The 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report – now in its 21st year – is out and the numbers are startling. Globally, women currently hold just 34% of senior leadership positions, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024. At this pace, we’ll not see gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies until 2051. […]
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Steinmüller Africa’s R10.5 million investment in Corporate Social Investment (CSI) projects in 2024 reflects a sustained commitment to purposefully invest funds to create a long-lasting impact in the communities the business serves. Cape Business News The largest portion of the budget (R9.5 million) was spent on schools and education and excludes the nearly 1 000 bursaries
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In a landmark initiative to uplift and back grassroots rugby, Sanlam and the Motsepe Foundation have partnered with the Boland Rugby Union to distribute a remarkable array of equipment to its 221 official affiliated clubs. This significant event took place at the Boland Rugby Stadium on 22 February 2025 ahead of the Annual General Meeting
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Applications for the GIBS Social Entrepreneurship Programme 2025 are now open and will close on 25 February 2025. When it comes to socio-economic development, 2025 is a year full of possibility for South Africa as it breaks new ground by taking on the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) forum. This is the first
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State subsidy can help transform a child’s future – but ECD programmes must register to be eligible to access it and other support “If Africa is to seize its moment and replicate the success of economies like China’s, it must start with ensuring that every child, regardless of their background, has access to quality early
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In a powerful demonstration of its commitment to corporate social investment and advancing digital transformation, the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) has generously donated desktop computers and laptops to schools in Regions D and A. This initiative equips learners with the essential tools they need to thrive in the digital age, with each school receiving 20
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In a groundbreaking development for regional healthcare, the first pay-per-use PET-CT scanner in South Africa has been commissioned through an innovative Equipment-as-a-Service model introduced by EASE. The state-of-the-art technology, installed in collaboration with Ikani Consulting Trading as Nuclear Med Group and Precision Nuclear Oncology and Theranostics (PNOAT), a leading provider of Nuclear Medicine services, brings
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How a good idea became great and is now getting even better. In just four years a feeding project that reached 800 people a day near Sedgefield has grown to feed 550 times that number & provide meals to communities as far away as the Klein Karoo, CSI Human face of Business Now it has
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As 2025 gains momentum, IWISA No 1’s Fills Good campaign is shining a light on the incredible team of staff and care-givers who have been the behind-the-scenes heroes and heroines of The Cradle of Hope for just over 17 years. Today saw these individuals celebrated and acknowledged in a special way – as the IWISA
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of South Africa’s economy, with approximately three million businesses employing millions of people. Yet, despite their critical role, the survival rate of SMEs remains a significant concern. Poovi Pillay – Executive Head Corporate CSI, Nedbank In fact, more than 50% of small businesses don’t make it past
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