Local Heroes
A salute to our Local Heroes
The Daily Dispatch Local Heroes Awards celebrated a decade of community excellence on Thursday evening, as more than 300 guests applauded this year’s 12 winners at a ...
Miss World SA’s Nande Mabala excited to hear local heroes’ ...
Miss World SA 2024 first runner-up Nande Mabala puts sustainability first in all she does — including when picking out her gown for the Daily ...
Last week to book for Local Heroes Awards
There is one week left to book your spot at the 10th annual Daily Dispatch Local Heroes Awards ceremony, celebrating community leaders committed to ...
‘Morning Live’s’ Leanne Manas to host 2024 Daily ...
Chance to join celebration of region’s Local ...
Celebrating 2024's Local Heroes
Local Heroes is an inspiring programme that shines a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of everyday ...
Lawyer helps those in need after answering a call from God
Beacon Bay attorney Pumla Mncwango says God called her to help her community, which she does every weekend through ...
Mother to all feeding the hungry with physical and spiritual food
East London’s Debbie Wood, 69, has dedicated her life to helping people in her community. The big-hearted mother of ...
Community builders make huge difference with development programme in rural areas
Community builders Dave Martin and Réjane Woodroffe have become synonymous with the development of the Xhorha Mouth ...
Couple’s own suffering leads to compassion for others
Having battled cancer, drug addiction and homelessness, married couple Lucille and Neil Benfield, of West Bank, were ...
Businessman Mancotywa overcame poverty and now helps the poor
Seeing hungry children trudging long distances to school in ragged uniforms and broken shoes, crossing rivers and ...
Foundation founder trains underprivileged children in athletics
Mdantsane-born Keith Blanket has always been passionate about athletics and giving back to the community, which led ...
Ntombozuko Matshamba is changing the lives of children in her community
A year ago, Ntombozuko Matshamba never imagined she would be holding daily afternoon programmes in her home for 90 ...
‘My pain fuels my passion to help others,’ says NPO founder
Moved by her own personal loss and trauma she has faced in life, Nolubabalo Mbebe founded a nonprofit organisation as ...
NPO founder building children’s self-esteem through nurturing their talents
Unathi Luthweyi is the founder of nonprofit organisation Legacy in Arts, Modelling and Beauty Academy in Ginsberg, ...
NPO founder educating, uplifting rural people with disabilities
Nosintu Mcimeli Kwepile, the founder of nonprofit organisation Abanebhongo Persons with Disabilities in Sihlabeni ...
Student drives NPO to help struggling people of Mdantsane
Nosiphiwo Nompumza, 26, a psychology student who has experienced both struggle and privilege, has founded a nonprofit ...
Ansie Randall has a passion for helping babies
Ansie Randall has always had a soft spot for children, leading her to volunteer at nonprofit organisation Breath of ...
Sikhander Coopoo works to dismantle prejudices and stereotypes
Humxn rights activist Sikhander Coopoo, 51, from Dorchester Heights, is dedicated to establishing safe spaces for the ...
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