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Spotlight on Nthonyana Kitsa, Regional Manager, Gauteng for Black Umbrellas

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In a world of CSI and ESD, commitment is one of the foundations for successful development outcomes and Nthonyana Kitsa oozes commitment in bucketloads. Nthonyana calls herself a resource mobilisation and partner development professional, which slots perfectly into the ethos of her role as Regional Manager, Gauteng for Black Umbrellas. Black Umbrellas (BU), a partner […]

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Financial services industry has key role to play in ESG sustainability

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If the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, as well as last year’s riots in KZN, made something clear – the time for paying lip-service to sustainability, particularly ESG issues, is over. By Marilyn de Villiers for Mint Group and ITWeb That’s the view of Mint Group Sales Account Manager Tristan Dennis, who

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HerVenture App is Set to Boost 3,500 Women’s Businesses in South Africa!

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The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy, DHL Express and the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust are collaborating to bring the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women’s award-winning app to 3,500 women entrepreneurs! An award-winning mobile learning apppromises to support thousands of South African women. HerVenture allows women entrepreneurs of micro and small enterprises to unlock the

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NHBRC/GIBS EDA Women Empowerment Programme

Community & Impact, Programmes / admin

Female entrepreneurs in construction are a hugely underutilised force for growth and innovation It was one year into the Covid-19 pandemic and things looked grim in the construction sector. Mampho Sotshongaye, owner of an SMME for road maintenance and vegetation management, says she might have given up – had it not been for the women’s

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Why Stay in Your Lane When You Can Slay in Your Lane?

ESD initiatives, Small Business Development & ESD / admin

The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy has an exciting line-up of fireside chats sponsored by fintech firm, ProfitShare Partners. Slaying In Your Lane has already featured prominent speakers like Elizabeth Wells from the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Marble and Saint co-owners, David Higgs, and Gary Kyriacou, as well as Zandile Mkwanazi of GirlCode and EmpowerXx.

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Funding available for ventures that support preschool teachers to boost language and literacy development for 4- to 6-year-olds

Community & Impact, Programmes / admin

Innovation Edge has launched a call for bold solutions that aim to improve preschool teachers’ support of early literacy development for 4–6-year-olds in South Africa’s impoverished communities. Social entrepreneurs with a proven track record of implementation within any sector are invited to respond to this call and apply for funding for their product, service or

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Trident Engineering Institute Launched in SA To Train Students In Building Information Modelling (BIM)

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a skill that is part of the future of digital transformation within the architecture, engineering, construction industry and facility management; a very viable career option and in great demand globally. For the first time in January 2023, students in and outside South Africa will be able to study various qualifications

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Turning waste into valuable resources – and reusing what we already have

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There’s little doubt that green needs to be higher on our agenda, as we are fast running out of landfill space to dispose of our vast volumes of waste. Some sites, such as those in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, are overflowing and waste needs to be moved to alternative sites in the city, which

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Bursaries Available: Social Entrepreneurship Programme

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Applications are open for the Social Entrepreneurship Programme and bursaries are available for applicants who meet the criteria. The sought-after course takes excellence in business innovation thinking and applies it to the social development space. Are you passionate about a social problem that you’d like to solve? The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy will be running it’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP)

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Don’t Let Workplace Bullies Win—Here’s How to Spot Them and Stop Them

Community & Impact, Professionals / admin

By Stav Ziv Goodbye, playground bully! See you never, high school mean girls! Hello…workplace bully? Oh no. Unfortunately, bullying isn’t one of those things you can put behind you when you become an adult, like awkward yearbook photos and (usually) braces. Offices can have bullies, too. In fact, they’re more common than you might think.

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