Today, 24 September, we South Africans celebrate Heritage Day. This day embraces the true meaning of the Rainbow Nation by celebrating South Africa’s diversity of traditions, communities and cultural heritage.…
A blue wash of acrylic paint seeps into a sea-battered concrete wall. The roller slides up and another wash changes the first wash of colour. Many washes and the wall…
Earth Day arrives on the 22 April every year, a day to celebrate the beautiful Earth that we live on and a reminder that the war against the environment continues…
Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect – Wangari MaathaiIt is easy…
This International Women’s Day I would like to highlight the amazing opportunities and experiences I was afforded by participating in the Women for the Environment in Africa (WE Africa) leadership…
The warm Saturday sun pours down on us, comforting our skin, our muscles, our bones. A warmth is activated inside each of us, a warmth that connects us. A group…
Every year in October South Africa celebrates National Marine Week. Much like other National Days or Holidays, these dates are to celebrate, bring awareness to, or promote the importance of…
This year marks the kick-off of the United Nations’ (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade). For those who may be hearing of this for the…
Student uprisings 16 June 1976 (GoodThingsGuy, 2019)What we ought to be commemorating on any given South African Public Holiday is, unsurprisingly, a contentious subject. Many of the events in our…