PRESS RELEASE For immediate attention 4 April 2024 SANTAM WOMEN OF THE FUTURE AWARDS CELEBRATE A DECADE OF INSPIRATION, INNOVATION AND EMPOWERMENT Santam, in association with FAIRLADY and TRUELOVE magazines, is thrilled to announce the launch of the 10th annual Santam Women of the Future Awards. Over the past decade, the awards have celebrated women […]
Holy Rosary School for Girls has completed a voluntary phone-free 40-day challenge that encouraged Gr 1-7 pupils to abstain from using their smart phones from 14 February to 31 March. The participating primary school students were challenged to keep their phones powered off at all times, refraining from all social media. The uptake was unexpectedly
The total investable wealth currently held on the African continent amounts to USD 2.5 trillion and its millionaire population is set to rise by 65% over the next 10 years, according to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report, published by international wealth advisory firm Henley & Partners in collaboration with global wealth intelligence partner New World Wealth. Now in its
South Africa is invited join Ladles of Love and Coronation’s Love Books campaign to boost feeding and reading at ECDs this World Book Day In preparation for World Book Day (23 April), NPO Ladles of Love and Coronation are again partnering to boost literacy and food security at under-resourced early childhood development (ECD) centres around
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What are they doing? By Steuart Pennington “The remarkable progress made in the partnership between government and business over the last nine months shows just how much we can get done when we work together,” says President Ramaphosa in his March 11 weekly newsletter. Really? So what has been achieved? I spoke to Mxolisi Mgojo,
15th annual Cableway Charity Challenge promises an epic day of endurance, for a cause. One of Cape Town’s most beloved charity fundraising events will take place again this month. Saturday 20 April 2024 will see the 15th edition of the Cableway Charity Challenge, hosted on the slopes of Table Mountain. This unique mass hiking event
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Customers saved over R131 million in withdrawal fees 11 April 2024: Stokvels continue to show tenacity and commitment in promoting a savings culture in South Africa despite the tough economic environment, this is shown by the 15% increase in net deposits, surpassing the R9.6-billion mark in total member contributions over the past year. Himal Parbhoo, CEO
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JP Landman Political & Trend Analyst Election update It is now official: more than 50 parties will contest the national elections in May, compared to the 48 in 2019. You can also listen to this article For your convenience, my latest article is also available in audio
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Afrika Tikkun, a leading youth development organisation, commends the introduction of the new regulations in the Social Development Grant Act, stresses the crucial role this will have in ensuring the lawful allocation of government funds. The organisation emphasises that government needs to do more to hold citizens accountable for their own progress and own development.
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When it comes to the causes that are closest to South African volunteers’ hearts, it seems as though community development is what we consider to be the most important of all. According to Momentum Metropolitan’s Volunteerism Report, which surveyed a sample of staff members, employees from other corporates, and several non-profit organisations (NPO) respondents,community development
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