World Food Day is celebrated to promote global awareness and action for those suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Access to and availability of nutritious food is increasingly being impeded by global macro challenges, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, persistent inequality and rising consumer prices all of which contributes to increased poverty. […]
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Six young South Africans will be making history at the upcoming Cape2Rio race as the first Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) Sailing Academy complete crew from marginalised communities to take part in the iconic event. Herman Eloff – News24 The sailors, hailing from Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha, Grassy Park and Athlone in Cape Town, have been trained
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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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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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While data regarding women’s overall outcomes in education shows that there is still much collective work required in this space, leading education finance and education fund management solution specialist Fundi is seeing consistent investment by women in their own education. With almost 64% of current loan recipients women, Fundi CEO Makgau Dibakwane expects this percentage
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Bayer and Grain SA release documentary about impactful Farmer Development Programme. There are over two million smallholder or household farmers in South Africa. These are farmers that farm on small areas in order to feed their families, ideally with some surplus to sell or trade. These smallholder farmers have a significant role to play in
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Metropolitan launches a free financial course which teaches important entrepreneurship lessons. Celebrating Mandela Day on Monday 18 July and throughout Mandela Month, Metropolitan and FunDza Literacy Trust have partnered to launch a new edition of their free online financial literacy course, Making it with the Majolas. The online financial literacy course is centred around the
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