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Watch: Springboks road trip brings out South Africans’ big hearts
The Springboks rugby squad rediscovered the warmth of South Africans as the team were left to make their own way from Cape Town to...
Public art builds civic pride
Through his inspiring public art, painter Skubalisto is creating community pride in the Cape townships of Langa and Gugulethu.
Micro-farmers harvest a future
Urban farmers in Cape Town's townships grow fresh vegetables for their own tables, and sell their produce to provide an income for their families.
Cape Town taxi ranks to get free wifi
Commuters at Gugulethu and Khayelitsha taxi ranks will get access to free wifi, according to
Project Isizwe, which will offer a cap of 250MB at a speed of 15mbps. Living without information
is unthinkable, says the group, which also drives access in other parts of South Africa.
Gugulethu winemaker toasts success
In South Africa's townships, wine was associated with cheap liquor, says winemaker Nondumiso
Pikashe. People saw it as the favoured drink for old men who wanted to get drunk quickly, but
she saw a different side and today runs the successful, 100% female owned Ses'fikile wines.
Rayne Moses lives a Nebula skate of mind
Rayne Moses dreams of building a skateboarding empire. Not just a sports empire, but one rooted in using skateboarding to release the potential of young people to change the world.
Video: Ballet dancer from Gugulethu
"If you are doing ballet, and you're a guy, they will start calling you names. But for me it was not a problem, because I know who I am." South African Ballet Theatre dancer Patrick Mngeni talks about family, learning to dance in a township, and the work that goes into the achieving of dreams.