Category: Community

  • A competition Capetonians should prioritise

    I’ve only just come across this competition and the date for entries is past, but what a wonderful and important challenge – “How might we create a socially cohesive Cape Town? A Cape Town where no matter what race, gender, or culture, citizens respect one another and co-create a better city together.” You can see […]

  • What’s eWaste?

    It’s not often that we just post the content of emails that we receive, but here’s one that’s really interesting and deserves to be shared: What’s E-waste? Anything that uses electricity and becomes redundant changes into e-waste. This includes all computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones, household appliances, office appliances etc. E-waste is a popular, informal…

  • StreetSmart SA wins Skål EcoTourism Award

    StreetSmart SA, a Cape Town based non profit organization, has won the international 2010 Skål EcoTourism Award for uplifting the lives of street children by raising funds in support of social integration and educational programmes through a network of city and winelands restaurants. The 2010 Skål EcoTourism Award was presented to Margi Biggs, Chairperson of…