Give a child a football and they're happy for the entire day. Give them a surprise visit from soccer legend, Lucas Radebe, and they will have memories to last a lifetime. This is exactly what happened when Lucas Radebe, South Africa's 2010 and Woolworths 'Play it Forward' Ambassador,  arrived with boots in hand at a special holiday soccer coaching clinic, hosted by the Amy Biehl Foundation in Crossroads.

Always at the forefront of innovation, Woolworths has, together with its suppliers, pioneered a new method of farming fresh produce. Farming for the future aims to radically improve soil and plant health, preserve resources like water and soil and protect biodiversity. Initial trials show yields and quality are more consistent and land, water, insecticide, pesticide and fertilizer usage is reduced. This will help ensure that South Africa is able to grow sufficient produce in future.

A Woolworths' pilot recycling project opened yesterday Tuesday 20 October 2009, at eight Engen stations in the Western Cape to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastic. If successful, the project will be rolled out across the country.

Simon Susman, CEO of Woolworths said:
“It is becoming increasingly obvious that sustainable growth can only be achieved through paying greater attention to the world around us than has been the case in the past. The links between economic growth, transformation, poverty alleviation, the environment and climate change can either form a vicious or a virtuous circle. For the past 75 years, these issues have been deep at the heart of Woolworths values but the launch of the Woolworths ‘Good business journey’ marks a step change in the way we will operate going forward, ensuring that we drive that virtuous circle that will benefit all of our stakeholders.”

Judging by the high level of entries at this year’s Making the Difference through Design competition, creativity and ingenuity are alive and thriving at Western Cape high schools. The winners for 2007 were announced on Tuesday 18 September at a function held at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Bellville campus.