18th July 2013 marks the 95th birthday of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and the fourth Nelson Mandela International Day.
18th July 2013 marks the 95th birthday of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and the fourth Nelson Mandela International Day.
On Monday, 10 June 2013 Margaret Chauke and her family hosted representatives from Talk Radio station 702, mining company Lonmin, and property developer Value Max, at their new home in Thorn Tree View East, extension 4, Soshanguve, Pretoria.
| SA's Global Rankings - Part 2: some surprising findingsWednesday, 19 June 2013 by Steuart Pennington In the newsletter of last week I covered the ‘basics’ of our global rankings. Just to remind you: There are 230 countries in the world, only 190 are ‘serious enough’ to provide data, and only 80 have a population of more than 10 million. This week I have mostly focussed on what the Receiver likes to call ‘Sin Tax’ and the consequences of these ‘sins’ in terms of policing, jail population and crime. For good measure I have thrown in some Defence and Environmental stats. Read more... |
| Engaging our parents: Bringing parents to the education table Thursday, 20 June 2013 |
| Denel awarded new R157m contract from AirbusThursday, 20 June 2013 |
| FIELD empower a generation of entrepreneurs one community at a timeWednesday, 19 June 2013 |
| Centre for entrepreneurship opened in KatlehongWednesday, 19 June 2013 |
| Jobs, construction boom at CoegaWednesday, 19 June 2013 |
| Aurecon enables Khayelitsha students to participate in the UCT Maths CompetitionTuesday, 18 June 2013 |
| Getting to know an underdog can helpTuesday, 18 June 2013 |
| SA, Boeing in titanium technology dealFriday, 14 June 2013 |
| Top accreditation for the UCT Graduate School of BusinessThursday, 13 June 2013 |
| FNB encourages early childhood developmentThursday, 13 June 2013 |
| Damien's WarAuthor: Steuart Pennington Monday, 17 June 2013  Ever heard of Jason Hartman? Of course you have! He won the SA Idols competition in 2009. Ever heard of Damien Mander? Probably not! He is an Aussie, ex-mercenary, ex-sniper, ex-Iraq combatant and now founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Ever heard of Dave Estment? Probably not! He is an ex-South African superbike champion. Do you know what they are all doing together, right now?
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| Backpacking from Cape Town to Addis Ababa Part 10Author: Valerie Bowden Monday, 17 June 2013 
The Sugar Boat: Unique Travelling in Africa. Valerie Bowden is from Indiana in the United States. She recently graduated from Barry University and after a brief visit to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia she saved enough money to backpack from Cape Town to Addis Ababa using public transport only. At SA - the Good News we will feature regular blogs on her travels, treats, troubles and travails. We wish her a safe, intriguing and fulfilling journey.
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| Getting to know an underdog can helpTuesday, 18 June 2013 Being a business woman, Jenna da Silva Pinto saw a unique opportunity. She made a connection which now seems so obvious. But this would not be a lucrative business, delivering large returns on investment. “I’ve always marveled at the therapeutic power of animals and I decided to start a project that could bring together troubled youth and troubled dogs – two sets of underdogs coming together to help each other.” Read more... |
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Modern Warrior: Damien Mander
Thirty-three year old Damien Mander served as a special operations sniper and clearance diver for Australia. Whilst deployed in Iraq he project managed the Iraq Special Police Training Academy, overseeing training of up to 700 cadets at one time. Following three years on the frontline of the Iraq war he departed in 2008 with no new direction in life. A trip to Africa left him face-to-face with the horrors that the world's wildlife is dealing with. Liquidating all personal assets acquired...Read more... |
With the recent AACSB accreditation, the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business is now one of just 59 out of 13,670 business schools worldwide to be triple-crowned – schools that are accredited by the three largest and most influential business school accreditation associations namely AMBA (the Association of MBAs), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Every two weeks we will be telling the story of a remarkable South African. SA GOOD NEWS is doing this in collaboration with Line Hadsbjerg, of www.remarkableworld.org.
Cwengekile Myeni 
We need strong woman to stand up and do something in the communities.
Cwengekile (Cwengi) Myeni’s heart lies with a very overlooked group in her community: the grandmothers.
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