24 September 2025 Our Club recently had an inspiring talk by Dalene Bishop of the The Teddy Bear Foundation South Africa about the comprehensive support they offer for abused children and their families, going beyond medical and psychological care; including role-playing exercises to prepare children for court appearances, as well as addressing various aspects of rehabilitation and additionallyworking tirelessly to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable and face justice. Our Club r...

8 October 2025 Jean-Noell Dollet is the Marketing and Commercial Director for France & International of Le Cub des Marques. Armagnac is the oldest known type of brandy. It is single distilled, which makes it brown in colour, robust and full-bodied. It is predominantly made from four types of grape, though a total of ten types of grape can be used to make it. Aged for many years in oak barrels, its tasting notes include grape, leather, earth, oak, praline and Christmas cake! Armagnac is p...

16 September 2025 We recently hosted 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐫 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 as our Speaker. As a group of qualified, experienced and enthusiastic land rehabilitation specialists, LaRSSA identified an opportunity to improve, facilitate, support, grow, consolidate, accelerate, evaluate, and communicate land rehabilitation stories. The Land Rehabilitation Society has become the way to channel this energy. LaRSSA is a non-profit organisation with a current membership o...

3 September 2025 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 was our guest speaker at the beginning of September, and explained to us all how this amazing project started off with a box or two, and has now taken on a life of its own! Margie started the project in 2006 in Cape Town with 180 shoe boxes. This "little" project is now national with over 1,3 million boxes having been distributed!! Of course, there is much more to it than just the distribution of boxes! Read about it here: http...

20 August 2025 WASH Rotary Action Group supports and ensures sustainable long-lasting clean water, sanitation and hygiene programmes to communities in need.The WASH Rotary Action Group was formed in 2007 by a group of Rotarians, recognised by Rotary International, and focused on WASH projects. Since then it has facilitated many hundreds of projects – helping clubs find partners, ensuring sustainability, stressing the importance of a needs-driven approach, and developing best practices. ...