14 October 2024 | Building Business, Early Childhood Development, Fix Your Space, Land & Property, Mamelodi, Proud of my Town
I remember a particular day when I walked into our local hardware store with my youngest son at my side. He was 11 years old at the time. Hardware stores have that distinctive smell – a mixture of paint, chemicals, wood and cement. I commented on it and my son,...
12 May 2023 | Fix Your Space, Kayamandi, People Development, Proud of my Town, Stellenbosch
Victims of sensitive crimes are often left feeling helpless, isolated and vulnerable. In many cases, the process of reporting these crimes to the authorities can exacerbate these feelings, especially in environments that are not conducive to comfort and privacy....
3 July 2022 | Fix Your Space, Land & Property, Proud of my Town, Umlazi
“More than with any other of our biological needs, the choices we make around food affect the shape, style, pulse, smell, look, feel, health, economy, street life and infrastructure of the city” 1 The Umlazi Food Network is an inspirational community-led...
29 April 2022 | Community Safety, Fix Your Space, Land & Property, People Development, Proud of my Town, Umlazi
Hope amidst the havoc – Proud of my Town responds to the KwaZulu-Natal flooding crisis The devastating floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal in April 2022 will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit the province. Entire...
16 September 2021 | Building Business, Fix Your Space, Proud of my Town
We are living in tumultuous times. The COVID19 pandemic has disrupted the day-to-day lives of many South Africans, resulting in unprecedented job losses and business closures. In addition, the recent unrest that erupted across the country destroyed businesses and...
3 May 2021 | Building Business, Collaboration, Community Safety, Early Childhood Development, Fix Your Space, Land & Property, Mamelodi, Nelspruit, Paarl, People Development, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Proud of my Town, Rustenburg, Sport, Art & Culture, Stellenbosch, Strong Schools, Tell Your Story, Umlazi
Introducing the Proud of our Towns Facebook Groups “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.”The world of social media did not yet exist when Henry Ford spoke these wise words. But many decades later,...