A bright pink buoy on a Port Alfred beach helped turn Christmas morning from tragedy to relief… and became the latest chapter in a programme that has already saved 231…
GroundUp’s favourite photos of 2025 show South Africa as it really is… battered in places, brilliant in others and always worth fighting for. South Africa (29 December 2025) –…
This is not a story about crime or loss… it’s a story about kindness, people doing their jobs with heart and a police station that left someone feeling better than…
If you’ve ever needed a reminder that good people still exist, this story begins in Dullstroom, with two sisters who refuse to let care run out. Dullstroom, South Africa…
Behind every food order is a person, a journey, a story… and thanks to T Motise, South Africans are finally seeing the full picture. Western Cape, South Africa (28…
It started with a call for help. And ended with a baby, a dining room table full of gifts and a reminder that South Africans never let each other down….
Some business ideas start in boardrooms… Joseph’s began with a long walk, a caring family and a dream on three wheels. Johannesburg, South Africa (25 October 2025) – Every…
High above Durban’s bustling streets, a frightened cat named Saltori was trapped on the 16th floor of an abandoned building… until compassion came climbing. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (16 October…
Her patients call her an angel, a hero and even a second mother. Sister Dolly Mofokeng’s name is spreading across South Africa for the purest reason of all… love. …
What began as one man’s coping mechanism for online sadness has evolved into a global kindness revolution. Global (06 October 2025) – There’s a corner of the internet where…
Where mind meets heart
"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude." - William James
