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Introduce storytelling in your family

Stories have the power to build or break a nation but the strongest stories are those that start at home. Here’s one simple way to introduce the concept of storytelling in your family.

Living With Dyslexia

A lecturer once said to me that if she were my mother she wouldn’t be wasting her money on someone like me.

I was the white young man at a Xhosa initiation school.

Brandon and Yanelisa are friends who come from very different backgrounds: one of them is a white, English young man; the other a black, Xhosa young man.

It all started when I was seven

Overcoming abuse is never an easy thing, especially if the abuse began in your childhood. Zandile, a brave young woman shares her story with us.

I have lived a life of pain

South African actor Israel Sipho Matseke Zulu (Israel Makoe) opens up about his name, growing up in Alexandra township and how being incarcerated changed his life.

The daily reality of raising a child with Haemophilia

Nerissa, a mother of two, shares her story of what it's like to raise a child with Haemophilia and how she's raising awareness about the condition.

Heartlines Young Heroes: Livhuwani Maphorogo

Celebrating Young Heroes for Youth Month

The power of story at church – and beyond

The power of sharing stories, praying together and working together across denominations played a huge role in the peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy in our country. Today, the Church remains a crucial role-player in bringing a much-needed message of reconciliation in our nation.

Power of story in school

Schools are a place where storytelling happens naturally: during break times, on the sports field, during class when the teacher’s back is turned ... Schools in South Africa are also a place where we hear the most precious stories of unlikely friendships forming – but also sometimes the most tragic stories of prejudice, bullying and racism.

"Fleeking" on a budget