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In this episode, we talk to Nomsa Mazwai, an economist, musician, social entrepreneur and Fulbright scholar whose work sits at the intersection of community development, women’s safety and creative expression. From pioneering Soweto Night Out – an innovative tourism initiative that creates safer public spaces while generating local economic opportunities – to developing bold new…

In this episode, we talk to Noelene Kotschan, the inspirational founder of PinkDrive NPC, a health NGO she launched in 2009 on the belief that “early detection will help prolong a life.” Under Noelene’s leadership, PinkDrive has become a lifeline for communities across South Africa, delivering free breast, cervical, prostate, and testicular cancer screening and…

What happens when communities stop waiting for solutions and start collecting the evidence themselves? In this episode of This Way Up, environmental justice activist Ferial Adams reveals how citizen science is helping South Africans challenge water insecurity, expose failures, and drive real change. From testing water quality to winning practical victories such as new water…

In this episode, we talk to Chantal Nativel, who is helping transform the fight against river pollution in Johannesburg into something hopeful, practical and deeply community-driven. Motivated by her love of nature and concern for the environment, she launched a grassroots river cleanup initiative that brought together local residents, volunteers and businesses around a shared…

BrightSpark Foundation SA is an organisation that seeks to help and protect young people facing the challenges he did. Welcome shares his journey from prison to activism, his meeting with the family of the man he killed, and the profundity of true redemptive justice.

In this episode, we meet Bronwyn Davies, founder of Bokashi Bran South Africa—a pioneering enterprise that is tackling food waste using the ancient Japanese method of bokashi composting.

Sifiso Gumbi is a Soweto wastepicker turned social entrepreneur.

This Way Up, the podcast that shines a light into the corners of South Africa where change is happening.