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Beyond compliance: The importance of impact strategy for community trusts

Community New, Thought Leadership / admin

For decades, the mining sector has recognised the need to invest in the development of its host communities, both from a regulatory perspective and in recognition of the historical inequities that continue to create socio-economic challenges in communities across South Africa. Community trusts (and similar broad-based community ownership schemes) are one vehicle through which companies […]

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Sustainable social investment continues to play an essential role in SA’s development and transformation

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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

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Considering livelihood opportunities in the Green Economy

CSI Initiatives, Environment / Chris Buchanan

The global climate, is undeniably becoming more volatile, posing increasing threats to lives and livelihoods across the globe. Humanity’s culpability in the causes of this volatility is now generally accepted: by emitting carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide (amongst many other pollutants) at an exponentially industrial scale over the past two centuries, the planet’s overall temperature

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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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Q&A: Holistic bursary initiatives to curb youth unemployment

Community New, Thought Leadership / admin

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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Women in Leadership – Tracey Henry, CEO Tshikululu Social Investments

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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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Serious Social Investing Series: Social Investors Unfiltered – How unequal is South Africa?

Events / admin

Tshikululu Social Investments recently held a webinar highlighting the inequalities in South Africa. Watch this riveting discussion below as participants drill deep into the inequality divide.

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Addressing youth unemployment through social investment

Small Business, Thought Leadership / admin

The number of South Africa’s youth that are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) is unsustainable and a proverbial ticking timebomb. Shamiso Chideme, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments, unpacks how social investors can find meaningful and realistic opportunities for young people to find purpose and dignity in their lives, and at the

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Rotary International showcases Africa’s most impactful community development programmes at Centennial celebration

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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

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African-led impact investment solution launched for global investors

Community New / admin

Thrive Africa creates a platform to invest in a greener, more prosperous and inclusive Africa. One of the longest standing and most experienced fund managers in sub-Saharan Africa, African Alliance Asset Management, has joined forces with Tshikululu Social Investments, a leading social investment manager and advisor, to offer global investors a unique Impact Investment offering

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