Author: Nomaswazi Nkosi

  • Four Secondary Schools in the Fezile Dabi District Receive Infrastructure

    Four schools in Parys and Koppies within the Fezile Dabi district in the Free State province received infrastructure as part of the District Whole School Development (DWSD) programme. The partnership between KST and the Free State Department of Education (FSDoE) spans over six years with the implementation of the DWSD programme over the past five…

  • Black Umbrellas wins BIG at this year’s InBIA

    2019 has been an exciting year for Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas. Black Umbrellas was nominated for this year’s InBIA (International Business Innovation Association) awards and competed with international thought leaders and were awarded the prestigious Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year award. Additionally, Black Umbrellas also took home the Entrepreneurial Center Award…

  • Milestones In Our Journey – 2004

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  • 15th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

    25 April 2019 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. It is cause to celebrate a solid and sincere track record of programme implementation to better the lives of our people. Some of the work of the Foundation predates its formal establishment. It grew from humble beginnings. Cyril Ramaphosa’s ad-hoc support to…

  • From Mud huts to Smartboards: President Ramaphosa hands over schools in KwaZulu-Natal

    On 17 April President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the handover of three new primary schools, namely Enhlanhleni, Lembe and Ingweni Phaphama, respectively located in Dannhauser, Utrecht and Vryheid in the Amajuba and Zululand District municipalities, KwaZulu-Natal. The handing over ceremony was conducted at Enhlanhleni Primary School. The schools were built under the Department of Basic Education’s…

  • Earn your B-BBEE points and make a real difference

    Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation can be the means by which to comprehensively, effectively and efficiently fulfil Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) compliance. B-BBEE helps redress the race- and gender-based economic and social inequities of apartheid. It facilitates the participation of historically disadvantaged people in the economy, transforms it to benefit all South Africans, and contributes to…

  • Women show their mettle despite barriers

    16 April 2019 Black Umbrellas, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s partner entity that supports 100% Black-owned businesses in the critical first three years of their existence, has a 40% retention of women-owned businesses at its incubators across the country. This is notable given society’s pervasive gender inequalities that disadvantage women and, Black Umbrellas’ high standards for selection….

  • Solar lights for primary school learners

    Solar Buddy, an Australian non-profit organisation, donated 3 000 solar lights to Adopt-a-School as part of the 2018 Global Citizen campaign. The lights were sponsored by Flight Centre Foundation. Almost a thousand lights were donated to learners and staff at Ingweniphaphama, Lembe and Enhlanhleni primary schools. Learners who attended a Thari Christmas Party in December…

  • Education, jobs, an inclusive, empowered society and human rights

    28 March 2019 Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Established as Shanduka Foundation in 2004, the corporate social investment arm of the Shanduka Group, the Foundation changed its name in 2015 following Cyril Ramaphosa’s divestment from the Shanduka Group. Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has had a meaningful impact on the people and communities…