The Good Network

By Soapbox Communications A global network of 36 animal welfare and protection organisations around the world issued an urgent call to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to introduce binding international regulations for livestock carriers, warning that the ageing fleet poses serious and escalating risks to human life, animal welfare, public health and the marine environment. In an open letter sent to the IMO Secretary-General, the organisations outlined systemic

By TEARS Animal Rescue TEARS Animal Rescue’s first Catapoolza of the year is on Sunday, 25 January 2026. Let’s make it special for the beautiful cats and many gorgeous little kittens ready for new homes. The TEARS Catapoolza is a cat celebration with a cause. Big energy, big heart with real impact. Come down to TEARS at 21 Kommetjie Road from 10 am to 2 pm.    The TEARS kitten ward is bursting with adorable little kittens. While they wait, we want to ensure they receive the b

By Anna Foundation Anna Brom, Anna Foundation’s Founding Director and Pierre-Henri Olivier, Anna Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer outside the Anna Foundation. To Celebrate 20 years of impact, Anna is taking on the 692km Absa Cape Epic. Photo: Carla Briers To mark the 20th anniversary of the Anna Foundation, founder Anna Brom is set to make history by competing in the 2026 Absa Cape Epic. Though the Foundation has been an official charity partner for 13 years, this marks t

By Flux Communications When we talk about South Africa’s education crisis, we often start too late. By the time children reach Grade 4, the gap is already wide. Today, 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning in any language. The foundations have already been missed.   In rural parts of Limpopo, those foundations are especially fragile. Many early childhood development centres operate in overcrowded spaces with limited resources, unsafe toilet facilitie

By Heather Dugmore A South African-developed coding programme called Tangible that teaches problem- solving through simple, fun games, and works with or without computers, has been accepted by the international UNICEF-led Learning Cabinet. This places it alongside a small group of international education tools that have been independently assessed for safety and scalability for real learning impact. Tangible was developed by the Department of Computing Sciences in the Faculty