Ananta Design Studio: A design house partnering with local craftspeople, creating jobs, empowering communities, and putting local design on the global stage The work of Cape Town’s local craftspeople was all the inspiration that sisters Viveka and Rucita Vassen needed to start Ananta Design Studio, their design and décor business that reimagines the traditional handiwork […]
As parents, we eagerly watch our children attempt and reach their milestones from birth. One significant milestone that often fills us with both excitement and apprehension is their first big formal assessments in primary school. In public schools, these are usually the mid-year exams in Grade 5, which thousands of students across the country are […]
A Compassionate Beginning Growing up in a minister’s home where both my parents also served as ministry counselors, compassion and empathy were part of my upbringing. However, it wasn’t until I became a mother that I truly understood the depth of these qualities. As a child, I developed a “toughen up, cupcake” attitude from having […]