Category: Active Citizenship
Individual contributions to social change in Mzansi.
Every year Freedom Day approaches with the same whirlwind of emotions. My immediate association will probably always be happy faces, the rainbow of our flag and pride at belonging to this country. But this...
Taking care of the environment is not something can be done just once or twice a year. This Earth Day, I’m sharing the three daily actions I do to stay green.
This time in global history is so difficult and such a uniquely unifying moment that the urge to donate is only natural. My email inbox and social media have been flooded with donation requests....
Disillusionment, apathy and indifference may be rife but social justice has found a perhaps unlikely ally in digital media that promotes active citizenship. From global petitions for the protection of a rainforest to hashtags calling...
“I was a bit…disgruntled when a group of people who perhaps were pensioners, although they seemed to be extremely fit and healthy, pushed directly in front of me because they claimed that they were...
The 27th of April 1994 is so infused with ideologies of Mandela, the Rainbow Nation and the new South Africa that 25 years later, it’s begun to feel a bit underwhelming. After all, Mandela...
South Africans, you’ll want to get involved in active citizenship this month! Not only is Human Rights Day approaching but government has launched a brand new environmental campaign. There are some great and easy...
President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Good Green Deeds campaign on Friday, 8 March in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, to much acclaim on social media. Ramaphosa called on South Africans to take responsibility for creating a clean...
To start the new year off, there is a super straightforward and incredibly important action that we should all be undertaking: registering to vote. Although the actual election date hasn’t been announced, we do...