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SPRING/SUMMER EYEWEAR TRENDS:

SPRING/SUMMER EYEWEAR TRENDS: WHERE COLOUR, CONFIDENCE AND INDIVIDUALITY TAKE CENTRE STAGE

Spring/Summer 2026 sees eyewear embrace colour, personality and expressive design. As wardrobes lighten and brighter shades return, frames follow suit with vibrant hues, oversized silhouettes and sculptural shapes. From striking cat-eyes and geometric designs to translucent acetates, slim 90s-inspired frames and softly tinted lenses, eyewear moves beyond its functional role to become an essential styling...
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DRIVING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC FUTURE THROUGH DIGITAL INNOVATION AT THE 8TH ANNUAL TOWNSHIP ECONOMY SUMMIT

TOWNSHIP ECONOMY SUMMIT 2025 – DRIVING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC FUTURE THROUGH DIGITAL INNOVATION

South Africa cannot build an inclusive economic future while leaving the township economy behind. An estimated 22 million people live in South Africa’s townships, communities that are home to millions of workers, entrepreneurs and consumers who drive economic activity every day. Yet, for far too long, conversations about the future of the township economy have...
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Youth Ideas Unlock 3.2 Million More Meals – From Hack to Hunger Impact

Youth ideas are fuelling evolution and suppliers, retailers and surplus food recovery partners are moving the Biggest Hunger Hack from innovation to impact Ideas generated by the youth of South African are fundamentally fueling the evolution of  KFC Add Hope, South Africa’s biggest corporate feeding programme, with new partners, new revenue and millions more meals...
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Upgraded Night Shelter

Upgraded Night Shelter with 150% More Beds to Help People Off the Streets Launched by Mayor

Upgraded Night Shelter in Cape Town – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially launched the expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington following the City’s R12m upgrade project. Beds have increased by 150% – from 80 to 200 – at this Haven-operated facility, which the City owns and maintains. The Mayor was joined by Councillor...
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World Homelessness Day brings partners together to strengthen the response to rough sleeping in Cape Town

World Homelessness Day – 10 October, Brought Partners Together to Strengthen the Response to Rough Sleeping in Cape Town

To commemorate World Homelessness Day observed on 10 October, the City of Cape Town brought together government, civil society, service providers, people with lived experience and community stakeholders for its first official dialogue on homelessness, with a focus on strengthening collaboration, preventing rough sleeping and achieving lasting outcomes. Cape Town –Held on 13 October under...
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Women in Logistics - Lebo Mbethe, Group Executive and Board Member at Reinhardt Transport Group.

Women are shaping the future of logistics in South Africa

Lebo Mbethe, Group Executive at Reinhardt Transport Group, shares her experience within the logistics industry to show the strides being made by women in the sector. South Africa’s logistics sector remains traditionally male-dominated, but women are increasingly making their mark across national operations. With women also occupying influential positions in transport policy, including the national...
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I_Menstruate Movement

I_Menstruate Movement calls for action on menstrual health and mental wellbeing

Girls should not have to suffer in silence. The I_Menstruate Movement has called for urgent systemic action linking menstrual health directly to mental wellbeing, dignity and education equity. 75% girl learners surveyed in I_Menstruate Movement’s Bleeding in Silence: Barriers to Menstrual Hygiene Among School Girls in South Africa research reported distress at menarche, their first...
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Stem Cell Donor

Stem Cell Donors – Financing Reforms to Turn Matches Into Transplants in South Africa

By Palesa Mokomele, Head of Community Engagement & Communications at DKMS Africa For a patient with blood cancer or another life-threatening blood disorder, finding a matching stem cell donor is a breakthrough. But it is not a transplant. Finding Stem Cell Donors A patient may still be stopped by late diagnosis, fragmented referrals, delayed testing,...
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