Changemaker

Thandeka Mahlangu has converted her art of giving into an art of living. She runs Art workshops in her community which help people to cope with the societal ills such as substance abuse, and mental health issues that plague them in the area.

Simphiwe, a sea rescue crewman started to think about the people back at this place of birth – the Transkei. The Transkei coast is one of the most fatal drowning places in South Africa .He decided to go back and help train the young aspirant lifeguards.

Each episode captures riveting stories from eight changemakers in South Africa who are inspiring and changing their community and beyond.

Freedom Ngomane is a man born in Mpumalanga whose parents did not approve of his desire to pursue fashion design and he was forced to study finance. Today he has designed clothes for many South African celebrities, including the late Mandoza.

This documentary focuses on individuals disrupting norms in the agricultural industry in the Western Cape using approaches that lie outside current food production techniques, explored through three lenses: the social, the technological and the economic.

This is the story of Mdebulka Mtwazi raised under the Ubuntu proverb that “a child is raised by a village” in a patriarchal system who challenged him to change the circumstances of women and children for the better.

A riveting documentary about Lydia Mokgopo a young lady from a villag in Limpopo. In her community she is known as a leader, a beacon of light, a role model and most importantly a changemaker.

Quinton Lawack is leader of the Helenvale Brass Band who teaches music to at risk youth. The determination to restore dignity to a turbulent community due to the overwhelming values of unselfish service is what forms the foundation of his story.