LOOK: Soweto artist uses skills to uplift and beautify his impoverished community

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

Mbola and his team then decided to showcase his artistic skills on some of the community buildings and shacks.

LOOK: Load shedding continues to wreak havoc on SA lives and their livelihoods

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

South Africans can now expect Stage 4 load shedding from 5am until midnight this weekend.

LOOK: Elderly Vosloorus woman makes her own coal to keep her family warm and to generate an income

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

Mbenzani stumbled across the idea when she found a muddy paste at a nearby river where she goes to pray.

IN PICTURES: Vosloorus children construct makeshift swing while they dream of a park to play in

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

Some of the area’s children have come together to create their own impromptu park.

IN PICTURES: Soweto women determined to make soup business a success, despite obstacles they face

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

Ngobeni and Mario also say that their soup business has allowed them to be independent women and has given them the opportunity to venture into entrepreneurism. ...

IN PICTURES: Residents of Ekurhuleni community look to trash in a desperate attempt to make ends meet

Nokuthula Mbatha |Published

Every day scores of people from the Ekurhuleni community can be seen sifting through piles of recycled garbage in the hopes of finding something to eat.