6 September 2023 In August this year the Department of Basic Education reported that over 279 000 students enrolled for the May/June matric examination rewrite. However, this represented only 60% of the candidates who were eligible to rewrite. This is concerning as it potentially disadvantages a large number of young people from progressing to higher…
09 August 2023 As we celebrate the role of women in society this Women’s Month, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation focuses on inspirational women in its small business incubation partner entity, Black Umbrellas. Earlier this year, Zandile Gqoboza, the Foundation’s Research and Stakeholder Relations Officer, researched the Black Umbrellas programme and interviewed its women beneficiaries for a…
01 August 2023 Time management is important for students, to balance their studies and other daily activities. It refers to the process of organising and planning how to arrange one’s time between different activities. Managing time well is something that can be learned and practiced in order to make the most of your daily routine….
20 June 2023 Sharlotte Mkansi, Youth and Skills Development Administrator of Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), a Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, recently gained the thoughts of Vianka Gounden, a hearing-impaired student that CRET supports, about South Africa’s recognition of sign language as its 12th official language. Of the 195 countries in the world, only 41…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation is an independent Public Benefit Organisation. It advances programmes that target socioeconomic challenges in education, small business development, youth development, social cohesion and nation building as well as those affecting children, women and families. The Foundation has its origins as Shanduka Foundation, which was launched in 2004 as the CSI arm of…
9 June 2023 In a recent impact study conducted by Black Umbrellas, a Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity that implements an incubation programme to develop small Black businesses, emerging entrepreneurs cited gaining support from the business development incubator as one of the contributors to their growth. The study found that more than 70% of SMMEs…
Feizel Mamdoo, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s Communications Executive, sat down with Arnold Maluleke, a Programme Manager of its partner entity, Adopt-a-School Foundation, for an insight into his work eradicating pit toilets. As a youth, Arnold Maluleke dug pit toilets in the village he hails from, Bungeni, in northern Limpopo. Today he has made it his mission…
31 May 2023 By Bernice Maponyane, Programme Manager: Social Welfare, Adopt-a-School Child neglect and abuse are distressing issues that South Africa continues to grapple with. The country faces significant challenges in safeguarding children and ensuring their well-being. While exact figures may vary over time, available statistics paint a concerning picture of child neglect and abuse…
By Penwell Dlamini, Sunday Times, 16 April 2023 Schools in the Free State, one of SA’s poorest provinces, have gone from near-bottom to the top of national education. Penwell Dlamini visited some schools to find out how this turnaround happened. A pupil arrives at the gate at 10am and sneaks through, dashing to his classroom…
08 March 2023 The United Nations declared its theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March as “DigitAll: Innovation and Technology for gender equality”. Technology is of profound significance in today’s world. It has revolutionised virtually every aspect of our lives. Yet, there is a vast digital divide, with many people unable to access…
