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Singer Theuns Jordaan dies   Tributes are pouring in for Afrikaans singer and songwriter Theuns Jordaan who died on Wednesday morning. The 50-year-old singer who was born and bred in the Eastern Cape lost his battle with cancer. Jordaan was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2020. Theuns, who had a very distinctive voice and poetic style of writing, released five studio albums during his career. His family has not yet issued any formal statement.

Good Samaritans and a Pink Buoy Save 80th Life in Sea Point Source : https://www.nsri.org.za/water-safety/pink-rescue-buoys   he NSRI’s Pink Rescue Buoy initiative has been a ground-breaking innovation for Drowning Prevention since 2017, winning the IMRF (International Maritime Rescue Federation) Award for Innovation and Technology in 2018 Placed strategically on signs at selected inland rivers, dams and at beaches, these bright pink buoys act as a reminder to take care if there are no lifeguards on […]

Rasheeda Ismail celebrated her 21st birthday on the night shift at Groote Schuur, and now she will be celebrating her 65th birthday before she retires. Source : https://www.facebook.com/HeroesofGrooteSchuur/posts/rasheeda-ismail-celebrated-her-21st-birthday-at-groote-schuur-and-in-a-few-weeks/957880428404468/   Rasheeda Ismail celebrated her 21st birthday at Groote Schuur and in a few weeks she’ll celebrate her 65th birthday before she retires. Here’s her story: “I’m retiring on the 30 November after 46 years. This was my very first job. I didn’t even finish high school. […]

The Black Ruby Foundation started making heavy-duty mobility wheelchairs better suited to South African needs and terrains. Source : https://www.goodthingsguy.com/lifestyle/npo-design-heavy-duty-wheelchair-to-combat-township-and-rural-terrains/   South Africa (11 November 2021) – The Black Ruby Foundation was founded to share an innovative wheelchair with South Africa’s underprivileged differently-abled community. The wheelchair provides adequate mobility for South Africans living in township and rural terrains. Nwabisa Mosiswe, who has a family member who is in a wheelchair and specialises in placing people […]

These Karens Wrote the Guidebook to Using Your Privilege for Good Source : https://www.beautifulnews.com/these-karens-wrote-guidebook-using-your-privilege-good   Karin Schimke and Karen Jeynes know better than anyone what it means to be a ‘Karen’. Their name has become synonymous with privileged, white women memes about entitlement and abuse of social status. But while Schimke and Jeyne’s first name has placed them on the receiving end of numerous jokes, they don’t take offence. Rather, the South African writers see […]