Author: Nomaswazi Nkosi

The Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and has marked this milestone with a renewed commitment to continue improving education delivery to marginalised communities in South Africa. Adopt-a-School, a non-profit organization that supports the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environment in disadvantaged schools, uses the Whole School Development (WSD)…

On the 09th of September 2022, The Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation hosted its second biennial Thari Programme conference at Seemahale Secondary School in Botshabelo in the Free State. The Thari Programme is a five-year pilot programme, implemented by the Foundation’s partner entity, Adopt-a-School, in Botshabelo in the Free State and Diepsloot in Gauteng, to address a…

The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) hosted its annual Career Guidance Day for learners at the Diepsloot Combined School on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. The event was held in collaboration with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, and the Foundation’s Thari Programme which supports vulnerable children. This year’s career guidance day was themed, ‘Providing guidance…

KwaZulu-Natal start-up entrepreneurs will have easy access to assistance to grow their business with the launch of the Black Umbrellas incubation lounge at Regent Business School at the Durban campus. A partner entity of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, this is the second of three incubation lounges to be run nationally with Regent employment arm RedHUB which…

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…