With the end of the school year fast approaching, the future of South Africa’s youth is high on the agenda. Holistic bursary initiatives are critical to ensuring our youth can become gainfully employed. According to Stats SA, attendance of educational institutions among youth aged 18–24 in 2021 was relatively high, although a clear lag in […]
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Thousands of men in purple speedos running 5km to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer. This is the Hollard Daredevil Run and this year it’s bigger and it’s braver than ever before, and it’s happening on 30 September. Men and boys from every corner of South Africa can participate in their own neighborhoods, while
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South Africa ranks 99th out of 165 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2022 Annual Report, released by the Free Market Foundation in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute. Last year, South Africa ranked 93rd and has therefore deteriorated further in the rankings. The country’s best ranking of 47th was achieved
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The Vumela Fund, established by FNB Business and Edge Growth, has announced a new investment in TSK Interiors, one of South Africa’s leading black-owned commercial interior fitout and construction companies. The funding is expected to help unlock additional liquidity to allow TSK Interiors to capitalise on larger and more resource-intensive opportunities in the market, with
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The Ministers of Basic Education and Minerals and Energy have officially unveiled a newly built world-class Waterkloof Hills Combined School in the mining community of Rustenburg, North West. This comes after Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) and the North West Department of Education (NWDoE) entered into an agreement in 2019, on an equal financial contribution basis,
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Matsi Modise is an avid entrepreneur and entrepreneurship activist. She has immense experience in corporate governance and building companies from the bottom up. She is an international keynote speaker, sits on various boards and is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shapers Community and the Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO). Matsi joined the
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Charmaine grew up in a fragile community and when she left matric went straight into a working environment and found a mentor, a coach, who helped her demystify the ICT industry and walked her journey with her. She has over two decades of telecommunications experience working with private and public sector organisations across Africa. She
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MAMAS Alliance partners with a network of Mamas (NGOs) that offer daily care to thousands of children in South Africa. MAMAS Alliance gives the children a better future through interventions targeted at supporting their education, nutrition, medical care, recreational services, and other social development services. The NGOs that MAMAS Alliance partners with are spread throughout
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In part 6 of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Professor Manoj Chiba, Principal Consultant and Data Analysis Specialist at GIBS, offers insights on innovation in design thinking for small businesses. Compiled by Tarren Bolton Prof Manoj Chiba is a management professional and has held senior positions in different sectors. This experience has allowed him
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Tracey Henry graduated as a social worker and started her career with the Chamber of Mines, involved with employee assistance programmes, working with families with children, and doing counselling one on one. She soon realised that she wanted to reach a greater audience and joined Anglo American’s Corporate Social Investment Department. “That really gave me
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