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Groundwater can help alleviate CT's water shortage
Groundwater can help alleviate CT's water shortage
The aquifers in the greater Cape Town area could offer some relief if the current drought conditions endure... read
CSI & Sustainability
Does staff volunteerism really have an impact?
Does staff volunteerism really have an impact?

Charlene Lackay

If we truly want to create value from our corporate social investment (CSI) efforts - the question we should be asking is... read
Education & Training
CRET students continue to achieve excellent results
CRET students continue to achieve excellent results

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust provides bursaries and support towards tertiary studies for disadvantaged students, while providing young adults with opportunities to gain essential work experience... read
Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world
Five lessons in strategy from the non-profit world

Nicola Tyler

During a recent trip to Innsbruck to work with SOS, I learned a lot about the parallel workings of the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds... read
GSB graduate launches ‘Epic Scholarship' fundraiser
GSB graduate launches ‘Epic Scholarship' fundraiser

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

UCT GSB alumnus Mervyn Christoffels will participate in the 2017 Absa Cape Epic cycle race as part of the Team GSB Foundation to raise funds for talented but financially disadvantaged students wanting to do an MBA at the GSB... read
Parmalat honours South Africa's top township entrepreneurs
Parmalat honours South Africa's top township entrepreneurs
The Parmalat Phuma Phambili programme, initiated in 2015, aims to work with emerging fast food and retail businesses as a business enabler... read
GIBS hosts the fourth International Conference on Responsible Leadership
GIBS hosts the fourth International Conference on Responsible Leadership

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

Responsible and effective leadership is under the spotlight at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Illovo, Johannesburg this week... read
First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners
First Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge winners
Johnson & Johnson has announced the winners of the first Africa Innovation Challenge at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress today, 14 March 2017... read
Environment & Natural Resources
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Cocoa industry agrees plan to tackle deforestation
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle, and Mars, agreed on a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Siyabonga Mbanjwa, MD of Sener Southern Africa
Making the case for CSP in SA's energy mix

Siyabonga Mbanjwa

In the past few months, the role of renewable energy has become a subject of intense debate, especially regarding the reliability and cost... read
New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools
New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools
Mondelez International Foundation and INMED is building two aquaponics facilities, one in PE and the other in Soweto, to provide primary schools with access to fresh, nutritious produce... read
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Volvo Trucks, Boere In Nood project delivers feed to drought-stricken farmers
Through Boere In Nood, a non-profit organisation that aims to assist farmers, Volvo Trucks delivered feed to 1,232 farmers throughout South Africa... read
Health & Welfare
Medical disaster relief unit deployed to Hout Bay to assist fire victims
Medical disaster relief unit deployed to Hout Bay to assist fire victims

Issued by Cipla

An estimated 15,000 people were left homeless after the fire that ravaged Mandela Park Hout Bay left the community traumatised and in desperate need of support. The Cipla Foundation will be deploying a disaster relief medical unit to provide assistance to the affected community... read
Net#work BBDO #GivesASh!t about fighting colon cancer
Net#work BBDO #GivesASh!t about fighting colon cancer
Net#work BBDO was tasked with creating a campaign for UDoTest, a revolutionary no-fuss, no-mess way of testing for colon cancer – essential, as it is one of the top five killers in South Africa... read
Tiger foundation gives hungry pupils a roaring start
Tiger foundation gives hungry pupils a roaring start

Lesley Stones

When children are too hungry to concentrate on their school work, the chances of them getting anything out of their education are slim... read
J.P. Morgan challenging runners for a good cause
J.P. Morgan challenging runners for a good cause

Issued by Openfield

Each participant at the 2017 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge will be running or walking for a good cause in the world's premier corporate fitness event on Thursday, 30 March, at the Wanderers... read
#ImpactMoments: Shap'Left Medstores - Eastern Cape
#ImpactMoments: Shap'Left Medstores - Eastern Cape

Issued by Cipla

The Shap'Left Medstores project is linked to a long-term business model that turns donor funds received into a sustainable self-owned business for individuals in their community creating employment and access to basic healthcare... read
Inclusion & Equality
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Auditing profession must look beyond the numbers for real transformation
IRBA outlines its concerns around the slow pace of transformation of the financial services sector before parliament... read
Vumelana Advisory Fund recognised for land reform projects
Vumelana Advisory Fund recognised for land reform projects
The Vumelana Advisory Fund was acknowledged at the 2017 Drivers of Change Awards, hosted by the Southern Africa Trust and the Mail & Guardian, after having been nominated under the Special Mention category of the 2016 Investing in the Future Awards... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Ecocubo's alternative living space
Eco-friendly digs for the modern nomad

Bo Bushwinkel

The University of Porto (UPTEC), Portuguese startup Ecocubo has created a prefab perfect for travellers... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Western Cape benefits from waste stream management
Western Cape benefits from waste stream management
Redisa is diverting waste tyres from landfills and cleaning the country of tyre waste, thanks to the independently-owned SMME transporter companies... read
Business
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
Franchising contributes almost 12.5% to South Africa's GDP but its potential lies not only in generating increased sales of products and services... read
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