By Chantelle Oosthuizen, Executive Director, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust As we close Mandela Month, which motivates volunteerism for community good, the young student beneficiaries of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) inspire with their ongoing giving. CRET provides bursaries along with a host of other support provisions for its beneficiaries, and also instils an ethos…
From her home in Soweto to the bright lights of New York city, Siphesihle Sitole, a beneficiary of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), proves the organisation’s selection of students based on potential. This vibrant graduate has been selected to participate in the Fordham University Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis programme and spent six…
KwaZulu-Natal experienced severe and deadly floods, with lives lost and many injured. Further the floods cause widespread damage to many homes, schools and community facilities. Many families, schools and learners were left displaced and are currently picking up the pieces following this tragedy. More than 600 schools were affected, with 124 Schools seriously damaged. Over…
Adopt-a-School Foundation and its partners go Back to School for Mandela Day. Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates 20 years of building an inclusive society through education. Adopt-a-School, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, prides itself on implementing its Whole School Development model, a sustainable and innovative model that supports over 600 schools across the country….
The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) celebrated this past year’s academic successes with a well-attended ceremony held in honour of top achieving students and graduates who have completed their studies through the Trust’s prestigious bursary programme. The annual event was held in Sandton on 07 July 2022 and was attended by the founder and Patron…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation is committed to social justice and transformation in its mission to foster an inclusive society. The Foundation connects with the private sector and philanthropic individuals to improve education, develop skills, and grow small Black-owned businesses in the building of an equitable South Africa. To support or partner with the Foundation contact info@cyrilramaphosa.org…
Congratulations to Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation CEO, Mmabatho Maboya, on her election as the new Chairperson of the council of the Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA). IPASA is a voluntary association of independent philanthropists and over 40 private foundations and other organisations associated with philanthropy in South Africa. IPASA’s key purpose is to extend…
Regent Business School has partnered with Black Umbrellas to open a business lounge at Regent’s Auckland Park Campus. From Wednesday 6 July, entrepreneurs have been able to access the space for their work and business needs. This is the first of three business lounges to be based at REGENT Business School campuses nationally, demonstrating Black…
Pamuka co-founders, Nathi Pasiya and Dalitso Mukumbe, reveal the challenges they have faced as entrepreneurs and discuss the support they received through Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity Black Umbrellas’ incubation programme. Pamuka specialises in industrial cleaning and the production of chemical products for domestic and industrial use, and wholesale. Watch the video here: For more…
Join the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) in investing in the future. Send forth skilled and talented visionaries into the world; eradicate youth unemployment; break the cycle of generational poverty; build a culture of paying it forward; change the futures of individuals, communities and the nation. Read more here. To support or partner with CRET…
