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SPF on a mission to help local communities

The Small Projects Foundation (SPF), based in Southernwood, has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to pursue its mission helping local...

NPO launches pad drive for schoolgirls

Programme aims to keep pupils in class, restore dignity Small Project Foundations (SPF), a nonprofit organisation dedicated to uplifting impoverished communities, has launched a pad...

Health department vows to clean up cataract surgery backlog in 12 months

Cataracts have robbed local resident, Jenny de Beer, of her eyesight and independence, and her condition will deteriorate further unless the Eastern Cape health...

Cleaning up the clinics in Buffalo City

Local initiative, Asivikelane Health, is helping communities and healthcare workers in BCMM come together to tackle patient mistreatment, inefficient administration, and long queues at...

Medical aesthetician opens new practice in EL

SUMAIYA KHANDr. Sumaiya Khan is a medical aesthetician who has recently launched her own practice in Nahoon. Her facilities focus on moderately low-risk treatments...

Local traders receive support

The Kistefos Opportunity Fund and Small Business support programme has provided 45 small businesses with loans and 55 business owners have been empowered with...

Skills training programme brings hope

As youth unemployment rises across the city, local organisations such as New Kwanda are trying to mitigate the strain by providing young job seekers...

Eskom confirms breakdowns at Tutuka plant were a result of sabotage

Eskom on Thursday confirmed that sabotage, most likely by its own employees, was behind the breakdowns at the Tutuka power station in Mpumalanga this...

Stellenbosch University perpetrator was friend of victim’s roommate

Stellenbosch University student Babalo Ndwayana says the student who allegedly urinated on his belongings in his room was his roommate’s friend and sometimes made...

Stay sun-safe this Christmas

While Bing Crosby may sing his heart out about his White Christmas, those of us in the Southern Hemisphere experience a completely different kind...

Search for missing UCT student enters third day

The search for a UCT student who has been missing since Saturday entered its third day on Tuesday, with no sign of the 19-year-old. Uyinene...

Twitter curators will block hate speech while allowing users to follow topics of interest

Twitter users will soon be able to follow topics that interest them. These will include sports teams and television shows, with a selection of tweets...

Metro FM ‘terminates’ DJ Fresh’s contract with immediate effect

After being locked in a dispute for three weeks over DJ Fresh's "foul language" on air that resulted in him being yanked off air,...

Caring voice for residents

Masithethe Counselling Services opened a new centre in Mdantsane recently. The structure was kindly sponsored by Small Projects Foundation (SPF). Masithethe director Jackie Orsmond said the...

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are having a baby!

It's been a BIG year for the British royals. First the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third child, Prince Louis, in April....

Helping pupils get physical

FOUNDED in 2013 with the vision of offering equal opportunities to all children, the iLifa Group has partnered with the Small Projects Foundation (SPF)...

Leadership camp empowers young women

THE Small Projects Foundation (SPF) recently partnered with Bumb’ingomso to help conduct their leadership camp for young women in and around Buffalo City at...

Secret vote: Mbeki urges MPs to do the right thing

Former president Thabo Mbeki urged MPs on Tuesday to vote “honestly” in a vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Thabo Mbeki Mbeki‚ who is...

‘I take full responsibility for the errors’- Bonang’s book publisher

Just hours before friends‚ family and fans gathered at the ultra-posh Diamond Walk in Sandton City to celebrate the launch of Bonang’s book‚ Bonang: From...

Gauteng premier’s office on fire

A fire broke out at the offices of Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday morning‚ eNCA reported. The news organisation said firefighters were on their...

ANC condemns protests outside Peter Bruce’s house

The ANC on Friday condemned protests outside journalist Peter Bruce’s house by members of the Black First Land First (BLF) movement. “The African National Congress...

Veggie gardens saving little lives

Project helps community to grow, make own baby food IN AN effort to help combat malnutrition in children, the Small Projects Foundation (SPF) has established...

New kit gives Newlands schools a boost

THROUGH the Small Projects Foundation' (SPF) sport programme, the Newlands schools rugby and netball teams received their new kit sponsored by Kistefos last week. The...

Foundation a lifeline for girls

SPF tackles issues to empower BCM schools THE Small Projects Foundation's (SPF) Bright Futures Programme has supported and improved the learning experience of girls and...

Schools programme offers ray of hope

Empowerment projects reap rewards BASED in East London, the Small Projects Foundation (SPF) has been changing the lives of impoverished and vulnerable communities around South...

Drop-outs drag pass rate down

MADELEINE CHAPUT and THANDEKA NTLONTI FORGET 72.5%, the true matric pass rate in South Africa is much lower, according to Equal Education. By taking into account...