– Edward O. Wilson
Why Nuclear? Give me one good reason!
By Zanele Majebe ‘’Nuclear should not be embraced’’. Those are the exact words of a SAFCEI ambassador and former Executive Director of Greenpeace International Kumi Naidoo, at an anti-nukes breakfast event opened by the Green Bishop, Geoff Davies. After painting a...
Why is mentorship important for Youth?
by Zanele Majebe I have a degree in communication and for years I wanted to write but never had the opportunity to do so. Three years ago I was selected to participate in the national Groen Sebenza Jobs Fund project in South Africa. Through the mentorship I...
Humanitarian works tirelessly to “Stem the Sixth Extinction”
by Dr Tracey Phillips Without a healthy natural environment humanity cannot survive. In celebration of world Humanitarian Day, Gondwana Alive would like to honour Dr John Anderson for his tireless efforts to “Stem the Sixth Extinction” of life on Earth. ...
Want to join the ranks of iconic women?
by Dr Tracey Phillips - CEO Gondwana Alive Through the ages women have been synonymous with sustaining and giving life. The Venus of Willendorf, now known in academia as the Woman of Willendorf, is an 11.1-centimetre (4.4 in) high statuette of a female figure...
7 Reasons Why Drinking Beer Is Good for Your Health
by Sheree-Ann Jooste Today we celebrate international Beer day and I’m glad to know that there are surprising health benefits of drinking beer and not only intoxication and gaining unnecessary weight. So, go ahead and drink that beer because it might just be doing you...
Where have all the tigers gone?
by Dr Tracey Phillips - CEO Gondwana Alive Seatao, Shy Boy, Shadow … these are some of the tigers found at Tiger Canyons in South Africa. Tiger Canyons is conservationist John Varty’s maverick brainchild. "John Varty established Tiger Canyons near the town of...
City of Cape Town vows to support green projects
by Zanele Majebe I recently had the opportunity to speak to the Superintendent of Maitland City Parks, Mr Quinton Abrahams (pictured above), who explained about the process that needs to be followed in order for a green project to be assisted by City Parks. The core...
Food Shortages by 2050?
by Zanele Majebe The increasing number of people around the world drives up demand for food. According to Food and Agriculture projections: by 2050 population and economic growth will result in a doubling demand for food globally. Food insecurity is one of the...
The Farms were Alive with the Sound of Music
by Sheree-Ann Jooste This year was the first annual kick off to the Silver Mountain Music Festival Event. Inspired by the silvery glow of the Langeberg, Silver Mountain Music is a celebration of music and nature in the Grootvadersbosch Valley. A couple of us from...
Lufefe, the Spinach King?
Written by: Zanele Majebe Being an entrepreneur means an independent spirit, self-confidence and being 100% comfortable with making the final call – sound business acumen from Lufefe Nomjana aka the Spinach King. A Desire To Create Meaning Failure to make a success...
We live in a fishbowl! Cape Flats in winter – Who is to Blame?
Above Picture: Rahima Essop/EWN. For as long as I remember the Western Cape region has always been known as the Cape of Storms. I mean each and every year we all know that there is that season called winter and that it is one of the coldest, longest, wettest seasons...
Spar and Harvest save Lwandle pupils from hunger
Written by Zanele Majebe Understanding the impact of poverty and the associated ills on academic performance, led urban Harvest, funded by Spar, to start a garden project at Lwandle Primary School. The aim of the garden was to help to feed school learners that come...
Inspired to design Permaculture food growing systems
Noloyiso (Nolo) Gwangqa (interviewed by Zanele Majebe). Nolo was born in a rural area in the Eastern Cape called Willowvale – a town considered to be as notorious as Philippi. Despite her upbringing in the informal settlements her rooted spirit for conserving,...
Isn’t it amazing what happens when we just get started?
Author: Zanele Majebe, GA Communications Ikhwezi Lomso senior citizens club in Cape Town, South Africa started a project to help uplift the impoverished Ekuphumleni community. This project consisted of two major initiatives - a soup kitchen that helped to feed the...
How can I help heal our Planet?
Environmental guides “What can I do” – is a wonderful question we often get asked. There are many environmental guides these days that can help us to decide what to do - we got over 160 million hits when we did a search for environmental guides on Google! It is all a...