The Good Network

By TLC Two young women, Judith and Siya, who began their lives at TLC Children’s Home in Johannesburg before being adopted separately to Germany as babies, have returned to South Africa for several months to volunteer at Embrace Village - a community initiative founded by TLC’s Managing Director, Pippa Jarvis. Judith, staying for three months, and Siya, for six, are working alongside the Embrace team to run sports and learning activities for mothers and children in the villag

By Soapbox Communications Running a business is never just about numbers, stock or sales. For many South Africans, the biggest barrier to success isn’t lack of opportunity, but the unresolved trauma of poverty, abuse and loss. Trauma shapes mindset. It influences reactions, which in turn shape actions and behaviours. Left unaddressed, it can hold people back, cloud decision-making and make businesses fragile and unsustainable. In South Africa, mental health challenges are dee

By Fadia Williams from McWilliams & Company Educational Services   In every school corridor, from the bustling city campus to the rural classroom, I’ve seen the same look in teachers’ eyes, a quiet fatigue. It’s not just tiredness from long hours, but a deeper depletion that comes from trying to sustain passion in a system that often rewards survival over significance.   After two decades in education, as a teacher, principal, curriculum developer, and educational consultant,