Articles – Heartlines

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.

My Heartlines Journey of Growth

I got called names like “Kwerekwere” because I couldn’t speak or understand any of the South African languages.

Reconciliation takes commitment

For many people, we spend most of our time at work with our colleagues, something which can be difficult if we have not made the effort to get to know them beyond their ‘professional clothes’.

Fana Ndhlovu - My Heartlines Journey of Growth

Fana shed off his shell as a shy and quiet person, to discover the leader within him.

I did not want to be a statistic

"I've got to make the decision, do I want to be a statistic, or do I want to be there for my girls?" Tracy and her daughters share their courageous story of leaving a home filled with abuse and violence.

Arlene's triumph over tragedy

Arlene August tragically lost both parents as a teenager – a loss that impacted her even more after she got married.

The "why?" behind our spending

Shifting attitudes towards money

Breaking the shackles

Heartlines is helping prisoners discover freedom through change

Beyond The River star Lemogang Tsipa keeps rising

It’s been three years since Lemogang Tsipa started filming the Heartlines film, Beyond the River, and his star status as an actor keeps rising.

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.

Not business as usual

Heartlines and Heartlines Consulting are making sure it’s not business as usual in SA’s corporate spaces