There is a desperate need to channel funding to community organisations and NGOs within South Africa’s more rural areas. This is according to German More, a Fundraising Consultant at CSI Agency MAMAS Alliance, who reiterates that poverty within so many of our rural communities in South Africa is devastating. This is also mirrored in the […]
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Adding to the dynamic nature of the mining sector in Africa are important considerations around climate change and the role it plays within the ESG space. The understanding of climate change risks and opportunity and the disclosure of climate change-related risks in particular, is increasingly becoming a requirement by regulators. In parallel, there is a
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In honour of International Women’s Day, we bring you industry leaders’ perspectives on workplace equality and inclusion. While gender equality in the workplace has made strides in recent years, there is still a long way to go before we achieve full equality and inclusion, and we must continue to discuss it. We will only achieve gender
A woman’s place is… in the workplace! Read More »
According to a study conducted by the Gautrain, by 2025, at the current rate, South African freeways will slow to the shocking top speed of 10km per hour. This means that a drive from Pretoria to Rosebank will take up to four hours! This distressing picture was painted by Gautrain Chief Operating Officer Thabo Kgobe
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Children, regardless of their countries of origin, need to be treated equally According to The Refugee Children’s Project (RCP), there is a growing number of child migrants in South Africa. This advocacy and relief organisation attributes this growth to many push and pull factors, including economic hardships of migrants’ countries of origin, the death of
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Entrepreneurs can learn from the Chinese bamboo tree that takes five years to grow its root system underground, before suddenly shooting up almost overnight and growing by up to a metre in height per hour for a short while. “Most people don’t realise all the nurturing and time that goes into what seems to be
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Expenditure on economic development will increase at an average annual rate of 8.5% over the next few years, from R201-billion in 2021/22 to R256-billion in 2024/25, the National Treasury revealed in its Budget 2022 document published on February 23. This function in government’s capital allocation promotes faster and sustained inclusive economic growth to address unemployment,
Property Point, the leading business accelerator in South Africa, called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to throw his weight behind small businesses by allocating sufficient resources to the office of the Presidency and the Department of Small Business Development. This call comes on the heels of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, in
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Shared value is a concept sometimes summarized as when profit meets purpose, or more academically in a 2011 issue of the Harvard Business Review as ‘policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates’. But what does this
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The recent unrest and the humanitarian crisis arising from it have highlighted not only the inequality and anger pervading our society, but also the resilience of communities across the country that are working together to rebuild and bring about change at a local level. Community based organisations (CBOs) play a critical role in this landscape.
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