https://www.beautifulnews.co.za/stories/prince-modiba
For children used to the fast-paced thrill of soccer, golf can be pretty boring. This left
Prince Modiba with a challenge: how do you get kids interested in the sport? When he
began coaching youth in Soweto, he had to build their curiosity and skills from the
ground up. But Modiba managed to pique their attention, motivating the kids to come
back and learn more. In a community where golf used to be inaccessible, Modiba is
giving them the chance to swing for success.
https://www.beautifulnews.co.za/stories/de-wet-swanepoel
Listen up. You may have a hearing problem. But it takes less than two minutes to figure
that out thanks to De Wet Swanepoel. He’s the inventor of a nifty phone application that
detects difficulty hearing. It’s changing lives, particularly for the younger generation
A Professor of Audiology at the University of Pretoria, Swanepoel spent years
researching how technology can improve healthcare. His work culminated in the
launch of HearZA.
https://www.beautifulnews.co.za/stories/mpumelelo-buthelezi-bn
Your job doesn’t define your worth. Growing up, Mpumelelo Buthelezi didn’t understand
people rummaging through trash. Dump sites were places for scraps and unwanted
items. So why were they entering landfills empty-handed, and returning with full bags?
As an adult, Buthelezi realised what they were doing and set out to capture their stories,
camera in hand. In an ongoing photo series, Buthelezi documents the lives of informal
waste collectors in Soweto.
https://www.beautifulnews.co.za/stories/stiaan-scheepers
Stiaan Scheepers starts his day doing what most kids fear – maths. Addition, subtraction,
fractions and division are child’s play to him. Scheepers is a nine-year-old mathematical
prodigy capable of crunching complex sums at exhilarating speeds. Numbers don’t
intimidate Scheepers. Not when he’s faced far worse.
When Scheepers was just three years old, he was diagnosed with lymphoblastic
leukemia. At an age when toddlers want to explore and run free, Scheepers had to stay
indoors, undergoing chemotherapy. His precocious interest in maths began when he
joined his older brother at A+ Students. Though Scheepers was barely out of diapers, the
early learning system offered him a method to his genius. Later, it gave him the strength
to get through cancer.
https://www.beautifulnews.co.za/stories/katya-abedian
Dreams, desires and destinies are tricky waters to navigate – especially when you’re a
teenager. All Katya Abedian knew was that she had stories to tell.
. So she took a brave step into the world of cinematography. Trusting her instincts,
Abedian began moulding her own narrative. Her film, Skin Diver, is a dreamy
exploration of what it means to accept yourself when the world expects the opposite. To
souls struggling to reconcile their differences, Abedian encourages them to hold true to
themselves.

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