In South Africa, economic and social redress is frequently discussed by policy-makers, academics and civil society. Indeed, one of South Africa’s unique characteristics is a focus on age, gender, and ethnicity when offering socio-economic assistance to entrepreneurs. While there has been no shortage of designing and introducing support mechanisms, little is known about exactly how, […]
Upskilling South Africans in financial literacy and knowledge is one of the best ways to empower people to live with confidence. In the past six months, the Sanlam Foundation has provided consumer financial education (CFE) to 5 170 beneficiaries (the 2021 target is 6 050) via service provider Avocado Vision. This means that Sanlam has
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To help rebuild South Africa, Capitec visited Tumelo Home and Hospice Centre and Bula Mahlo Home and Day Care, in collaboration with philanthropist BI Phakathi and musician K.O. Both NGOs are based in Johannesburg and were affected by the recent lootings. This forms part of Capitec’s #MakeADifference CSI initiative, which aims to help South Africans
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SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AMIDST THE PANDEMIC Nozizwe Mhlongo farms on 10 hectares of land in Sehlakoane, a rural area in Limpopo. Some of this land she uses for maize production which recently benefited from Bayer’s Better Farms Better Lives initiative. Nozizwe is one of the estimated two million smallholder and subsistence farmers in South Africa,
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The Kolisi Foundation was founded in March 2020, but it all started in a corridor, one week ahead of the Rugby World Cup Final. We recently chatted to Rachel Kolisi. Find out exactly how the Kolisi Foundation came to be and what the future holds. Image source: kolisifoundation.org
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Nedbank provides over R6,4 million in disaster funding and volunteer assistance to support relief and rebuilding efforts. As a responsible corporate citizen, Nedbank has joined the recovery and relief efforts, providing more than R6,4 million to support clean-ups, humanitarian relief and infrastructure rebuilding due to the unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. According to Poovi Pillay,
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Boost for local champion bringing innovative, local and trusted battery storage solutions for African energy needs. I-G3N, the only black empowered female-owned SME to successfully develop lithium-ion batteries specifically for the African continent, has successfully raised R 20 million from Edge Growth and the ASISA ESD initiative. Recognising I-G3N’s capability in designing developing and manufacturing
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The Kolisi Foundation was founded by Siya and Rachel Kolisi with a vision to change narratives of inequality in South Africa. “By working alongside others, adding our story to the stories of communities and individuals who are changing the world. By “remembering the one, one by one” we will impact the nation.” Watch their inspiring
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Call for organisations involved in addressing GBVF to apply for grant funding “The unacceptably high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa are a blight on our national conscience, and a betrayal of our constitutional order for which so many fought, and for which so many gave their lives”. These are the words
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The Wot-if trust The Wot-if trust are considered leaders in the fields of transformation, social innovation and community development, and their mission is to create self-sustaining initiatives based on innovative models that are replicable, scalable and measurable. The key focus is on developing women and youth, nurturing education, and cultivating a spirit of entrepreneurship, to
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