Tag Archives: Common Purpose South Africa

World Cup fever brings palpable feeling of community in South Africa

11 Jun

With the world on the edge of their seats preparing for the start of the World Cup, Elsbeth Dixon, the Chief Executive of Common Purpose South Africa, reflects on the anticipation and what it means to be ‘South Africa’ right now: Yesterday saw the biggest street parties Johannesburg has ever seen.  With hundreds of thousands [...]

Women leaders shine

20 May

Adirupa Sengupta, International Director at Common Purpose, reflects on the Asian Women of Achievement Awards held last night in London. Last night I attended the Asian Women of Achievement Award at the London Hilton. I was shortlisted for the Social & Humanitarian Award…and thrilled to be, but also completely in awe of my contemporaries and [...]

A legacy of leadership: Mandela

11 Feb

Twenty years ago Nelson Mandela took his first steps to freedom from the Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town after 27 years of incarceration. Today, South Africa is celebrating this historical moment and the legacy of its first black and democratically elected president, his role in ending apartheid, and the immense change this meant for [...]