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Extreme adventurers do SA proud
South Africa provides the setting for some of the best extreme adventuring around, but local daredevils aren’t afraid to take on challenges elsewhere in the world and in many cases, raise funds and support for good causes.
• World first for SA extreme swimmers
Col’Cacchio, pizza lovers raise funds for charity
The 2012 Col'Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef Series has been the most successful yet in its four-year history, with a donation of R300 000 being made to the Children's Hospital Trust.
‘Sterling work’ by SA non-profit sector
Heartfelt founders honoured for their work
Martha Letsoalo and Julie Hadley, the two dynamic women who founded Heartfelt, a social enterprise based in Makapanstad, North West Province have been awarded the 2012 Glamour 'Women of the Year' award.
Australian ‘cook-up’ for Mandela Day
Australians also heeded the call to action on Nelson Mandela International Day with the launch of the Mandela's Day Kitchen, a massive cook-up at a a community kitchen facility in Sydney, which resulted in 670 meals being made in 67 minutes to the benefit of local communities.
Innovative theatre for young minds
Innovative theatre for young minds
The African Research and Educational Puppetry Programme Trust, or arepp:Theatre for Life, uses humour and music in its interactive performances to demystify taboo subjects and enable young people to make informed lifestyle choices.
Innovative theatre for young minds
A local applied theatre organisation is adding some spark to life skills education in schools, using interactive performances, humour and music to demystify taboo subjects and equip young people with the ability to make informed lifestyle choices.
• Extreme entertainment in Joburg
Play Your Part back on the small screen
Starting from 7 June, e.tv's breakfast show Sunrise will broadcast a new 3-minute series called Play Your Part, developed by Brand South Africa, every Thursday at 7.35am.
Choral singing, South African style
The award-winning Kearsney College Choir from KwaZulu-Natal will capture the world's attention with a performance at The Rhythms of One World international choir festival at the UN headquarters in New York in June.
• Music fest in South Africa's Darling