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The Tiger Brand Foundation offers women an avenue to escape poverty, while helping to end food insecurity

The Tiger Brands Foundation’s in-school nutrition programme has become an important part of women’s economic empowerment in disadvantaged areas around the country. Director of The Tiger Brands Foundation, Eugene Absolom, says that more than 430 food handlers are receiving an opportunity to contribute to their communities through one of the country’s oldest and furthest-reaching in-school […]

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JSE offers unemployed graduates an opportunity to give back to communities

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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) flagship CSI programme, the Investment Challenge, is offering unemployed graduates an opportunity to learn to become mentors or catalyst teachers as part of their personal development while giving back to their communities. An opportunity to gain new skills Ralph Speirs, JSE’s CSI official, says while this is not an offer

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Majority black female owned entity and Pan-African diversified investment company, Beryl Group, acquires Eyethu Coal

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In what has shown to be a year of significant moves being made in the mining sector, Beryl Group’s acquisition of Africoal’s stake in Eyethu Coal, now effectively makes the group the 100% shareholder in Eyethu Coal. Beryl Group is a Pan-African diversified investment company, focusing on strategic proprietary investments. It holds equity interests in

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Grow Right: Learnerships and work readiness programmes − securing the future of South African business

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If hindsight about Covid-19 has taught corporate South Africa anything, it’s that the future of our economy relies on having a skilled, resilient and agile workforce. That’s why investing in skills development – in the form of learnerships and workplace readiness – is so crucial. Continuous skills development keeps the pipeline of work-ready talent flowing,

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Recognising the need to support women in agriculture

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According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the majority of employed women in the world’s poorest countries work in agriculture. It is understood that over 60% of all employed women in sub-Saharan Africa also work in this sector. However, the majority of these women are subsistence farmers and are unable to scale

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Why financial literacy should be a human right

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“Financial literacy is a survival skill, because it is impossible to survive – and then go on to thrive – in today’s complex economic reality without an understanding of basic money and finance as the foundation of all financial decisions.” Charlene Lackay, Head of CSI for Momentum Metropolitan Holdings We know that, as humans, we

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FLAME – a micro enterprise programme – empowers small business owners to bounce back from the impact of the pandemic

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In 2019, The Hope Factory partnered with the ASISA Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA). Together they implemented the Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in King Williams Town (KWT). 2.0 FLAME 2.0 The FLAME programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic

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Registration is open for the 2021 JSE Challenge

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The JSE Investment Challenge is a game that aims to teach South African learners and students about investing on the JSE and the larger role that such investment plays in the country’s economy. The Challenge helps those participating learn about the fundamentals of investment strategy and encourages them to research and strategise issues surrounding the

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South Africa and France lead in gender diversity at top levels

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South Africa and France are leading the way in gender diversity in senior and board roles across the public and private sectors, according to the latest research by Kearney. Women-dominated sectors were among the worst hit by Covid-19, giving rise to what many are labeling a “she-cession.” That said, 2020 was also a year when female

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African-led impact investment solution launched for global investors

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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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