Media24 staffers countrywide celebrated Mandela Day by rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in the heartbeat of South Africa by not only publishing stories of hope but also making them happen. The day kicked off with a special full-page ad in Die Burger and Son celebrating dads, granddads and great-granddads. Media24 in partnership with Mediclinic donated R94 000 to Badisa, which is part of our Giving You Space to Grow project. The monies will be used to help an old-age home in  Milnerton, Cape Town. Staff members also packed snack packs for the Matha a Bana project in aid of child rape survivors. More than 6 000 packs were donated.

Media24 launched its Giving you space to grow project on Thursday 28 June 2012. The group is donating R24 million worth of free advertising space in its magazines, newspapers and online titles to help make the dreams of 12 non-profit companies and 12 small businesses in South Africa come true.

Twenty five Eastern Cape schools recently received a financial boost of more than R4 million from the MultiChoice Fort Hare Inkwenkwezi Trust. These schools participated in a mentorship programme where students from the University of Fort Hare mentored Grade 11 and 12 learners. Media24's support included providing office space for the administrative team, overseeing the implementation of the programme, media coverage and several CSI projects in the Eastern Cape with the support of business units such as Ads24, DRUM, Daily Sun and Destiny.

Media24 celebrated Heritage Day with a host of exciting activities at various branches across the country. Apart from the language classes that kicked off this week, staff could also enjoy typically South African meals at some of our staff canteens and were encouraged to dress up in a traditional South African outfit. The Heritage Day celebrations were concluded on Friday afternoon at the Naspers Centre with live entertainment by the Bamabanani Marimba Band, Die Kaapse Affodille and Loukmaan Adams while everyone enjoyed a good old boerewors roll.

Kitted out in aprons and plastic gloves and armed with butter knives, Media24 staffers made sandwiches for 24 community organisations countrywide on Mandela Day on Monday. Well-known chef David Grier, Media24's sandwich maker, Thulani Lali, and Prof Jakes Gerwel, chairman of Media24 and the Nelson Mandela and Mandela Rhodes Foundations devoted 67 minutes of their day to making more than 10 000 sandwiches.