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[WATCH] University of Pretoria students reveal an optimistic attitude towards money

Our Values & Money team spent the day at UP Orientations day, and this is what they discovered. Read more

SA youth struggling to develop positive money values due to poverty

Financial pressures are holding young people back from achieving financial freedom.

Vicky Seboyane's act of generosity brings two generations together

Vicky Seboyane’s business acumen and love for philanthropy inspires young men to do good.

Storytelling can change a young person’s life

“Young people love telling stories about themselves but they don’t like being vulnerable.” Nathan Carolissen is a youth pastor at Every Nation, a Cape Town church that has rolled out What’s your Story. He shares about overcoming issues of identity as a young person, and he reflects on how the storytelling process has impacted the lives of the young people in his youth group.

A lot of people can’t relate to how apartheid affected Coloured people

Growing up under the apartheid regime, René recalls how her own family was almost torn apart because of different skin tones.

Black Twitter found my father in 24hours

Sara-Jayne King tells us about how her mother gave her up for adoption in England and upon her return to South Africa, told everyone she was dead. She also tells us how Black Twitter helped her find her biological father in twenty-four hours.

Values sustain any walk to freedom

National reading-for-enjoyment campaign Nal’ibali and non-governmental organisation Heartlines are encouraging parents and caregivers to continue this tradition by using stories to pass on some of the values of the late Nelson Mandela.

I made the right choice

When her stepfather and mother got a divorce, Daniella’s life nearly fell apart. It affected her health, and all of a sudden, she had to fend for herself.

I could have been trafficked that day

A narrow escape from being trafficked twenty-four years ago changed Blessing’s life forever. As an anti-human trafficking activist, she is now directly involved in making sure other girls and women are able to return to their homes safely.

Beyond the River Cinematography

Well-deserved SAFTA nom for Trevor Calverley, who brought soul and vigour to every shot, especially those epic river and landscape shots! Here’s a peek of the action

Reasons Why We Think Grant Swanby Deserves A SAFTA Award

Grant Swanby's performance in Beyond the River has him nominated for a SAFTA for Best Actor. Here are four scenes from the film that we really think show the range of his performance.

Storytelling – a simple but effective tool for change

There is this trust deficit. We cast suspicions, we cast judgement on each other before we get to know the person behind the face, so storytelling is the best way of demystifying these perceptions