Annette Havenga

AASVOËLS TRIUMPHS AT FAME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2026

AASVOËLS TRIUMPHS AT FAME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2026 AS 17 AWARD WINNERS ARE REVEALED

Four wins for Aasvoëls, three for Everything Between Us and recognition for APART headline a celebration of African and international short filmmaking. CAPE TOWN – Aasvoëls (Vultures) has taken top honours at the fourth annual FAME Shorts Film Festival Awards, winning Best Short Film and three additional awards in a ceremony celebrating outstanding filmmaking talent...
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Diabetes Matters - New Podcast by Holly Rey

Diabetes Matters – New Podcast by Holly Rey Turns Health Crisis into National Conversation

Johannesburg – Award-winning South African musician and television personality Holly Rey is breaking the silence and talking about Diabetes, South Africa’s leading cause of death, which claims 79 lives every single day. On the new podcast, Diabetes Matters, Holly is turning her personal experience of living with Type 1 diabetes into an educational, entertaining and...
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Alternativa Film Festival

Alternativa Film Festival 2026 – Submissions for First African Edition Open

Cape Town – At MIP Africa, Alternativa Film Festival, the Global South film festival founded and supported by inDrive, opened submissions for its first African edition. For its fourth edition, the festival welcomes feature films from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Short film submissions are open exclusively to filmmakers from Africa, the festival’s focus region...
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NEARLY 1000 COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS GAIN FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS TO STRENGTHEN FRONTLINE SUPPORT

TO STRENGTHEN FRONTLINE SUPPORT – NEARLY 1000 COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS GAINED FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS

Tshwane – To strengthen frontline support 266 community caregivers in Tshwane graduated. This brings the number 963 of caregivers across Gauteng who have recently gained formal qualifications through the Health and Welfare SETA’s (HWSETA) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme, acknowledging their years of hands-on experience supporting vulnerable children and families. The graduates achieved an...
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