The Thebe Foundation Trust (TFT) was established in 2011 by the Thebe Investment Corporation (TIC) founded in 1992, to maximize and continue driving community development leading to empowering communities and changing lives. Lehlohonolo Chabeli, CEO of the Thebe Foundation, speaks on how Covid-19 has impacted our society.
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Tiger Brands has established a venture capital fund as part of its effort to drive growth. The venture capital fund that was launched in June 2021 aims to give Food and Beverage startups the much-needed access to capital and capability required to grow their businesses. The fund will assist entrepreneurs in securing capital while also
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Sanlam has announced that it will join the ‘Every Action Counts’, a new coalition to connect experts in nature conservation and climate change with some of the world’s leading digital platforms, financial institutions and consumer goods firms to empower global citizens to ‘Live with Confidence’ through purposeful action. Natalie Jabangwe, Group Digital Executive officer at
Riverbed is the most awarded South African Agency at that PRISM Awards for two years running this time with 13 awards. Independent, black female-owned, Riverbed Agency has once again emerged the most awarded agency at the PRISM Awards 2021, taking home 13 prizes. High-impact work The agency’s socially impactful portfolio of work earned two finalists
Riverbed’s social impact work makes them the most awarded in 2021 PRISMs Read More »
Driving momentum and meaningful change through purpose-led action. The Sanlam Gauge is the first report of its kind to deliver insights on sectoral rather than individual company performance, to provide a more defined view of how industries within South Africa are transforming. It also provides a ‘score’ for SA Inc’s overarching progress. The inaugural Sanlam
Calling all future game-changers interested in recoding the world and a career in app development. Over 2 500 aspirant coders and budding tech entrepreneurs who are registered for this year’s MTN Business App Academy, have the opportunity to both learn and improve their qualifications. The 2021 MTN Business App Academy which is part of the MTN
The MTN Business App Academy receives SAQA NQF 4 and MICT SETA accreditation Read More »
A view from Lynette Saltzman, MD, Dis-Chem It may seem contrary, but tough economic conditions make an even more compelling argument for an unwavering commitment to corporate social investment initiatives. With 2021 being the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Dis-Chem Foundation, it’s fitting to look back to see what we have accomplished, yet
CSI during an economic downturn – why more should be the norm Read More »
Road maintenance backlogs continue to mount alarmingly. As Technical Assistance to the Community Based programme at the Department of Public Works and Roads in the North-West province, ASEDA, an engineering and infrastructure company is using its expertise to support the training of 9 000 people in North West province to undertake essential repair and rehabilitation
ASEDA on the road for skills development in North West Read More »
South African corporates collectively spent R10.7 billion on CSI in 2020. Imagine if all that money achieved its intended outcomes. It could change millions of lives for the long-term. CSI has the power to be transformative, but only if the spend is commensurate with the social return. This is according to Nozizwe Vundla, Head of
Digitising CSI to maximise social return on investment Read More »
Fifteen entrepreneurs graduated recently from the second phase of the ASISA Foundation Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise Programme (FLAME 2.0) in Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The FLAME 2.0 programme empowers beneficiaries from previously disadvantaged communities with basic entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills to foster financial capability and enable greater economic activity. In 2019, The
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