The Vumela Fund, established by FNB Business and Edge Growth, has announced a new investment in Kombo King (Pty) Ltd, a proudly South African kitchen equipment supplier focusing on the fried food niche market. Co-founder and Chairman KK Combi says: “On a trip to Beijing, I realised the importance of speed to service customers on […]
Food Lover’s Market and partners have launched the fifth consecutive Hunger Month campaign with the goal of exceeding the 1 million meals contributed in 2020. The supply of food to vulnerable persons in South Africa is under pressure, with 30 million food insecure. 14 million is the estimated number of vulnerable persons in South Africa
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H&M is encouraging people to share their own role model story as inspiration to others and nominate kids who are remarkable role models Fashion retailer has introduced a new global initiative to identify and support young role models who are making progress on social equality, sustainability, education, and other important civic matters. Through the initiative, H&M will
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South African corporates collectively spent R10.7 billion on CSI in 2020. Imagine if all that money achieved its intended outcomes. It could change millions of lives for the long-term. CSI has the power to be transformative, but only if the spend is commensurate with the social return. This is according to Nozizwe Vundla, Head of
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An emergency or unexpected occurrence can have a negative impact on your business. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for SMMEs to adopt new ways of doing things and has pushed businesses to try and become more financially resilient. The need for financial resilience Speaking during a panel discussion during Money Smart Week South
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Fifteen entrepreneurs graduated recently from the second phase of the ASISA Foundation Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The FLAME 2.0 programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills to foster financial capability and enable greater economic activity. In 2019, The
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By: Paul Pereira, WHAM! Media. First published on Nation Builder in March 2021. Of the many things to get right in excellent social investment, the most difficult is keeping it people-centred. Yet that is probably the most critical thing. Private social investors and the state are working with different mandates. The state is enjoined
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Rotary International’s highlight for Africa: The Zone 22 Rotary Africa Centennial International Conference is fast approaching, with the highly anticipated African House of Friendship Virtual Projects Fair taking place from this Friday, 23 April. This platform will see over 50 organisations showcase their community development programmes to delegates from within Africa and beyond, gaining exposure
By: GIBS Business School Entrepreneurship Development Academy Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) programmes and interventions are considered vital in many large international organisations, foundations, and bodies. This is especially so when millions are spent towards a projected impact and it becomes imperative that we learn about the interventions, monitor what is working (and what is not),
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Cola-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), Africa’s largest Coca-Cola bottling partner, has released audited results of the Coca-Cola system’s 5by20 women empowerment programme, which revealed that million women in Africa have been equipped through the initiative to succeed as entrepreneurs. The 5by programme aimed to assist women entrepreneurs across the Coca-Cola value chain – including agricultural producers, suppliers, distributors,
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