More than 2,900 learners have been given a back-to-school boost after receiving a donation of stationery packs and backpacks from leading tyre manufacturer, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA). By The Sumitomo Group Joanne de Freitas, CSI manager of SRSA, said the company secured 2,300 stationery packs and backpacks – one per employee – and invited […]
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KFC South Africa is passionate about feeding a future with more purpose and bucketloads of good. And with a strong belief that together we can create a recipe for good, for all, many South African’s feel that same resilient spirit of Ubuntu. After initially committing R5 million to Gift of the Givers at the beginning
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MAMAS Alliance is a network of 36 reputable, independent and autonomous grassroots childcare organisations made up of 56 projects across seven provinces. The 1 900 MAMAS (and some great PAPAS) share the same values and collaborate to increase impact – with one common objective: to save more vulnerable children across South African from a hopeless
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In 2023, businesses will be expected to play an increasingly significant role in making the world a better place. As the country continues to face socioeconomic and environmental challenges, we expect corporate social investment (CSI) programmes and community engagement initiatives becoming even more important to help provide much needed support and sustainable solutions to some
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Sailing really is for everyone. This is the message of Durban’s Sail Africa Youth Development Foundation and its “Equity, Education, Environment” (EEE) programme which has won the Hollard Sport Industry Social & Environmental Impact Award for 2022. This initiative encourages equity and gender empowerment within the sport of sailing. As an agent for social cohesion
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University of Cape Town (UCT) final-year students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment have done it again, taking top spots in both the engineering and the property and construction management streams at the prestigious Growthpoint Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) Greenovate Awards. Story Helen Swingler – www.news.uct.ac.za Seven other universities competed this year:
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It’s been 15 years since the first Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen trucks set out on a journey to combat hunger in South Africa. The programme that started in 2007 with just three trucks serving Gauteng and the North West province, has grown into a fleet of 32 trucks serving all provinces. Since inception the Shoprite
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This November marked yet another milestone for the Ndlovu Care Group (NCG) with the official opening of the Ndlovu Vocational Training Centre in Bloempoort. The Non-Profit Organisation has a well-documented history and an exceptional track record of creating opportunities for orphaned and vulnerable children and youth in rural Moutse and surrounding villages. It is well-known
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The SAB Foundation has announced its investment of R30 million in start-up LIQID Medical, a medical device development company pioneering a new class of sight-saving ocular implants. “We are proud to be one of the first foundations in the country to use its endowment for impact investment,” says Executive Director of the SAB Foundation, Bridgit
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As an essential tool for redressing the social imbalances in South Africa, and over the past 20 years, social investors in South Africa and abroad have been increasingly engaging in impactful and purposeful initiatives. Over the years, social investment as a concept has moved from more of a tick box exercise to becoming a business
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