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25/09/2025

'I was very nervous. This was one of the most daring things I’d ever done,' says Denzel, a third-generation South African wine farm worker. As a teenager, he decided to challenge for a white-collar position on the farm that no-one who looked like him had ever held before😬

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25/09/2025

'I'd reached breaking point and simply had to challenge the situation,' says Denzel Swarts, a third-generation South African wine farm worker who realised as a teenager his skin colour might be affecting his promotion prospects.

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28/08/2025

'For most of my life I was a happy person. But then I fell into a dark space.'

The University of Cape Town's high-flying Professor Windapo, recently dubbed Best Woman in African Construction, went through a depression that crippled her. What got her back on track? 💪

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28/08/2025

‘It was as if a cloud came upon me that I couldn’t lift or explain. I just kept thinking negative thoughts.’

Recently dubbed Best Woman in African Construction, the University of Cape Town's Professor Abimbola Windapo has always been a high flyer. But for a period of her life she became depressed and unable to work. What got her back on track?🙌

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30/07/2025

Awwwwww! See how a little bit of love can go a long way, especially in South Africa 🇿🇦❤️

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30/07/2025

Ever feel overwhelmed by the world? Snap! But today, we're celebrating the fact that we're not as helpless as we feel. A little act of love can go a long way: see how a gift from one colleague to another helped dozens of children in a Cape Town township experience the joy of books📚

How about sharing this simple but uplifting South African story to inspire a friend, or even a whole book club?

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30/05/2025

‘Frank and I love each other so much, it’s crazy,’ says Wilma Gie, reflecting on a life and marriage reclaimed. Six years ago, after multiple relapses, she and husband Frank finally broke free from addiction. How did they do it? ❤️

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Having lived much of their lives in and out of heavy drug addiction, how did Cape Town's Frank and Wilma finally turn things around?

30/05/2025

'I thought I was going to die an addict, but now some very, very exciting things lie ahead,' says Frank Gie. How did he and his wife Wilma, despairing he**in users who relapsed multiple times over many years, break free six years ago from addiction to a life they cherish?

And what was the invitation that transformed their lives? 🙌

How did Frank and Wilma, once despairing he**in users living in a Cape Town garage, break free from addiction to a life they cherish?

29/05/2025

Hey people, here’s Chelsea’s latest! Tap here for the story👇

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01/05/2025

Listen up to our Janique! Then tap below to read Declan’s heartfelt story! 👇

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30/04/2025

'In prison, the reality of my bad choices hit me with full force,' says Thanda Krwece, who was given a life sentence for committing two murders as a teenage gangster. 'I was full of guilt, had no idea how to change, and felt there was no hope for me,' he says. 'But in the midst of this darkness, something unexpected happened.'

Discover what that something was, how Thanda was encouraged by a Cape Town mom, and how while full of remorse, he's transformed his life to gain a senior position in commerce. Simply tap the link below👇

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How did Thanda Krwece, who committed two murders as a teenager, turn his life around to gain senior status at a Cape Town insurance company?

30/04/2025

'I was full of guilt and felt there was no hope for me, but Jenny gave me hope in how she spoke to me,’ says Thanda Krwece, who was encouraged by a Cape Town mom after receiving a life sentence for two murders he committed as a teenage gangster.

Today, while full of remorse for his acts, Thanda works in a senior position in a Cape Town insurance company and in turn encourages prisoners who feel as hopeless as he once did that it IS possible to turn your back on wrongdoing 😀

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Growing up in gangs, Thanda committed two murders by the age of 18. What happened to him while he was serving a life sentence in prison?