Paul and Charmaine's Story
We got married in 2010 with huge hopes and dreams of a future together – but we both had a history of substance abuse... Now we are both on the streets and our children had to live with their grandmother.
State has 1.2 Million Hectares Available for Redistribution - Legal Expert
Research estimates that unused state-owned land parcels in SA suitable for redistribution add up to about 1.2 million hectares, or 60% of the size of the Kruger National Park...
Cartoon: How Luyanda was Helped (Zulu)
Click on the link below to download our cartoon about the harms of drug addiction. Make copies of our cartoons and distribute them at school, work, and in your community!
Cartoon: How Luyanda was Helped (English)
Click on the link below to download our cartoon about the harms of drug addiction. Make copies of our cartoons and distribute them at school, work, and in your community!
How Phumlani was Helped
At the age of 13 I started smoking cigarettes as I wanted to fit in with the group I was involved with. Smoking cigarettes developed into smoking dagga. I then started taking ecstasy at night clubs where I would also drink alcohol. That’s when my life really started falling apart!
Clinton's Story
Despite dropping out of Wits, I was fortunately still able to further my studies and completed an N5 in Electrical Engineering. But I just wasn’t interested in anything outside of partying, drinking and having a ‘good time.'
Gallery: Outreach Eastern Cape Schools 2016
Gallery: Outreach Eastern Cape Schools 2016
Gallery: Dundee Schools Outreach 2015
Gallery: Dundee Schools Outreach 2015
When mothers live near fracking sites, babies are more likely to be born underweight
Children born near fracking sites are 25 percent more likely to weigh less than what is healthy at birth, according to a new study. Why this is happening isn’t clear, but the researchers believe that it might have to do with environmental pollution, which may have negative health effects on mothers — and their babies.
Common Myths about Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia)
Whilst people are divided on the issue, many of those who support “assisted suicide” or “assisted dying”, as euthanasia is also called, have founded their beliefs on several myths that surround the practice.