Job creation, innovation and poverty alleviation are just some of the major achievements by several recycling initiatives that are currently taking place in South Africa – these initiatives are making a tangible difference at grassroots level in communities. This was celebrated by the PET Recycling Company (PETCO), the national recycling body for PET plastics, in the form of … [Read more...]
Be part of SA’s national food drive this #MandelaDay
The goal: Collect 250 tonnes of food over three days to provide over a million meals. This is the task ahead for the second consecutive Mandela Day Food Drive, and South Africans encouraged to unite together to reach this goal. “The reality in our country today is that millions continue to go to bed hungry every day,” says Suzanne Ackerman-Berman, director of transformation … [Read more...]
SA should go bigger on Child Protection Week
In a country where child abuse and abandonment is rife, it is vital that the children are valued and protected properly, and that everyone understands what amounts to child abuse and neglect. This was one of the aims of Child Protection Week, which took place last week. It has been said that the psyche of a nation is revealed by how they treat their animals, which indeed … [Read more...]