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How one woman helped birds take flight after the Knysna fires

Soaring after devastation. Knysna’s birds rise again

Woman and soccer ball

Football, meet feminism

From Mitchells Plain to Hong Kong. Here’s how this kung fu master brought home gold

Masters of Mitchells Plain. Champions of the world

A boilermaker lady, builds ships from start to finish by her hands.

She builds ships by hand

“What makes you different makes you beautiful.” Watch how this woman with albinism overcame online bullying

Fighting cyber bullies with self-love and confidence

Denied access to game reserves during apartheid, this conservation photographer found her freedom in the wild

The photographer who answered the call of the wild

Meet the marine biologist dedicated to saving a seahorse endemic to South Africa

Meet the guardian of South Africa’s seahorses

Woman holding material

The refugee who risked it all for a dream

The record-breaking rugby referee who decided to have a child – on his own

Why family is about commitment, not convention

Playing on concrete pitches couldn’t stop this cricketer from coaching Limpopo’s youth for over two decades

Chasing passion on concrete pitches

The reverse-runner going backwards for bees

Running backwards for the future of bees

The Soweto citizen who decided to fight crime from his bicycle

Can bicycles hit the brakes on crime?