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From busking on trains to performing at major music festivals, meet the musicians playing for our heritage

The train is our stage. How these buskers found their platform to celebrate heritage

Woman smiling at camera

The dragon boaters uniting against breast cancer

Girl posing with ribbon

These gymnasts don’t need fancy facilities to raise the bar

Woman showing girl how to play violin

This tiny violinist will pluck at your heartstrings

Magician

The wizard of Khayelitsha leaving the world spellbound

Man dancing ballet

In this ballet studio, courage and confidence put critics in a spin

The 13-year-old international gold medalist set to become South Africa’s best figure skater

Firing up international ice rinks, this skater won’t let anything get in the way of gold

The husband and wife team who fell in love with swimming, and each other

Meet the winning couple swimming past perceptions

With no funds or role models, this paramedic worked his way from the ground up to rescue his community

Growing from gardener to paramedic, this man tended to life’s cause

Pole dancer

A masterclass in empowerment from South Africa’s top pole dancer

Meet the comic artist illustrating the South African heroes of history

The comic artist colouring in the gaps of a legend’s tale

Meet the firefighter blazing a trail of inspiration

The woman fighting fires after almost losing her life to a blaze