South Africans walked in Madiba’s footsteps on Mandela Day, spreading a little of his legendary magic wherever they went.

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Young Africa can shape that future by volunteering with the African Union’s (AU) Youth Volunteer Corps.

The 1956 Women’s March

On 9 August 1956, some 20 000 women from across the country, some from as far afield as Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, filled the amphitheatre of the Union Buildings in Pretoria to present signed petitions opposing the apartheid law that compelled African women to carry passes.

“It was a great swimming course and the race was all about ocean conservation. For someone who spends every day on the beach, this is something I am passionate about,” says Sanele Nxumalo.

The death of musical legend Ray “Chikapa” Phiri has left the music industry poorer.

Ray “Chikapa” Phiri was born in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, in 1947 and started his music career in the late 1960s as a guitarist. He founded a group called The Cannibals, followed by the more well-known Stimela.

The Department of Justice is building new magistrates’ courts and high courts across the country, giving better access to justice services.

Woman's Month

A non-profit computer science training centre is inspiring Africa’s future generation of technology entrepreneurs and innovators to reach for the stars.

Women's Month

The lives of unemployed women from poverty-stricken communities around Durban are set to change for the better. A programme run by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Durban fashion designer Greg Wallis and Jirah Fashion Factory, has given them an opportunity to begin work in the clothing industry.

A community organisation is showing the children of Bloemfontein’s Phase 7 that a positive attitude and mindful choices can lead to a brighter future.

A positive outlook on life is changing the mindsets of young Bloemfontein residents.

As we begin to celebrate Women’s Month, let’s make South Africa a country where women can achieve their true potential.

In his message for the Year of the Women in 1984 Oliver Reginald Tambo said that one of the most important tasks of the liberation movement was the liberation of the women of our country from their triple oppression on the grounds of sex, class and colour.