Activate! | Isaach | Activity https://activatechangedrivers.co.za/members/jalco-kby/activity/ Activity feed for Isaach. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:21:33 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-ZA 30 hourly 2 831343472ef25e4ca29ecf9cd426116f Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/how-to-collaborate-effectively/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:00:00 +0200
How to collaborate effectively

1. Know your why!  First get to know your why. This is essential as you do not want each project or partnership to define your…

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Collaborative social movements beyond political affiliation

An interview with Nothando Hlophe By Kay-Dee Mashile Nothando Hlophe is an academic scholar, Activist and student leader from the University of the Free State,…

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The History of collaborative Activism

Expressions such as “divided we fall, united we stand”, “there is power in unity” and “power in numbers” are proof that I am not mistaken…

]]> 0 0cf7337ac4eb4a340149d7c7b3b7928b Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/g500/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:00:00 +0200 Economic Empowerment is an important part of ending violence against women #16DaysofActivism

By Kay-Dee Mashile Originally published by Group 500 Investments The 25th of November is the International Day for Ending Violence against Women and Girls. In…

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Meet the Panelists: Nosandi Dlamini and Loyiso Mbete 

  Speaker Names: Nosandi Dlamini and Loyiso Mbete  Occupation: Co-Founders of an Enterprise Development Company  Organisation: Group 500 Investments  Group 500’s Story:  Group 500 Investments…

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Meet the Panelists: Tremaine Barnes 

Speaker Name: Tremaine Barnes  Occupation: Activist, Lyricist and Singer Organisation: The Barefoot Campaign Tremaine’s Story:  Tremaine Barnes is an activist, lyricist, singer and founder of…

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Meet the Panelists: Dr Fay Nqoloba

Speaker Name: Dr Feziwe “Fay” Nqoloba Occupation: Community Builder, Speaker and Entrepreneur Organisation: Warrior Women and Talita Cumi  Dr Fay’s Story:  Dr Fay Nqoloba wears…

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Meet the Panelists: Clifford Demas

Speaker Name: Clifford Demas Occupation: Speaker and Radio Presenter  Organisation: CCFM Clifford’s Story:  Clifford Demas, also known as “Cliffie D”, from radio CCFM is a…

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Meet the Panelists: Lezel Molefe

Speaker Name: Lezel Molefe Occupation: Social Worker and Entrepreneur Organisation: Change the Script and Molefe Legacy Consulting    Lezel’s Story:  Lezel Molefe, CEO and Founder…

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Meet the Panelists: Lesego Scott

Speaker Name: Lesego Scott Occupation: Activist, Student Leader Organisation: The Rise of a Natio Lesego’s Story:  Scott Mmakgongwane Eleine, fairly known as Lesego Scott, is…

]]> 0 b69afed29a74518e7ce5cc75de7339df Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/the-future-of-activism-is-collaboration-campaign-launch/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:00:00 +0200
The future of Activism is Collaboration - Campaign Launch

By: Kay-Dee Mashile Activator Lesego Scott once said, and I paraphrase, that activism is a matter of conviction. Therefore, it is a journey that one…

]]> 0 2ddc61e17a9fd37c9076bd4f053e0045 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/an-opinion-on-opinions-a-possible-next-step-in-activates-engagement-with-youth/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 20:00:00 +0200
An opinion on opinions: A possible next step in ACTIVATE!’s engagement with youth

By: Dr Marthinus Conradie The youth of South Africa face an intimidating number of difficult questions. Here is a short list: What kind of identity…

]]> 0 8e5049c087dddb0b61c95052af832ad0 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/young-south-africans-working-towards-change-and-social-unity-a-dialogue/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:00:00 +0200 YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS WORKING TOWARDS CHANGE AND SOCIAL UNITY- A DIALOGUE

By: Anele Gcwabe The legacy of segregation and oppression in South Africa has negatively impacted the social fabric of the country. This has deferred the…

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YOUNG ACTIVISTS WALK FROM DURBAN TO CAPE TOWN FOR DISABLED YOUTH

By: Siyabonga Mahomba  Youth-led non-profit organisation, Enabling Disability Education Nationally (EDEN), is preparing for the second edition of its Walk For Youth Disability Education (#Walk4YDE19),…

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We are empowered to empower!

By: Kay-Dee Mashile, Kim Barlow and Anele Gcwabe This Youth Month, ACTIVATE! Change Drivers (@ActivateZA) has launched a campaign where we explore how youth in…

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ACTIVATE! Youth Month Poetry Competition

Are you an Activator poet with an opinion on the state of the youth? Check out the brief below and write and/or record a poem…

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Catch the A! Bus Journey on Bricks TV!

The A! Bus Journey will be airing live on Bricks TV on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the month on June. This season features various thought-provoking…

]]> 0 c1b5ca38a9f719fccd3ce8d5262f3701 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/comprehensive-sexuality-education-a-tug-of-war-on-agency/ Thu, 30 May 2019 20:00:00 +0200
Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A tug of war on agency

By: Nomtika Mjwana From the earliest time I can remember in my childhood, talking about anything that had to do with sex was censored and,…

]]> 0 0fcf05267a48f2780071a12f40982659 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/youth-take-to-the-streets-but-stay-away-from-the-polls/ Wed, 29 May 2019 20:00:00 +0200
Youth take to the streets but stay away from the polls

By: MJ Makhosi The elections have come and gone and many eligible young people either did not register of make their mark. Is it simply…

]]> 0 a8966e9e6f8dbd7bfdf14f71d82f7ec3 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activator-switchers-are-set-to-fly-the-sa-flag-high-in-india/ Mon, 20 May 2019 20:00:00 +0200
Activator Switchers are set to fly the SA Flag high in India

By: Lwazi Nongauza “Youth in rural areas of South Africa experience a lack of access to technology and communications infrastructure, which creates unequal access to…

]]> 0 62ab3e5bd58c58f1199898c8aa6e2130 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/we-are-the-ones-we-need-the-youth-need-to-create-jobs-for-one-another/ Tue, 14 May 2019 20:00:00 +0200
We are the ones we need - the youth need to create jobs for one another!

By: Kay-Dee Mashile It is forty-three years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising and 25 years into democracy, yet the youth of South Africa are still…

]]> 0 0e9188a962e1f9ddd1d046646e110fcb Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/re-the-activate-national-imbizo-is-upon-us-join-the-conversation-on-all-our-digital-platforms/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:00:00 +0200
RE: THE ACTIVATE! NATIONAL IMBIZO IS UPON US. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON ALL OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS.

25 March 2019 RE: THE ACTIVATE! NATIONAL IMBIZO IS UPON US. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON ALL OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS. Activate National Imbizo 2019 will be…

]]> 0 a9806089d8d949737822a43071945ef2 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/fourth-industrial-revolution-and-unskilled-youth/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:00:00 +0200
Fourth Industrial Revolution and Unskilled Youth

By: Bongekile Filana We are moving into a disruptive digital world underpinned by rapid advance of technologies and digital economic growth. The digital world is…

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#WomenRightsAreHumanRights - We Are NOT Rocks!

By: Kay-Dee Mashile In an era where women being beaten and killed by their significant others is a norm, we need to do something that…

]]> 0 f2eb2feb4df10774cb8107df84cf373f Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activate-change-drivers-supports-the-call-to-turn-south-africa-around/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 20:00:00 +0200
ACTIVATE! CHANGE DRIVERS SUPPORTS THE CALL TO TURN SOUTH AFRICA AROUND

08 February 2019 RE:  ACTIVATE! CHANGE DRIVERS SUPPORTS THE CALL TO TURN SOUTH AFRICA AROUND. “I really think and feel that the President is in…

]]> 0 fbe2c63c493f60472b8b8559439c79f1 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/sona-south-africas-unemployable-youth-a-lost-generation-in-the-making/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:00:00 +0200
SONA: South Africa’s unemployable youth a lost generation in the making

By: Prince Charles The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is one of the most important highlights on the South African socio-political calendar. The SONA…

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Decentralising the need to Vote

By: Mojalefa Mokhosi The common people have never ruled. They have received this illusion through hollow democratic processes. They have inadequate access to democratic institutions,…

]]> 0 6e5347b0899bafa66f077a0a21a69439 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/united-in-our-differences-youth-must-register-and-vote/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:00:00 +0200
United in our differences – YOUth must register and vote

By: Tlotliso May I had the privilege of being in attendance during the Civics Academy training where ACTIVATE! partnered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)…

]]> 0 de55ff846fb2bbffea6d3ed9f89b1dba Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/tribute-and-message-of-condolences-on-the-passing-of-one-of-the-finest-social-innovators-that-south-africa-had-to-see-bonginkosi-jombile/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:00:00 +0200
Tribute and Message of Condolences on the passing of one of the finest Social Innovators that South Africa had to see, Bonginkosi Jombile.

By: Tshepo W Mabuya In 1966 at his address titled Day of Affirmation, at the Invitation of the of the National Union of South African…

]]> 0 2f86f1cc3293d92228264d8fd368ccb4 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/in-sickness-and-in-mental-health/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:00:00 +0200 In sickness and in mental health

By Mbalenhle Buthelezi My grandfather says there is no handbook on how to survive a partner’s psychiatric crisis. The person he has known for more than…

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Not the usual Khayelitsha bike tour

It’s not the usual bicycle tour through a crowded township of over two million people. Neither is Siyabonga Mbaba the usual entrepreneur. Mbaba aims to uplift…

]]> 0 8b11c6f4d22cac7a287e4f86f504cf63 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/township-chess-gives-youngsters-new-moves/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:00:00 +0200
Township chess gives youngsters new moves

A childhood passion for chess has grown into an adult drive to share the game with his township community. Brian Qamata from Khayelitsha, Site C,…

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Minister Mboweni's Mid-term Speech shows us who's boss!

By Koketso Marishane The more things change, the more they remain the same: What a time to be alive!   Indeed, our country South Africa…

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VEGAN EKASI – No Meat. No Problems.

By Zilungile Athenjwa Zimela One of the most pronounced characteristics of any Kasi in Mzantsi besides the vibrancy, high-population and sense of community is food…

]]> 0 844d232476f2d02eaffd78de13044b31 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activators-midterm-tips-to-minister-tito-mboweni/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Activators’ midterm tips to Minister Tito Mboweni

By Lwazi Nongauza Stabilizing the economy, addressing gender inequities and clearly outlining free higher education are some of the issues social change drivers dared Finance…

]]> 0 32da5f9112b5f39bc8560a646df0759a Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activator-karabo-answers-the-call-for-help-after-the-khayelitsha-fire/ Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Activator Karabo answers the call for help after the Khayelitsha fire

By Lwazi Nongauza Cape Town-based Activator, Karabo Monatisi, is leading a humanitarian campaign that seeks to help dozens of injured people who have lost their…

]]> 0 1c896cd62d5c02ffd8ba6bd14ba42992 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activators-lead-robbed-islands-twenty-year-spring-school-celebrations/ Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Activators lead Robben Island’s Twenty Year Spring School Celebrations

Three Activators flew the Activate Leadership flag high at Robben Island Museum Spring School’s  Albertina Sisulu and Nelson Mandela Legacy Focus from 28th September to the 6th October…

]]> 0 34c648f601a3d23560df82d3f555f5cf Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/switch-annual-seminar-2018/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 SWITCH ANNUAL SEMINAR 2018

“Exploring the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in a South African Context” 13 – 14 October 2018 at Workshop17 Maboneng DAY ONE Saturday 13 October SE Ecosystems…

]]> 0 046e0932c20895375d1094dfed321ab3 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/the-great-depression/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 The Great Depression - The Death of the African Child

By Tlotliso May Depression has become a newsworthy issue. I have noticed, with time, that a lot of people have started talking about depression, and…

]]> 0 47f5502a5266b4ed2b5c2883ea1f56ae Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activator-sindisa-qeqe-building-sisterhood-heroins-in-de-aar/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Activator Sindisa Qeqe building Sisterhood Heroines in De Aar.

Wherever she is present, 2018 Activator Sindisa Qeqe is not only heard but felt. With a survival story that she uses to empower other women. On…

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By: Dj Schoolbag On Mandela Day, ACTIVATE! was invited to accompany Pride Factor and the Abcon Group Foundation to Hawk Academy combined school in the…

]]> 0 017b49c33ac40bacc078c239c756785a Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/nelson-mandela-a-figure-of-literary-inspiration/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Nelson Mandela: a figure of literary inspiration

By Ace Moloi Not only has President Mandela lived a life of political interest, but of literary inspiration too, writes Ace Moloi. The launching pad…

]]> 0 485c14d98917c0a4fcbeb87593818ef3 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/nelson-mandela-albertina-sisulu-and-todays-youth-activism-and-heroism/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Nelson Mandela, Albertina Sisulu, and Today’s Youth: Activism and Heroism

By Lindokuhle Ntuli I often wonder, as a young leader and activist, what fuelled the spirit of activism and active citizenry in the generation of…

]]> 0 066926b18e29299e9d1df166cf823b37 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/100wordsofactivecitizens-2/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:00:00 +0200 #100WordsOfActiveCitizens

While we celebrate the heroes of the past, it is also important that we hand the heroes of today their bouquets while they can still…

]]> 0 0c3582a89f9c089311e37510899e0b0b Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/100wordsofactivecitizens/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Celebrating heroes with #100WordsOfActiveCitizens!

By Kay-Dee Mashile Activators celebrate the 100th legacies of iconic heroes Albertina Sisulu and Nelson Mandela in 100 words! 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of…

]]> 0 34a39283247ab0f7f92172a4984396c3 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/enabling-activator-motsatsi-to-continue-payingitforward/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Enabling Activator Motsatsi to continue #PayingItForward

  By: Baxolise Dlali Motsatsi Mola is a 2013 Activator from Enable Village, located in the outskirts of Tzaneen in Limpopo. She is a youth…

]]> 0 d5eb14fdae226da2f29be61b49e5fd0a Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/youth-day-graduate-networking-picnic/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Youth Day Graduate Networking Picnic

Bushbuckridge born Youth Development graduate, Warren Vutivi Khoza, calls young people to celebrate Youth Day in a fun and educational way with the first ever…

]]> 0 76a3f6381e1104e4ade14a047a63f172 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/4th-annual-matlhwaring-career-guidance-day/ Thu, 03 May 2018 20:00:00 +0200 4th Annual Matlhwaring Career Guidance Day

Matlhwaring Community Development Fund was founded in 2013 in the rural area of Joe Morolong Local Municipality in Kuruman. These areas include, but are not…

]]> 0 c2275d78eec10cdb04f34cb91026d4fa Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/activator-women-of-worth-payingitforward/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:00:00 +0200 Activator Women of Worth #PayingItForward

By Kay-Dee Mashile As Easter concluded International Women’s Month and National Human Rights Month, we say hello to the month where we celebrate and promote…

]]> 0 e48ab381a8922cbc70ebdd7910acb4d2 Isaach posted a new post. https://activate.mystagingwebsite.com/what-being-a-woman-means-to-women-in-south-africa/ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0200 What being a woman means to women in South Africa

By Kay-Dee Mashile The 8th of March is International Women’s Day. Women have been defined differently over time. While this is a testament of the…

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