Sikhulule High School is much like any other township school – under-resourced, plagued by township social ills and performing poorly. “We are now a beacon of hope!” says Melumzi Mbovane, the Principal.  “The attitude of the community towards the school has...

Do you remember your first job interview?  Do you remember what you wore?  The saying “first impressions count” has never been more appropriate than it has been today.  No-one understands this better than Tammy Roos, 2021 Find Your Voice Rotary...

Article written by Guy Rich - Alumni Coordinator and Course Facilitator 2017 - 2019 Queen Elizabeth recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee – 70 years as the Queen of England.  Quite an achievement for someone who is 96 years old. At 26 she was crowned Queen of...

Chartered accountant Reinhardt van der Merwe said any confusion with the image of a bespectacled bean-counter, multicoloured pens in a top pocket protected by a white plastic pocket protector, and the modern accountant is definitely a thing of the past…

The Harvard Law School suggests that “unethical behaviour is often a consequence of a long, unfolding process, starting with an ethical dilemma—a tension between competing values.” Consider this statement in light of a young South African leader: Current role models...

Zoe Dyasi Shweni was delighted to be selected to attend the Rotary ‘Find Your Voice’ Leadership Development Programme, which commenced at the beginning of the 2020 COVID lockdown.  Zoe, a Berea Garden’s Old Age Home HR Salary Administrator was working from home like...

Everisto Chabalanda was born and raised in a small village outside Livingstone, Zambia. For the first nine years of his life, he was raised by his beloved grandmother before he moved to stay with his mum and step-dad on Muchenje Farm a few miles away from Victoria...

Candi studied Graphic Design 14 years ago after matriculating and has been working in the industry ever since.  She became a mom in 2016 which changed her life forever. She loves her role as a mother and has formed a passion for the wellbeing of babies and young...

Entrepreneur Zikhona Ngxata lost her mother when she was 15 but “what was a dreadful experience birthed a mother in me and gave me a purpose. I realised that helping other young people was my destiny. I was determined to be part of the solution.” Ngxata’s company,...

Wandisile Mbengashe is not a teacher, but his initiative and action-oriented commitment to help learners change their lives has enabled an Mdantsane school to improve its 2019 maths marks by 100%, and get East London’s businesses excited about sponsoring similar...