Drive Moment - Local Elections

Sustainability often gets spoken about in big global terms, solar farms, electric cars, eco-cities, but for most households, especially in South Africa’s township communities, it starts much closer to home. It lives in how we use electricity during load shedding, how we manage water when supply is uncertain, and how…

Breakups don’t usually arrive with sirens and flashing lights. They’re quieter than that. Sometimes it’s just a shift , a change in tone, in energy, in the way someone looks at you or doesn’t. Nothing dramatic has happened, yet something feels different. And you can’t quite tell if you’re imagining…

Character-building experiences are the quiet storms that shape who we become long before the world notices the change. They often arrive uninvited—through failure, loss, responsibility, or moments that test our trust in people and in ourselves. In these spaces where comfort disappears, resilience is born, discipline is tested, and emotional…

From the picket lines of apartheid resistance to modern boardrooms negotiating wages, unions have been less of a background noise and more of a bassline shaping South Africa’s labour force. But today’s economy is shifting gig work, outsourcing, silent contracts, invisible workers. In a world where work is changing shape…

A deeply reflective conversation unpacking how birthdays shift from celebration to self-audit. For some, birthdays carry quiet emotional weight instead of joy. “Birthday blues” emerge from unmet expectations, life comparisons, and the pressure of time moving faster than personal milestones. While others celebrate loudly, many internally review where they are…