08 April 2022 Thina Hlophe, Black Umbrellas Stakeholder and Engagement Manager When the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act was introduced in 2003, the goal was to meet specific economic transformation goals by creating an environment where more Black...
22 March 2022 The United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development explicitly frames human rights as equal and indivisible and that people, communities and societies need to enjoy access to these rights for their development. It declares: “The right to...
16 August 2021 By Black Umbrellas, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation Benjamin Franklin, an iconic American president, famously said. “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” This past year in South Africa, conversation has circled...
25 July 2021 At the recent Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) graduate awards ceremony, the First Lady of South Africa and Chairperson of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, reflected upon the challenges the pandemic presented for students. Dr Motsepe...
13 June 2021 Cliched as it may be, the proverb about ‘teaching a man to fish’ still holds water now more than ever, especially for small business owners. The proverb says, ‘If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day but, teach a man to fish, and you feed him for...
03 June 2021 30 May to 6 June marks National Child Protection Week in South Africa. The week is commemorated annually to raise awareness of children’s rights as articulated in the Constitution of South Africa and the Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005. South Africa’s...