Protea legends invest in tomorrow’s legends
Protea Legends descended upon the Sasfin Cape Town Sixes at the weekend in a bid to raise awareness of young developing cricket talent. JP Duminy returned to the crease once again, just a few weeks after announcing his retirement from professional cricket, and on Sunday a coaching session in the nets with Meyrick Pringle, Brett Schultz, Nantie Haywood and Aubrey Martin as well as a separate fielding session with Jonty Rhodes,inspired young players from Masimphumelele in Noordhoek. Duminy expressed the urgent need for more events of this kind...
Call to SA youth to become active citizens
Youth non-profit Activate, a leader in transformative youth programmes in South Africa, has issued its annual call for youth to apply to its leadership training and mentoring programmes. This opportunity is free to the youth who qualify. The ACTIVATE Change Drivers Programme is an eight-day, a two-module training programme offered to youth across South Africa. It has...
Incoko Yethu: Are we an equal society?
Incoko Yethu was founded in 2017, by Zikhona Miso, it is a platform that gets people from different aspects of life in one place to discuss various topics and societal issues. “I started this platform because I felt that there were a lot of topics in the 21st century that society is faced with...
Kholo Montsi in SA’s Davis Cup Team
South African Davis Cup team captain Marcos Ondruska has named his four-man squad to contest the forthcoming Davis Cup World Group 1 Play-off tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica on 6 and 7 March 2020. The game follows South Africa's 4-1 victory over Bulgaria at the Kelvin Grove Club in Cape Town in...
Author of the week: Simphiwe Molaba
Although it seems but a pipe dream to many, over the last few decades, a variety of self-published authors have gone on to experience mainstream success. Simpiwe Molaba is one of these authors that are experiencing mainstream success as after only publishing her first book 'Siya & Fifi's love story', she already sees not as a career...
Soweto Derby sold out
The Soweto Derby is a soccer rivalry between Premier Soccer League's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa and is considered one of the most fiercely contested matches in African football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase. As they head their 50th anniversary of the #SowetoDerby this...
Cardi B Unlocked
Cardi B is coming to SA #CastleLiteUnlocks being known for bringing some of the greatest names in the entertainment industry. They are back with their 2020 unlock and this year they have already managed to sell out their early bird tickets within a short period of announcing their headliner for the 10th anniversary...
Adaora comes out with different sound in ‘I CAN’
Inspirational singer and songwriter Adaora based in Maryland, USA, has teamed up with legendary Jamaican dancehall legend Papa San for a thrilling and upbeat gospel song titled I can. It’s a different sound for Adaora but nothing foreign to her fans as her musical style is diverse as she has been engaged generally in...
Reikantse Manaka publishes her 3rd book
The grade 9 Reikantse Manaka (15), launched her third book while addressing learners at the Eunice Primary school assembly on the importance of reading. According to the talented Manaka, her new book, A snake in my school bag, is filled with quite a lot of adventures and lessons. “It is a true story I had...
Engen donates R2 Million to Gift of the Givers
South Africa’s favorite fuel brand, Engen has committed to fueling thework of humanitarian disaster relief organization, to the tune of R2 million annually for the next three years. Engen’s support of the Gift of the Givers is the latest in a series of multimillion-rand investment from the company towards humanitarian aid across South Africa in recent years. “Given the challenging social context in South Africa, Engen isfirmly committed to investing in sustainable development initiatives that offer tangible value to the communities in which we operate,"says Engen Chairman, Dato Sri Syed Zainal Abidin. “And given the wide reach and incredible national relief efforts ofthe Gift of the Givers’, Engen sees much value in thisthe partnership” he adds. One such occasion where Engen had previously collaborated with _Gift ofthe Givers,_ was in March 2019 when the company heeded a call from thedrought-stricken Makhanda community, after the town had been withoutwater for much of the previous month. “In line with our firm commitment to value-creating socialinvestment, and as a responsible corporate citizen, we have nowpartnered with Gift of the Givers to channel disaster management aidin the form of fuel funding,” says Engen CEO, Hassan. Gift of the Givers quick response in the event of disasters, theirwide reach, and the fact that the organization offers humanitarian andunconditional relief influenced Engen’s investment. “As such, we have committed fuel worth R2 million annually for aperiod of three years, with a view to extending the arrangement,” addsHassan.