As National Water Week kicks off this week, we are reminded of the responsibility that comes with living in one of the 30 driest countries in the world. Instead of looking to government net for answers it seems that we need to first question our daily behaviours. 

To the 75% of South Africans who are fortunate enough to be employed in a recession, CAF Southern africa asks that you roll up your sleeves and give something back by volunteering in their annual Employee Volunteer Week, which will run 15 to 21 March 2010. So hurry!

Fancy saving the planet but fneed some basic skills and principles to get you started? You need an urgent Evoke. Watch the video to find out more...

Can we change the world, 5 minutes at a time? In this video, witness collaboration and innovation put into action by a group of Aussie school children. They may sound like "know-it-alls" but they are actually part of a new generation of "do-it-alls" which take the initiative to make a difference. Good on ya mate. 

It’s criminal. Every day over 7 million children go to school without shoes. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Bob Skinstad is willing to go to jail for the cause, what will you do?

Bob Skinstad is in jail. He needs your help to get out and help the children. Here Bob explains what the "Walk this Way" campaign is all about. 

Chaos erupted at the KFM studios this morning when former Springbok captain
and SuperSport Presenter, Bob Skinstad, was arrested during a routine press conference.

While many of us spend years building up our frequent flyer miles to get that holiday in Mauritius or minibreak in the Cape, a small group of employees from PE realized that they could trade in their miles for a few children’s smiles.

By now you know that Andrew Booth did not win the Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon – that honour went to the power duo of  Andrew Birkett and Jason Graham. So why is Andrew Booth being hailed champion of the river?

Eastern Cape charity organisations could benefit by R1 million from the Ironman for the Kidz initiative started by Port Elizabeth athletes. Childhood friends Garth Wright and Gary Stephenson this year aim to raise R1 million for charity, doubling the R500 000 they raised last year.

Clover Mama Afrika has been awarded the Overall Diamond Arrow Award 2009 from PMR (Professional Management Review) for the best Corporate Social Investment project. Clover Mama Afrika, which is Clover's flagship corporate social investment project, was given the overall first place in the Food Manufacturers/Processors category, having won the Golden Arrow Award earlier this year.

A group of passionate women from Ikopeleng village in the North West province are leading a groundbreaking project that turns bin-destined waste into stylish clothing and indoor designs.

Our planet is in trouble! Almost every day we seem to hear of yet another problem affecting the environment - and what a list of problems! - pollution, acid rain, global warming, the destruction of rainforests and other wild habitats, the decline and extinction of thousands of species of animals and plants....and so on.

The inclusion of second-hand books in the Second-Hand Goods Act is wrong and should be condemned. In a country with high illiteracy levels, it does not make sense to kill the second- hand book industry.

Johannesburg, South Africa December 2, 2009: A young Ugandan boy completed the final leg of a journey which has taken him across the World to achieve his dream – to lift the World Cup.

"Every child needs a home with love and care to help them grow. And every child should have a chance to live their dreams and be the best they can. When we all open up our eyes and do something that the world will see. We could change so many things and prove that nothing is out of reach. If we all have hope and we all come together - we will all know love and the world will be much better…"

Sunday, November 29 will be the 27th time motorcyclists all over South Africa gather,  their bikes festooned with Teddy bears and tugboats, soccer balls and Barbie dolls, to ride in huge, noisy processions for the children.

The Gary Player Invitational is set to showcase some of the most distinguished golf professionals, celebrities and businessmen during its 10th anniversary this month. Masters champ Angel Cabrera and double US Open winner Retief Goosen will join top personalities in the premier charity tournament staged at Fancourt’s Links course from November 26-29.

British social entrepreneur Tony Elvin, the former training and development manager for UK chef Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation, is working to put a training programme in place for young chefs in South Africa, drawing on his seven years of experience at Fifteen.

Good day, fellow South Africans. My name is Tshepiso Mashinini. I am a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil at Observatory Girls Primary School in Johannesburg. Our school has a proud academic excellence record. To illustrate this, two of my fellow pupils and I have been nominated to attend a youth leadership forum in the United States, known as the People to People Leadership Programme, held annually for promising pupils from across the globe.