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The Showroom cinema at night

The Karoo village that’s caught in a swirl of stardust and glamour

the blind saxophone player bringing joy to the people with the power of music

This blind musician doesn’t need to see to know the joy his music brings

Born with a disability and a deep desire to run, this athlete conquered his contradiction to become the fastest man at Rio

Conquering contradictions to become an athletic phenomenon

This woman is giving lost dogs a warm home

Even pugs deserve love

What a 101-year-old man can teach us about surviving during a hundred-year drought

This 101-year-old man is ensuring food security in a hundred-year drought

her greatest achievement is enabling others to reach their goals

The activist who summited Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair

representing her country at the Junior Olympics in 2018

Is this 13-year-old girl the future of South African cricket?

Meet the chemistry students pulling the plug on wasted water

Pulling the plug on wasted water

You can’t appreciate something if you don’t know it’s there

Photographing the secret life of birds

Challenging the idea that jazz is for old men, this singing sensation started making music when she was just eight years old

The gift of music came in the form of an iPod

People mocked this plus-size model. So she laughed back. Here’s why confidence matters

This plus-size model has the confidence to match her critics

In the fight against gender-based violence, this woman isn’t pulling any punches

Throwing knockout punches at the scourge of abuse