“To say that South Africa, her people and economy are going through a tumultuous time is an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that has left no one untouched, and it continues to claim human lives and subject South Africans to extraordinary stress added to that are the recent uprisings in some regions of […]
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By Jolandi Synders, Senior Business Development Manager – The Hope Factory Collaborative partnerships have always been a key focus for The Hope Factory (THF) in implementing our Socio Economic development programmes and the B-BBEE codes of Good Practice have provided a wonderful platform to encourage such partnerships. THF is an NPC passionate about Skills and
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In Mbombela, Mpumalanga, HL Hall & Sons, a multinational operation with businesses in fresh produce, property development, pharmaceuticals, technology, and financial services, has joined forces with Blossom Care Solutions to fight this national problem in a practical, holistic way. The approach enables the empowerment of girls and women from both an individual as well as
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By Annette Devenish, Marketing Director at Sani-touch It’s perhaps no surprise that a societal crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact from a mental health perspective. Accompanied as it has been with an economic recession, loss of income, growing unemployment and social isolation, the pandemic has seen growing numbers of people suffering
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As the summer season draws closer, we can all start to look forward to enjoying some time outdoors, soaking up the sunshine and of course, getting into the spirit of the festive season. We live in a megadiverse country with some of the world’s richest biodiversity. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF South Africa)
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AVIRO Health has announced that the pre-series A funding round, from ASISA ESD Fund, Tuksnovation, and TIA, has been successfully closed. In a statement, the company said the funding would improve and expand Aviro Pocket Clinic, a digital counselling service made available through health providers, in the public and private sector, that empowers patients with
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Practical partnerships – this was the principal theme that emerged at the recent roundtable discussion on women farmers, hosted by the Gordon Institute of Business Science’s (GIBS) Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA), in partnership with global agricultural company, Corteva Agriscience. The roundtable conversation, Flourishing Farmers – Harvesting a Future in Farming, was aimed at finding solutions
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Climate change is a “collective trauma of potentially epic proportions”, according to a new report on the psychological and mental health consequences of global warming in South Africa. The report, by community psychologist Garret Barnwell, was commissioned by the Centre for Environmental Rights for the African Climate Alliance, groundWork and Vukani Environmental Movement in Action
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There will be no sudden arrival of the cavalry to rescue us and that will affect the socio-economic change South Africa needs anytime soon. The only solution going forward is private/public co-operation and, as harsh as the statement might seem, it’s necessary. Every day we read about some sort of shortcoming on the public sector’s
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