Journalists across the globe are using social media in their daily working life and feel that it is complimentary to traditional media rather than a threat. Research by global public relations group ECCO International found that day-to-day journalists are undertaking background research, rapid information gathering and opinion mining using social media on a daily basis. [...]

  South Africa’s hottest new music talent, Toya Delazy, received high honours at the MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA) over the weekend (10 – 11 May 2013), as she walked away with this year’s coveted MTN SAMA 19 Best Newcomer Award for her Due Drop Delux album.  The MTN SAMA19 Best Newcomer Award was [...]

Cape Town, Western Cape: Parklands College’s Os-Tini the Ostrich won first prize in the Collect-a-Can’s CAN Craze Competition in 2012. This year, learners must again create characters or structures using used beverage or food cans in the most creative ways. Individuals or teams, building the three most creative structures, will each receive their share of [...]

South Africa’s hottest music talent will be celebrated this weekend at the MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA) at Sun City’s Super bowl (10 – 11 May 2013). Nampak Bevan’s CAN DO! brand is the official and proud sponsors of this year’s coveted MTN SAMA 19 Best Newcomer Award. “CAN DO! is the spirit, the [...]

  CAN DO! Trekking for Trash’s social change adventurers have done it! The duo received a warm welcome at their Kosi Bay destination following seven months trekking across and cleaning South Africa’s shoreline. They collected 7 155kg of litter, and educated locals along the way about the importance of looking after the environment Two of South [...]

South Africa’s water resources are low. Annually, South Africa only receives approximately half of the global rainfall average, and global warming is still a major threat.  Central University of Technology, Free State’s (CUT) water resource expert, Professor Woyessa, offers valuable insight in how best to optimise South Africa’s water use in a more sustainable way.  [...]

CAN DO! Trekking for Trash social change adventurers set to reach their Kosi Bay destination on Monday 29 April 2013  following seven months trekking across South Africa’s shoreline   It has been a tiring yet exhilarating seven months for social change adventurers Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard who have put their lives on hold to trek [...]

Above: children of Kribbel & Krabbel crèche in Mitchells Plain learn to use the new hand wash ‘squeezy bottles’ donated by Peninsula Beverage Company to help create hygiene awareness. Water is a scarce resource and for many South Africans, practising cleanliness is a luxury especially when there is limited access to clean running water. Peninsula [...]

Above: The look of a successful recycling initiative for empty motor oil containers by ROSE Foundation (Recycling Oil Saves the Environment) in partnership with Collect-a-Can. South Africa generates 120 million litres of used motor oil each year, so where does the used oil and its containers go and what impact could it have on the [...]

PHOTO CAPTION: Two of the five newest members of the Bright Spark Club, (sponsored by Nampak Bevcan’s CAN DO! initiative) Seema Diahnan (left) from East Coast Radio and Nick Efsthathiou (right) from OFM were awarded these accolades at the MTN Radio Awards on Saturday at the Sandton Convention Centre, Gauteng. For more information on Nampak [...]