8 March 2025 On International Women’s Day 2025, we honour the trailblazing women entrepreneurs who are redefining industries and driving meaningful change. As participants in the Black Umbrellas Programme, these inspiring women have demonstrated resilience, innovation, and a commitment to...

South Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape continues to shine, thanks to individuals whose determination, innovation, and passion for business growth and community upliftment inspire industries and create lasting impact. At the forefront of this progress are the exceptional winners of Black Umbrellas...

23 October 2024 With the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams starting on October 21, South Africa’s Grade 12 learners are under mounting pressure. As the final stretch approaches, many are feeling the weight of expectations, which can take a...

The Sinika initiative is a staff-driven, staff-giving programme of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and its partner entities that was established in 2018. “Sinika,” which means “we give” in several South African languages, represents the everyday commitment to the ethos and values...

16 July 2024 Women face significant barriers in the realm of entrepreneurship, including access to finance, networking opportunities, societal norms, and mentorship. Securing funding and investment can be particularly challenging, limiting their ability to grow their businesses. Additionally, limited access...

But questions remain about whether the schooling system is set to ensure only the best pupils make it to matric — disadvantaging many others 22 January 2024 – BY TIMESLIVE PREMIUM EDITORIAL As another new school year begins, what has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

31 January 2023 Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, encourages all students who did not succeed in obtaining their matriculation qualification to not give up and to explore available options to continue schooling or training. “Failing matric can be a...

09 November 2022 The stress of exams during this time can strain one’s mental health. As students sit their final exams, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) helped ease the stress and anxiety of its beneficiary students by convening an advice...

09 November 2022 Exam season is upon us, and this time can be stressful for a lot of students. Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust has compiled some helpful tips to assist students to revise and prepare for the exam room. Revision...

03 September 2022 According to government estimates, load shedding can cost the country’s economy about R500 million per day. The effects of South Africa’s struggles with blackouts, especially impact micro to medium-sized enterprises that play such a significant role in...

21 September 2022 In the storeroom of a school in Soweto, draped in cloth to protect it over the years from the dust, is a fax machine. Many may not to know what a fax machine is. At its height...