Category: Ubuntu

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"There is love in our country..."
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“There is love in our country…”

Sonja Kruse encounters the heartbeat of South Africa as she walks across the country and finds the spirit of ubuntu wherever she goes.

Accolade
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Accolade

South Africa. Where ubuntu, that feeling of being part of a family, overwhelmed the plethora of yellow cards and cynical fouls.

A Goosebump Moment
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A Goosebump Moment

A glimpse into the true heart of South Africa as a wrongly accused taxi driver meets the man who threatened to turn his life upside down.

More than a game
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More than a game

Wonderful slideshow from Primedia on how South Africans should respond to Bafana’s early exit from the World Cup after beating France.

A ripple in the ocean of hope
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A ripple in the ocean of hope

As a proud member of the youth of South Africa in 2010, writes Banele Lukhele, I stand and shout to all around the world that I am a ripple in the ocean of hope, I am a young South African and I stand for the development of my generation and those to follow.

In support of Mexico
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In support of Mexico

Not, we think, a traitor but welcoming the Mexican team in true South African style — with a custom makarapa.

South African Magic
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South African Magic

I’m humbled that people rank my country among the most beautiful in the world and I am humbled by my own people, by their generosity, love and kindness to strangers, writes Tumi Diseko, our newest contributor.

"Y" for Unity
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“Y” for Unity

Banele Lukhele has been selected as part of this year’s intake for the South Africa Washington Internship Programme. She reflects on the pride and responsibiliy she feels at this opportunity to represent South Africa abroad.

Giving me the shirt off his back
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Giving me the shirt off his back

The kindness of a typical South African imbued with the spirit of ubuntu saves Nadine Khan from the the fashion gaffe of not wearing her Bafana shirt on Friday.

South Africans and their bicycles
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South Africans and their bicycles

A simply amazing project.

Recycle and set a record
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Recycle and set a record

The Foil Ball recycling initiative, a partnership between business and the Aluminium Federation of South Africa, will support Le Hae La Tshepo Centre in Windsor.

Ovation for "Migration"
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Ovation for “Migration”

New York Times’ Celia Dugger raves, justifiably, about “Songs of Migration”, the cabaret-style show that has just finished a wildly successful run at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre.

Rockers
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Rockers

…but then, in my search of South Africans change agents, I ran into Nic Haralambous and Malizole “Banks” Gwaxula, who both stand for less talk and more positive change in their own right.

A Morning in Soweto with Nomsa
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A Morning in Soweto with Nomsa

Just before Christmas, I received an e-mail from Nomsa Sindani. She was back in South Africa after spending six years in the UK working as a nurse. She had seen South Africa portrayed in numerous television documentaries and was not happy with the depiction. They “showed mostly the bad side”, she said. Now that [...]

What's for lunch?
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What’s for lunch?

Mimmos the Italian family restaurant has once again teamed up with the Rude Awakening team from 94.7 Highveld Stereo to bring you the Mimmos’s Moroccan pizza – the pizza in aid of charity.

Day of Reconciliation
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Day of Reconciliation

South Africa’s DNA on display on the Day of Reconciliation — the spirit of Invictus lives.

Trading Up, Ubuntu-style
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Trading Up, Ubuntu-style

Ubuntu – together were are more than we are apart – is being put to the test by two South Africans without cash.

A bit of ubuntu
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A bit of ubuntu

The IMC’s Lindi Sibiya describes one of the countless acts of ubuntu that that make SA what it is.