Everybody deserves to be touched by an angel! The Angel Network is an organisation run solely via the power of social media, and has to date reached over 200,000 individuals globally. Join @lebangkgosana in conversation with Glynn and Hailey from The Angel Network South Africa. A true #ThisIsUs story!
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This week the team chats to a man with a sound understanding of South Africa's political history and trajectory, with 30 years of experience in political, parliamentary, business, and civil society sectors. Lawson Naidoo helps to unpack various aspects of the Zondo Commission, taking a deeper look at accountability.
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The Meals on Wheels Community Services project was started in light of the severe need amongst the aged community in East London in 1964. Today in 2022, with over 700 service centres in SA, Cheryl Smith tells us more about the organisation and their amazing work.
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“Focus on what really, really matters to the future of the country.” This week the team talks to Songezo Zibi, chairman and co-founder of Rivonia Circle, an NPO with a single mission: to use their ideas and work to transform South Africa from a failing state into a robust, sustainable democracy.
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"Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we now have a unique opportunity not to hanker after the ‘old’ nor the ‘new’, but to co-create and co-craft a ‘better normal'." Wise words from renowned leader, Professor Bonang Mohale. Watch another great edition of This Is Us, as the team chats to Bonang Mohale and he shares some insights from his new book, Behold The Turtle.
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This is the story of a young South African woman and how she turned her life upside down. Kentse Badirwang, founder of Pelegi Movement NGO, chats with Lebang Kgosana about her book, 'Kattey’s Arrow'. Her story is a testimony to life after surviving GBV and other forms of abuse. A real peep into the suffering that many South Africans live with.
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In this edition of #ThisIsUs, Prof Bonang Mohale joins Gareth, Lebang and Yatish to talk about how ordinary South Africans can strive to seek a life of purpose and meaning - even in the face of adversity.
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Pt 2 - Procter & Gamble communications has joined forces with UNICEF to rebuild 5 schools in KwaZulu-Natal, following the looting and unrest in July 2021. Lebang Kgosana chats to Cassie Jaganyi about this exciting building project involving the community in KZN.
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Pt 2 - Imagine being in a life-threatening crisis, calling for help, and being unable to tell the operator what's happening - because you are deaf. South Africa has a deaf community of more than 4 million people. CEO of DeafTouch, Claybourne Appies, talks to Lebang Kgosana about the solutions that DeafTouch offers with the use of technology in designing, creating and hosting advanced communication service software for businesses, governments and citizens around the globe.
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Pt 2 - Introducing Jabulani and Zanele Dlamini from Lingomso Foundation. Based in Thembisa, east of Johannesburg, the married couple speak about their shared journey of "filling in the gap" of parentless children, and also giving them positive role models to look up to.
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