Graduates who excelled academically and personified outstanding leadership skills and social commitment, were celebrated at the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust’s (CRET) Student Awards hosted at the FNB Conference Centre in Johannesburg on Friday evening, 26 January 2018. The CRET scholarship programme does not only facilitate academic access, but also contributes to all-round youth development. In…
In 2017, Adopt-a-School Foundation, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, reached their goal of an 80% matric pass under the Department of Basic Education’s Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS).* This achievement is the result of holistic school development programmes that go beyond academic programmes and address basic amenities, social influences, and school leadership….
Emmanuel Mofammere, 18-year-old matriculant from Lenyora la Thuto Comprehensive School which is one of the schools supported by KST in Botshabelo, Free State Province where the District Whole Schools Development Programme is being implemented is the recipient of the first ever Siyandisa Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to the Top 25 performing matriculants in…
Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST), a partnership between the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education, has implemented its District Whole School Development Programme (DWSDP) model in two districts in the Free State. KST congratulates the Free State on attaining 86% for the 2017 NSC, placing the Province in first position…
Black Umbrellas is proud to have reached the remarkable milestone of R2 Billion in combined client turnover and unveiled a new brand and logo.
The Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) District Whole School Development Programme, a partnership between Kagiso Trust and the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in collaboration with the Free State Department of Education, geld an infrastructure handover launch in Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu, Free State Province. The infrastructure launch event saw five schools receiving infrastructure ranging from Life and…
The Thari Programme for the support of Women and Children is a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide safe places for vulnerable children, youths and women that are inclusive, free from violence, academically effective, gender sensitive, and promote health and well-being, was launched by the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) on Friday, 15 September 2017. Reentseng Primary…
The Communications and Stakeholder Relationships Manager of Adopt-a-School Foundation, Nicola Brown, shared the story and work of Adopt-a-School Foundation as well as the importance of child protection, in an interview on MixFM.
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) recently launched its Artisan Programme at Diepsloot Combined School in Gauteng, by selecting two potential learners to train as artisans on full bursaries in 2018. The award took place at the first CRF Diepsloot Career Expo, been hosted in collaboration with a Diepsloot Stakeholder Forum, where hundreds of learners gathered to…
Current students and alumni of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) gathered at Mr Ramphosa’s wildlife farm in Bela Bela in Limpopo to celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of his first educational initiatives. The event recognised past and present achievers. “We are all challenged to give back to the society that has made us…
