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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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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According to the latest findings shared in the 25th edition of The Trialogue Business in Society Handbook, South African companies spent an estimated R10.9bn on corporate social investment (CSI) in the 2022 financial year. This represents a 6% increase from the R10.3bn spent in 2021, as net profit after tax (NPAT) recovers after the pandemic
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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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Tholakele Centre of Hope is part of other local nationwide community gardens that have been given the opportunity to sell their harvest at the Shoprite and Checkers Market Day. Palesa Tsotetsi – Springs Advertiser Tholakele Centre of Hope has been given the opportunity to sell its fresh and organically grown produce to the public at
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The MTN SA Foundation has handed over a high-tech multimedia centre to the Mawewe Community Centre in Mgobodzi Village, Nkomazi Local Municipality, as part of a longstanding Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the Department of Social Department. The partnership is aimed at skills development, fighting poverty and building a caring society for all. The 20-seater
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A ground-breaking agreement has been signed between a global pharmaceutical company, two NGOs and a global tech social enterprise to improve healthcare in South Africa. Initially targeted at the residents of communities in Orlando West, Soweto and Orange Farm, this partnership sees Bayer, Best Health Solutions, Vikelizizwe Solutions and reach52 collaborate to increase healthcare access
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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses and gaps in South Africa’s digital economy, setting in motion a reaction that has seen citizens, corporates and small businesses ramping up on digital innovation. MTN Business says the App of the Year Awards recipients will help SA achieve its digital potential. Both the public and private sectors responded
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