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| © 2022 South Africa - The Good News No images? Click here August 2022 HERITAGE DAY: What makes us….us?There is so much ‘stuff’ going on at the moment in this the country of our birth, which we call home, where we have our roots, where we have our heritage – to the point where we question the very essence and meaning of ‘heritage day’; is it just another public holiday?; a somewhat superficial ‘braai day’?; a time to lament what could have been?; or a real time to celebrate? I took time out to reflect………….. What makes us…..us? In the context of our heritage, our complex history, our ’94 transition, our heritage ……I thought about it……. and jotted the following: Great Africa Hair Company is proud to be the newest strategic partner to the Temba Bavuma FoundationGreat Africa Hair Company is proud to be the newest strategic partner to the Temba Bavuma Foundation, committed to creating a sustainable impact on young girls’ lives whose families may be facing economic and social challenges. This past Friday, 16 September, GAHC took part in the foundation’s annual dignity drive at Realogile High School in Alexandra (JHB), providing around 240 girls with Pick ‘n Pay care packages containing sanitary, hygiene and afri’pure hair care essentials. New film series explores why fathers matter in SAHeartlines hopes to see 5 million men – and society at large – getting involved in the biggest campaign of its kind in Africa, aimed at encouraging fathers and men to be part of a movement of being positively involved in the lives of children. South African NGO Heartlines, in collaboration with the SABC, is unveiling a new film series called Heartlines Fathers Matter that uses the power of story to support the positive and active role of fathers and men in the lives of children. The GBETSROCKS Cricket Team Play It Forward at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s HospitalBased in Paarl at Boland Park, The GbetsRocks Professional Cricket Team with JP Duminy, a former Protea player, as their Head Coach visited the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital on Friday, 16 September 2022. This team forms part of Cricket South Africa’s first division teams and won the CSA T20 League in the 2020/2022 Season! Boasting with a few SA Cricket players, such as Janneman Malan, thrilled and enthusiastically they took the time to interact with little patients and their families – handing out cuddly teddys and toys. takealot.com Calls on South Africans to share what Heritage means to them with an inspiring Design ChallengeThe Takealot Heritage Day Design Challenge provides a platform for South Africans to showcase their creativity, inspired by their heritage, with one winning design printed on 1 million Takealot boxes and a R100 000 Takealot voucher up for grabs! 12 September 2022, Johannesburg – Entering September when the spotlight is on all things proudly local, South Africa’s favourite online retailer takealot.com has launched its first-ever Heritage Day Design Challenge, giving South Africans the chance to showcase their creativity inspired by our diverse cultures and rich heritage. Tourism & Heritage Month: Cableway stands ready to welcome you to Table MountainIt has been a long time since South Africans were able to enjoy the country’s rich tourism heritage with the level and the kind of freedom we have all but forgotten. But health regulations have been lifted, people are allowed to move about freely, and everyone is excited to explore our beautiful country this Heritage Month as heritage month is also Tourism Month! “You can see that more tourists and travelers are heading to the Mother City. The City of Cape Town estimated that as many as 5000 foreign visitors landed at the airport daily in the week before the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Summer is almost here, and it looks like it will be a very busy and gorgeous holiday season,” says Wahida Parker, Managing Director of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC). Checking in on the CommonwealthThe Township with 2 Nobel Prizes Soweto is South Africa’s largest township. Established in the 1930s south of Johannesburg, it currently has roughly 1.7m inhabitants. It has a rich political history, and is the location where 3,000 delegates assembled to approve the Freedom Charter in 1955 – which formed the basis for the current South African Constitution. Get to know your neighbors better with Eighty20’s Suburb Profiler No quick silver bullet to Maths education amongst township youth, but there is a solution Engen renews support of Gift of the Givers and celebrates NGOs 30-year milestone Four Äänit Prize winners are sharply focused on society’s most marginalised International Literacy Day celebrated at Sunnyside Primary POPI 2021 At www.sagoodnews.co.za we are passionate regarding providing our readers with a balanced and informed narrative in respect of positive news out of South Africa.Every day we update our website and once a month we send out a newsletter to your e-mail address, we use it for no other purpose. 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