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African-led impact investment solution launched for global investors

Thrive Africa creates a platform to invest in a greener, more prosperous and inclusive Africa. One of the longest standing and most experienced fund managers in sub-Saharan Africa, African Alliance Asset Management, has joined forces with Tshikululu Social Investments, a leading social investment manager and advisor, to offer global investors a unique Impact Investment offering […]

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INMED launches first aquaponics social enterprise

Programmes / admin

Transforming struggling communities into thriving climate-smart hubs of self-reliance INMED Partnerships for Children, a global humanitarian development organisation, has announced the launch of its first INMED Aquaponics® Social Enterprise (INMED ASE) in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. “The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the critical need for local food production that can be adapted to local conditions,”

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Evergrow Seedlings is set up to take the business to new heights in the midst of the pandemic and beyond

Programmes / admin

As soon as South Africa was placed under lockdown in March 2020, most small business owners feared their companies would face a steep decline towards failure. While a larger number of businesses took a knock in their sales due to the small-scale of their operations, one company that refused to accept that reality was Evergrow

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Supporting SA’s healthcare workers

CSI Initiatives / admin

How can South Africans ever show their gratitude to the thousands of healthcare workers who put their lives on the line to fight the Covid-19 pandemic? We can do it by standing together and helping to fight the pandemic – be it by making donations and taking part in initiatives to support healthcare workers, or

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Why CSI isn’t where you should be skimping

Thought Leadership / admin

Now that the 2021 budget is out, it has become clear that economic recovery is the name of the game, says Charlene Lackay, CSI group manager for Momentum Metropolitan. Lackay says that the focus remains on formal industries and the private sector, but there’s little mention of the role that NPOs play in providing skills that unlock economic

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ProVerb, Nicolette Mashile and other Money Smart Week SA ambassadors on their most important financial lessons

Events / admin

ProVerb, Nicolette Mashile, Aubrey Modiba and Dimpie Dimpopo are all successful celebrities with one important thing in common: They are passionate about helping South Africans become better educated about their finances. They are also four of the Money Smart Ambassadors working with the National Consumer Financial Education Committee (NCFEC) on Money Smart Week SA (MSWSA)

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Formidable Friday – Vusi Fele on enterprise and supplier development

Thought Leadership / admin

In this Formidable Friday edition, Absa’s Chief Procurement Officer Vusi Fele maps the context of the current state of sustainability of enterprise and supplier development and discusses the transformation policies that go beyond Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). He also discusses future-fit solutions to ensure widespread and sustainable success in this arena.

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Inoxico enables sustainable business growth

ESD initiatives, Small Business Development & ESD / admin

Credit-focused fintech helps drive better business decisions The Vumela Fund, established by FNB Business and Edge Growth, is excited to announce an equity investment into Inoxico, enabling the company to continue establishing itself as a recognised commercial credit risk technology provider. The importance of trade credit Inoxico is a tech company that uses trade credit

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Game-changing initiative to curb unemployment in informal settlements

Community Old, Environment / admin

With youth unemployment on the rise, plastic waste destroying the environment, and a general lack of skills keeping our youth out of the labour market, South Africa was facing multiple crises before the COVID-19 pandemic. The most vulnerable are hardest hit As the pandemic continues to ravage the economy, the vulnerable youth and women living

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Entrepreneurship development: a certain way to promote SDG alignment

Community & Impact, Programmes / admin

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are widely known today and form a part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are described as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”. The SDGs themselves consist of 17 distinct and respective objectives that

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