“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.Read more
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.
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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.Read more
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.Read more
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.
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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 actionRead more
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.Read more
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 perceptionsRead more
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