We stand on the shoulders of giants, this is true. Humans of New York is my inspiration. I dream about telling stories that hide beneath that which we see on the news. The stories that give faces to those we think we understand. I am trying to do that here and now, I am trying to tell the stories we wouldn’t normally hear. I really hope that what I feel when interviewing these amazing humans, you feel when reading their stories. Everyone has a story. We just need to listen.
South African Paralympic swimmer Achmat Hassiem lost a leg in a shark attack off Cape Town’s coast. He went on to become a medal-winning Paralympian and a marine conservationist advocating the protection of endangered sharks
It has been a year since the death of our Madiba, and we take a moment to speak to South Africans and dig up their memories and thoughts of a man whose presence and spirit remains very much alive in South Africa today.
Jarrad brings up the conflicts faced by creatives, the feelings of unworthiness, and advises us on how to go in the direction of what we love.
In South Africa we face a daily moral dilemma Do we give? Do we say no? Do we try find another way to help? If we give are we contributing to a bad habit? By giving are we trapping people in their situations?
Jacques answers this question, from the perspective of a man living on the streets of Cape Town.
It is people like the Dawpro team that make Humans possible
HOSA approached Babe, asking her to tell her story. She talks about the her most traumatic incident, and her outlook on life since
Anyone familiar with the Humans of New York project will be thrilled to know there’s a satellite project in Mzansi. This is the first of a weekly installment by Humans of South Africa, bringing you the best of our local stories.
