by Dev Ops | Jun 27, 2019 | Film & Media 2019
The desire for Africans to tell their own African stories through animation was the starting point for Johannesburg-based Dipopaai Studios, which, co-created by Johannesburg-based 27-year-olds Kearatwa Sedidi and Sithembiso Mpehle. started out in the good old days...
by Dev Ops | Jun 27, 2019 | Film & Media 2019
The magic of storytelling, with an entrepreneurial and industry-specific edge is what makes film writer and director David Franciscus tick. He wants to entertain people with inspiring stories that will have a positive impact on the world: “Stories that will inspire us...
by Dev Ops | Jun 27, 2019 | Civil Society 2019
Thirty-year-old Richard McLaverty’s role as the advocacy coordinator for the non-governmental coordination committee for Iraq (NCCI), a forum of over 180 Iraqi and international NGOs working across Iraq, is to provide aid to civilians affected by conflict. It involves...
by Dev Ops | Jun 27, 2019 | Education 2019
Thembile Ndlovu is the cofounder of ACT – Authentic Chicks Talk – an NGO that empowers young women through dialogue sessions, giving them the tools they need to speak up and become active citizens in their lives and communities. Ndlovu is also the former curator of...
by Dev Ops | Jun 27, 2019 | Sports 2019
After distinguishing himself as a tennis talent to watch, Siphosothando Montsi found himself in the spotlight after Judy Murray, Scottish tennis coach and mother of Andy Murray, drew attention to him. On Twitter, she shared a picture of herself with Montsi and...