The government’s unwillingness and sometimes inability to provide food for the poorest, most vulnerable children in our communities have been in the news lately. The big story isn’t even in Africa, it is unfolding in the UK where 22-year footballer, Marcus Rashford has taken on the UK government for voting against providing underprivileged children with …
By the time you read this, September, the Cleanup month will have come to a close. World Cleanup Day which is on the 19th of September will have passed (We hope to have seen you there!). This article is not about cleaning up the plastic in our suburbs, locations and rivers, it is about how …
Positive impact of Covid 19 on nature and what we can learn from it Read More »
It is the spring of September 2020, can you believe it? These are unprecedented times, with extreme weather conditions caused by pollution and global warming and a pandemic sweeping across the planet. There is no better time to get motivated and involved in the recovery of planet earth. We are all responsible in one way …
Five years ago I went through a traumatic experience. I was running my own business, and I had grown my turnover to close to a million Rand for my last financial year, so it appeared things were going well. Five years previous to that, I had a mild stroke for which there was no physical …
The role volunteering plays in improving mental and physical health. Read More »
Establishing sustainable food gardens to fight food insecurity and health issues brought on by malnutrition. Food insecurity and poverty in disadvantaged communities has been highlighted and brought into the mainstream media, as a massive issue facing South Africa in the time of Covid-19, amid Lockdown. A lack of nutritious food is exposing hidden hunger and …
Beauty More, known as a community builder in Alexandra has been involved With Thusong Youth Center (TYC) from 1985 till she passed away in 2019. The centre offers activities ranging from feeding schemes for school kids, prioritizing education, providing space for classes such as math and arts and culture and the distribution of food parcels …
Food for thought: Here’s how you can help during COVID-19. Read More »
It’s day 18 of LockdownSA. The CoronaVirus (Covid -19 is still ravaging the world, albeit the numbers in South Africa are relatively low, whether that is due to limited testing, or pure blessed luck, we will only find out in time. Whatever the reason, it is a positive thing and hopefully, our fragile population will …
Combating climate change one tree at a time. Spekboom! Kay, one of the members of Khuthaza Foundation jokingly referred to the succulent, native to the eastern part of South Africa as the Greta Thunberg of succulents. Judging by the way that everyone is going crazy by it and its ability, I don’t blame her. It …
On the 6th of February 2019, two of Khuthaza Foundation‘s Co-Founders Bianca Wannenburg and Sipho Mabusela attended the FinBiz2030 Launch that was held at Investec. The event aimed to bring together the finance and business community as a force for change, to find opportunities and encourage a commitment to tackle issues that have an impact on all South Africans and …
Khuthaza Foundation Co-Founders at the FinBiz2030 Launch Read More »
Spekboom – The Greta Thunberg of plant life? Greta Thunberg inspired millions of people worldwide by challenging the United Nation’s environmental policies and inactivity in the fight against climate change. She showed that you are never too young or too old to make a monumental impact and change the world for the better. The reality …