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#BizUnity – Mandela Month for community, immunity and unity are in our name

This July #BizUnity Month will focus on companies standing together for good! This is a prime opportunity for a sponsor to be seen to be standing up and together for SA business. Sticking together, in familiar circles, is a natural instinct. Especially in times of danger or uncertainty; there’s safety in numbers. Herds, hives and communities provide […]

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Decoding Impact – The process of measuring social impact

Thought Leadership / admin

Organisations throughout the world have created social and environmental change. These positive changes are often shared through success stories which communicate the impact generated. However, one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today is taking their success stories and translating them into compelling data. Increasingly, donors and stakeholders are focusing on return on investment. Therefore,

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Vuyolwethu Dubese – a powerhouse all about impact

Professionals / admin

A multiple award-nominated professional in impact and inclusive development, and innovation strategy, Vuyolwethu Dubese has over the past five years served as a Startup Partnerships Lead for Africa for global intelligence firm, Thomson Reuters and as an Impact Acceleration Associate at investment and advisory firm, Impact Amplifier. Dubese has also served on boards, one including

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Telkom Foundation: Creating the next future-fit generation

Thought Leadership / admin

For the past two decades, the Telkom Foundation has focused primarily on the state of education in South Africa, specifically with regards to support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) for Grade 8 to 12 learners. However, as a leading ICT player with a critical role to play in alleviating the triple burden of

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Helping SA OUT, one project at a time.

CSI Initiatives / admin

Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives should be more than a brand image activity – this is a philosophy that OUTsurance believes in. It is with this in mind that their CSI projects have managed to go beyond their ethos of, ‘you always get something out.’ OUTsurance’s culture of giving back to communities officially began in

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Old Mutual Education Flagship Project – Improving Educational Outcomes

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The Old Mutual Education Flagship Project (OMEFP), a multi-partner national initiative that set out to boost education at under-performing public secondary schools in South Africa, has come to an end. The seven-year programme had two main objectives: to increase the number of Grade 12 learners passing maths and science, and to build the management and

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Entrepreneurs making a difference…powered by Standard Bank

SME showcase / admin

Those who have shown entrepreneurial drive and have started businesses usually face the market access challenge, as the number one challenge, as there are legacy barriers to entry into major corporate supply chains. Once access to markets has been gained, the need often quickly escalates to funding requirements to fulfil obligations. Development needs are related

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ProfitShare Partners disrupts market with innovative SME funding model

ESD initiatives / admin

It is often mooted that growing South Africa’s economy is largely reliant on the success of small businesses. Yet a lack of access to operating capital from banks and limited business experience can be major obstacles to entering the formal economy. ProfitShare Partners has established an enviable track record in unlocking operating capital to SMEs

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Liquid Telecom partners with Twiga Foods to accelerate agricultural transformation

CSI Initiatives / admin

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has partnered with Twiga Foods to increase agricultural productivity through precision farming. This partnership is opening up a new world of opportunities, enabled by Kenya’s rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) network, Liquid Telecom says. In a statement on Tuesday, Liquid Telecom said it has deployed a complete precision agriculture

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How Sasol used Covid-19 downtime to overhaul the business

Programmes / admin

Covid-19 containment has broken many businesses and pushed many perilously close to collapse – but for the Sasol executive team this has proved to be a time to develop plans to improve the business and review its business and workforce structures. Sasol has renegotiated with lenders, made progress with its crude oil hedging programme and undertaken a

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