Celebrating Women’s Excellence and Leadership: Lady Mariéme Jamme in the Spotlight
The South African government appointed technology leader and digital transformation advocate Lady Mariéme Jamme as the country's Special Envoy for Te…
Category: Activator Stories
Why Climate Justice Begins with People
In 2025, Thabang Makgakwe dedicated his 67 minutes on Mandela Day to launching Energy Trade SA, a bold vision to bring affordable, sustainable energy …
Ramoloti is helping Moruleng’s children find purpose through the Arts
For many, royalty exists at a distance, admired from afar. But for a group of young creatives in Moruleng, their songs, poems, paintings and performan…
In Komga, Amanda Dumisa Is Turning Mandela Day Into Everyday Work
The small office in front of her house was not ready yet, so people came inside. Furniture had to share space with wet clothes, hungry bodies, donated…
Celebrating Mandela Through AI Creative Challenge
As South Africa and the world prepare to commemorate Nelson Mandela Day on the 18th of July , the Gen AI Africa Podcast is calling on young people to …
How Emmanuel Prosper Mafuma Turned Farming into a Mission of Social Justice
Every July, South Africans are reminded that Mandela Day is far more than a symbolic date on the calendar. It is an invitation to confront the uncomfo…
Sipho Mnisi: A Commitment to Building Peace and Everything In-Between
Sipho Mnisi is a 2017 Activator, a passionate individual about youth and LGBTIQA leadership, a facilitator, and a former community radio presenter fro…
Mpumelelo Bernice Mjekelo: Empowering Youth Voices Through Poetry and Storytelling
Mpumelelo Bernice Mtjekelo is an activator who founded and manages Spoken and Unspoken Word (Pty) Ltd, which is a creative arts company she establishe…
Thabiso Hendrik Majoe: A Community Builder Committed To Serving Ward 7 Finetown
Thabiso Hendrik Majoe is an activator from Finetown, Gauteng. Majoe is a proven community leader and founder of various community projects that has ea…
The Trauma Parents Choose for Their Children: Is Pain the Price of Raising Resilient Adults?
Every child experiences the world through a unique emotional and psychological lens. What may appear as a minor inconvenience to one child may be deep…