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Buhle Farmer’s Academy school nutrition programme launched in Delmas

Community & Impact, Programmes / Chris Buchanan

As part of its ongoing commitment to advance nutrition and health, Bayer has reaffirmed its support of Buhle Farmer’s Academy in a focussed partnership to launch a school nutrition programme in Mpumalanga. This programme, which was officially launched on May 4, 2023 at Delpark Primary School, will train farmers and build infrastructure to produce eggs […]

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Managing risk by investing in sustainable ESG strategies

Environment, Thought Leadership / Chris Buchanan

For decades the business sector has recognised its corporate social responsibility and has invested in sustainability programmes aimed at supporting, amongst others, community health, access to quality education, infrastructure, and enterprise development initiatives. Tshikululu Social Investments The philosophy that the success of a business is directly linked to the stability and growth of the country

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WATCH – Are we truly free in 2023?

Community & Impact, In the News / Chris Buchanan

ImpactSA took to the streets to ask South Africans how they saw freedom in 2023 given the current state of service under delivery, infrastructure failure and the indignity of some communities still having to use pit latrines. In a mixture of hope, optimism and some skepticism, this is what they had to say…

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Creating jobs and support by addressing GBV through community-based paralegalism

Community & Impact, Programmes / Chris Buchanan

“The security of having a regular guaranteed income provides dignity. When women have income, they are able to transform the fortunes of their immediate and extended families and their communities,” says Bongi Ndondo, CEO of Hlanganisa Community Fund for Social and Gender Justice. Hlanganisa has partnered with the IDC under the Social Employment Fund to

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YES surpasses 100,000 jobs mark

ESD initiatives, Small Business Development & ESD / Chris Buchanan

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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Former young farm worker now wine estate executive

Community & Impact, Professionals / Chris Buchanan

Denzel Swarts, born 37 years ago into a humble farm-working family on the historic Simonsig Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, has been appointed sales and brand executive of Zoetendal Vineyards and River Estate. Zoetendal is situated near Elim in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, about 200km from Cape Town, and forms part of a

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Pizza Hut gives young women a slice of the pie

Community & Impact, ESD initiatives, Programmes, Small Business Development & ESD / Chris Buchanan

Pizza Hut has partnered with the Youth Employment Service (YES) to launch LeadHERship, an initiative to address youth unemployment and gender inequality in South Africa. The program targets women aged between 18 and 24, where almost two-thirds of individuals in this age group are not economically active, with over 70% female. LeadHERship provides these women

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Why corporate SA must woo women leaders

Small Business Development & ESD, Thought Leadership / Chris Buchanan

In the post-pandemic world, companies are losing female leaders at unprecedented rates as women take up better job opportunities or search for work-life balance. By The Gordon Institute of Business Science Female CEOs are still so rare that they make headlines when one resigns. In February 2023, Natascha Viljoen announced she was leaving her position

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Finding sustainability in Stokvels

Community & Impact, Thought Leadership / Chris Buchanan

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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Daredevils raise highest amount ever towards male cancer awareness

Community & Impact, In the News / Chris Buchanan

Official handover of proceeds from the 2022 Hollard Daredevil Run celebrates the brave men who ran through the streets of South Africa in purple speedos to make a difference. L-R: Joanna Mondon (Hollard); Heidi Brauer (Hollard), Joey Rasdien (comedian); Andrew Oberholzer (Prostate Cancer Foundation)l Nikki Belford (Hollard) and Goitsemang Babedi (CANSA) The 2022 Hollard Daredevil

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