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Painting made her recover from depression

Life isn’t picture perfect. Meet the artist painting her way to recovery

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

Woman posing with hat

Picking up the thread of creativity restored the happiness of this hat-maker

the penguin whisperer on a mission to save a species

An angry bird gave this penguin whisperer his purpose

Leather is his fabric. Determination is his thread. This designer’s bowties are badges of hope

From living on the streets to owning them. This is how you stitch a success story

The country’s youngest handcyclist speeds past disability with his winning attitude

The 11-year-old speedster cycling with his hands

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