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There is a coffee shop in Bonteheuwel. It’s a sentence I never thought I would say. In fact, it sounds so absurd to me that it could be the beginning of a joke. There are two reasons why this is such mind bending news to me. Firstly, I grew up in Bonteheuwel, so of course I notice the news that comes from there; but it’s usually the kind of stories that I am ashamed of

I believe there are two types of people. Those who complain about a problem, and those who get involved to do something about it. Sue van der Linde is the latter. After returning from the UK, Sue came home to South Africa with the intention of joining an organization that provided palliative and respite care to children in the Cape. She had spent her eight years working with organizations that did this type of work,

With all the negative news surrounding us lately, it is always a breath of fresh air to see our faith in humanity restored. Joshua Cox, from Fix Forward, is doing just that. Fix Forward, (formerly Trade-Mark) is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to connecting homeowners and businesses wanting to renovate, with hand-picked quality tradespeople. Having seen first-hand how basic marketing resources and a good reference helped a struggling tradesman friend secure work, Cox established Fix

The call-centre industry is growing in leaps and bounds in Cape Town, so if you answer a call from someone trying to sell you insurance or a new phone contract, they are probably sitting in an office somewhere in the Mother City. So let’s be nice, shall we? In all seriousness though, the job creation potential of the industry was spotted several years ago by the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town and