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Buddibox: A community-driven courier network in South Africa
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African Design
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Design Activism
This organisation tackles local unemployment by facilitating small-scale courier services.
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20 Mar 17
Love Imvelo: Art on the walls of Durban
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Durban creative Wesley van Eeden takes his illustrative craft outside.
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3 Nov 16
Khanya Njalo brings solar lighting to rural communities
Design Frontiers
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Design Activism
The project, initiated in rural KwaZulu-Natal, provides solar powered lighting solutions to rural communities.
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3 May 16
A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal
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Design Activism
Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city.
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17 Mar 16
Designers in Amsterdam reward community members for getting Wasted
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Design Activism
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Wasted is a community laboratory in Amsterdam Noord, where plastic waste is turned into building blocks and rubbish becomes a valuable currency.
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18 Aug 15
Simply AmaZink
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Architecture & Interiors
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Vibrant, colourful, funky and with subtle Cuban influences in the heart of a South African township… Welcome to AmaZink Eatery.
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3 Nov 10
Shooting in Jo'burg
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"I Was Shot in Joburg" is an edgy creative experiment that's enriching the lives of street kids and generating an income.
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29 Oct 10
Wall wide open
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Craft
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Architecture & Interiors
In the north-west of SA, a wall is being built, an open-ended celebration of the skills and artistry of the people, writes Neil Stemmet.
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10 Feb 10
Power beading
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Craft
Design Indaba Expo 2010: Since 2000, the non-profit income-generating bead project Monkeybiz has empowered more than 450 bead artists.
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10 Feb 10
Signature San prints
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Craft
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba Expo 2010: The vibrant Kalk Bay Modern gallery specialise in contemporary San art from lino prints to oil paintings.
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10 Feb 10
moonbasket
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27 Nov 09
Creative activism takes to the road
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
A group of five artists participated in the recent Write on Africa roadtrip through the Transkei.
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24 Nov 09
Soil soul
Profiling
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Urban & Landscape Design
Multiple award-winning designer David Davidson believes gardening is as good for our minds as it is for the planet.
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1 Nov 09
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