goal in the fourth minute of the first period through Dala Simba Dala. South Africa equalised through a magnificent bicycle-kick by Sizwe Mkhize.http://dlvr.it/T4Dfxs
- Calvinia review – jarringly nostalgic look at a South African childhoodRan der Merwe’s documentary returns the director to the Northern Cape where he grew up, but glosses over trauma and injustice Situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, Calvinia is a rural town blessed with a magnificently scenic landscape, where towering mountain ranges give way to far-reaching plains. It is also the birthplace… Read more: Calvinia review – jarringly nostalgic look at a South African childhood