Community

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 […]

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

Why is the development of small and medium – sized enterprise so important? Small and medium–sized businesses are essential to growth – this was the case before Covid-19 and even more so around the world as people learn to live with it – as the virus moves from being a pandemic to being endemic. Don’t

Totalsports continues to support local initiatives that look to improve the lives and health of those living in disadvantaged areas corresponding to their vision that sports is inclusive and should be accessible to everyone. As a leading partner in the Alexandra Safe-Hub for Youth and Community Development, Totalsports is set to help implement one of

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) high-tech entrepreneurship incubator, TuksNovation, recently launched theBlue Ocean Corners Initiative along with several other stakeholders, including the Technology InnovationAgency. Led by the French Embassy, the initiative provides training to key South African incubators in Blue Oceanstrategy, which refers to a market where there is little to no competition. With the

SPAR South Africa has once again been announced as the winner of the Rural and Township Development category for its Rural Hub Programme at the prestigious 2021 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards. The Awards celebrate companies that are building a better South Africa and 2021 is the second year in a row that the

The Vumela Fund, established by FNB Business and Edge Growth, today announced a new investment in Kusini Water, a cleantech enterprise that provides clean drinking water to local communities and corporates by manufacturing mobile, solar-powered water purification systems made from locally sourced macadamia nut shells and nanotechnology. The investment will enable Kusini Water to expand

DKN Transport, a level 1 B-BBEE contributor with a 30% black female shareholding, has secured funding from The Engen Convoy Fund to enable this proudly South African privately owned company to unlock additional market opportunities. Headquartered in Johannesburg since 2004, DKN Transport provides road freight logistics solutions across various industries, nationally and cross-border into Africa.

Contraception is more than just a personal matter – it’s about the empowerment of women and translates into economic liberty and healthy families. Although significant progress has been made over the past 15 years in educating and empowering young adults about contraceptives, the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in gender-based violence has negatively impacted family