| © 2017 South Africa - The Good News TURNING 21? HERE’S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT CAPTION: Pictured left to right: Moleboheng Mokoatle, Mandla Shabangu, Eunice Themba and Samkelisiwe Mlambo during the donation of the 125 blankets and food parcels to the orphanage in Daggakraal, Mpumalanga. Mandla Shabangu is an unusual 21-year-old. Earlier this year, instead of organising a lavish 21st birthday party for himself, he got together with three friends to donate blankets and food to an orphanage in Daggakraal, one of South Africa’s most impoverished and isolated communities. From this selfless act, the #Being21 initiative was born. As a graduate of the Columba Leadership programme, Shabangu was inspired by the idea of service as a fundamental value. “After the Columba academy, I decided to commit myself to being of service for the rest of my life,” says Shabangu. “So, when I approached my 21stbirthday I thought why not do something to make someone else happy, instead of getting tangible gifts?” he continues. Shabangu originally planned to use the initiative for his own birthday and then to close it down, but several sponsors, including Nedbank and Nestle, urged him to register #Being21 as a non-profit organisation and to continue the good work.
...[read more] BLSA Statement on the Anniversary of the Public Protector’s report on State Capture On the anniversary of the publication of the Public Protector of South Africa’s report on state capture, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) repeated its call for a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture and made the following statement: A year ago, the Public Protector published her report detailing how far our country and government had been subsumed by the twin cancers of corruption and state capture. For many South Africans, the report simply confirmed what they already knew. The state capture project is working for the personal gain of the very few. A year has passed and too little has changed. In fact, further evidence of state capture released into the public domain, including via the so-called Gupta e-mails, proves the situation to be even worse than we first thought. State capture remains rife within our society and South Africa continues to suffer the consequences from this crisis of confidence in the legitimacy of government.
...[read more] Young community leader awarded international scholarship to UFS Caption: Bloemfontein – On 23 August 2017, Columba Leadership celebrated the award of a newly established international scholarship to one of its brightest young leaders, Keabetswe Malebo (right), featured next to Moses Xaba, Columba Free State Acting Provincial Manager. The scholarship was established to allow economically disadvantaged young women of strong character to achieve their potential through higher education. The scholarship will cover all the costs of Keabetswe’s studies at The University of Free State (UFS) including tuition and fees, accommodation, food, textbooks and a laptop. “Keabetswe is the epitome of the values of the Columba Leadership programme. She is a passionate and committed young leader, with strong character and a willingness to serve her peers and community,” said Tracy Hackland, CEO at Columba Leadership. “We are thrilled that she has been selected as the inaugural winner of the Ida Manana Siyila Scholarship Programme.” Columba Leadership is a values-based leadership programme developing responsible leaders and employable young people. Columba has worked in the Free State for the last 5 years – working in 21 schools in the province, and unlocking the potential of hundreds of young leaders.
...[read more] THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT Fast Food Nation: Statistics South Africa recorded income from the ‘takeaway and fast-food outlet’ sector as R170 billion in 2015. In May this year there were around 4,780 fast food franchise outlets in South Africa. The top three franchises by number of outlets are KFC (840 outlets), Steers (542) and Wimpy (492).(Source: Eighty20.co.za) EUROLAB DONATES R50 000 TO STEPPING STONE HOSPICE WORLD THROMBOSIS DAY ROAD RANGERS SYNONYMOUS WITH SAFE CYCLING PROMOTING GIRLS HEALTH EDUCATION AND EQUALITY DEAF EMPLOYED AND EDUCATED – 500 000 UNEMPLOYED NATIONALLY TOP TIPS, AND COST EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR SENIOR ADVENTURERS MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR FREELANCE AND CONTRACT WORKERS South Africa - The Good News You are receiving this email Newsletter as a subscriber to our Newsletter group Like Tweet Share Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe | 