The effective management of corporate social investments in South Africa continues to play a critical role in supporting social investors to develop and implement relevant responses to the triple burdens of poverty, inequality and unemployment in South Africa. Tshikululu Social Investments, established in 1998, is a social investment fund manager and advisor, working alongside investors […]
Private sector funded non-profit, the Youth Employment Service (YES), has deployed 100,000 young South Africans into the private sector within just four years. With most of these youth coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, they have the chance to not just change the course of their lives, but also that of the country, says YES chief executive
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South Africa’s most traditional savings methodology is surging into the 21st century, but a cautious approach is required to ensure that members are protected. By Sisandile Cikido, Nedbank’s Head of Retail Investments The more things change, the more they stay the same. One could argue that this is particularly true when it comes to the
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With successful butcheries already established in Thokoza and Katlehong, entrepreneur Dexter Letele, has secured a R5 000 000 loan to launch a third site, bringing Dexter’s Hyper Meat Market to the Vosloorus area of Natalspruit in Gauteng. The strong brand recognition and proven track record that Letele has achieved since first starting his business twenty years ago
Family run butchery business ‘meats’ funding requirements for expansion Read More »
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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South African corporates collectively spent R10.7 billion on CSI in 2020. Imagine if all that money achieved its intended outcomes. It could change millions of lives for the long-term. CSI has the power to be transformative, but only if the spend is commensurate with the social return. This is according to Nozizwe Vundla, Head of
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Rotary International’s highlight for Africa: The Zone 22 Rotary Africa Centennial International Conference is fast approaching, with the highly anticipated African House of Friendship Virtual Projects Fair taking place from this Friday, 23 April. This platform will see over 50 organisations showcase their community development programmes to delegates from within Africa and beyond, gaining exposure
Covid-19 is an unprecedented global health crisis. In South Africa, the pandemic has resulted in an unparalleled response from all sectors to mitigate the social and economic impact of the pandemic. Since the day President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the national lockdown in March, social investors have played an integral part of the national response.
Mapping South African Social Investors’ response to Covid-19 Read More »
SAICA Enterprise Development (SAICA ED) in partnership with a sponsoring client, embarked on a 12-month Leadership Development Programme, which entailed coordinated and structured set of initiatives that were aimed at a higher purpose, building the eco-system of six Chartered Accountants who own Small Medium Practices (SMPs). “In the spirit of transformation, the firms selected
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For 102 years, Sanlam has been deeply committed to the human side of business. In the last decade alone, the Group invested around R630 million in the financial resilience of Africans across the 33 countries in which it operates. Right now, the world is going through a time of profound turmoil, but also possibility: Sanlam
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