By Stav Ziv Goodbye, playground bully! See you never, high school mean girls! Hello…workplace bully? Oh no. Unfortunately, bullying isn’t one of those things you can put behind you when you become an adult, like awkward yearbook photos and (usually) braces. Offices can have bullies, too. In fact, they’re more common than you might think. […]
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By Dr Margie Warrell If you’ve got a lousy boss right now you have my sympathy. Truly. It can really siphon the enjoyment from what might otherwise be a rewarding role, leave you feeling undervalued, and wondering whether you should begin searching for something new. But before you start planning an exit strategy, it would
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The DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and Tshikululu Social Investments have this week announced that the call for proposals for Round III of the Vaccine Challenge Fund is now open. In order to assist with the largest vaccination rollout in South Africa’s history, DGMT and Tshikululu joined forces last year to establish the Vaccine Challenge Fund.
Source: AP Photo Pepkor Holdings Limited has donated two truckloads of maize meal (equivalent to 675 000 meals) to the DoMore Foundation to provide much-needed meals to families across KwaZulu-Natal. The DoMore Foundation does exemplary charitable work in communities, including feeding schemes for children and vulnerable families in KZN. The group has expressed deep concern over
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Many nonprofit organisations (NPOs) are struggling to cope with less donor funding since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, they are grappling with increased demands for their services. This discrepancy highlights the importance of identifying potential donors, in a professional manner, if cash-strapped NPOs are to survive. A survey of over
As the responsibility for early childhood development shifts from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), concerns have been raised about the state of preparedness of both departments. With the migration kicking off on 1 April, Social Investment Specialist Shamiso Chideme, says that change is not going to happen
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Social innovation is transforming entrepreneurship. Profit-led businesses are realising that it no longer makes business sense to do business without a purpose and purpose-led non-profits are realising that their reliance on funding just isn’t sustainable. The happy medium is social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurs solve societal problems by carefully and skilfully crafting businesses that marry their
Despite the tremendous challenges many faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africans continued to make a difference by donating nearly R95 million over 2021. MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet hopes to accelerate its impact in 2022, as the programme celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. To date, the program has raised R890 million for worthy causes. MySchool
Initiative now in its second year, aims to maximise the potential of women and girls in agriculture In ongoing efforts to sow the seeds of change, Corteva Agriscience is once again working with the Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA) at the Gordon Institute of Business School (GIBS) to implement an immersive, tailor-made programme, aimed at advancing
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Written by: Gladys Mutele Sibongile Mani was found guilty of theft by the East London Regional Court last month after she spent over R800,000 of the money that she received from NSFAS. JOHANNESBURG – Walter Sisulu University student Sibongile Mani has been sentenced to five years in prison. Mani was found guilty of theft by the
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