Thrive: How communities rebuild together
Building thriving communities and strengthening local economies has always been at the heart of Ranyaka’s work. Since 2013, we’ve used a collaborative framework to guide this journey. This framework is called Thrive. Thrive was born from the conviction that we need a...
Finding one another, finding their agency: the journey of the Klapmuts Women’s Club
Active citizenry doesn’t begin with a programme. It begins with people who care about where they live, and with creating spaces where they can find one another, build trust and start imagining what they could do together. From there, ideas can become action, networks...
Painting a legacy: How a community mural is breathing new life into Tsweu Street
For years, the outside of Mamelodi West's A5 Community Hall told a very different story from the one unfolding inside. Its mural had faded and peeled with time, while behind its walls the hall remained alive with youth programmes, community meetings, exercise classes...
When a principal said yes: The bottle cap campaign that mobilised a school
By the time Maqadini Primary School in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal had collected 86,354 bottle caps, it was clear that this was never really about plastic. This is the inspiring story of how the Nedbank Caps for Wheels campaign sparked an extraordinary movement within one...
The business of rest
About the Building Business SeriesThis story forms part of a series featuring the 22 entrepreneurs who participated in the 2025 Ranyaka Building Business (RBB) programme in Polokwane, Limpopo, and their journeys towards building stronger, more sustainable businesses....
Growing opportunity from the ground up: Phillip Makoela’s farming journey in Polokwane
About the Building Business SeriesThis story forms part of a series featuring the 22 entrepreneurs who participated in the 2025 Ranyaka Building Business (RBB) programme in Polokwane, Limpopo, and their journeys towards building stronger, more sustainable businesses....
Stirring heritage back into modern kitchens: The African Nosh journey
About the Building Business SeriesThis story forms part of a series featuring the 22 entrepreneurs who participated in the 2025 Ranyaka Building Business (RBB) programme in Polokwane, Limpopo, and their journeys towards building stronger, more sustainable businesses....
Voices from the Ground: Young entrepreneurs take to the stage in Umlazi
Introducing Voices From The Ground At Ranyaka, much of our work through the Nedbank-funded Proud of My Town programme happens alongside people and organisations who are deeply embedded in the communities we serve. Our local coordinators work across towns and townships...
The CoCreate Hub – a THRIVE space in action
A journey that started in the town of Stellenbosch in 2018 has unfolded in a way that demonstrates so clearly the power of place. Not just a physical structure, but something intentionally shaped to invite connection. When a space is welcoming, accessible and designed...
Building Business in Polokwane
A thriving community depends on a thriving local economy. When local businesses grow and create jobs, it brings stability to the people who live there, invites further investment into the area and builds resilience. Over close to a decade, the Ranyaka Building...
Pacaltsdorp – What two years have taught us about community, partnership and possibility
Across South Africa, towns face complex challenges: unemployment, unsafe public spaces, limited economic opportunities and fractured local ecosystems. And yet in every community, there are people, ideas and pockets of potential that simply need the right conditions to...
Changemakers in action: The spark of youth
Reimagining the power of youth“It feels good to be a champion. When we’re together, we feel safe and grow stronger, learning how to care for ourselves, our environment, each other, and the places we call home.” – Owami, 2025. (Changemaker) The word changemaker has...
Building a thriving Umlazi: From gogos on the field to changemakers in action
When purpose meets play“It’s not just soccer — it’s healing, joy, and belonging.”– Gogo Duduzile Buthelezi In the vibrant township of Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, the heartbeat of community life continues to grow stronger, powered by passion, unity, and purpose. Here,...