Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust BackaBuddy campaign raises funds to keep students in classrooms

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust BackaBuddy campaign raises funds to keep students in classrooms

The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust’s (CRET) alumni are giving back and paying it forward with an initiative of their own, supporting deserving students just like they were once supported. Now in established careers as a result of the bursary and development support they received from CRET, the alumni have established their own CRET Alumni Fund….

New careers take flight with CRET

New careers take flight with CRET

There is exciting fresh talent taking to the skies today as five newly qualified drone pilots celebrate at a graduation ceremony hosted by The Academy of Aviation and Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET). All five students are beneficiaries of education funding from CRET. Velile Mngoma, Amanjee Moosa, Azwindini Mugari, Braiden Kitching and Jayden Brink are…

CRET and Zlto host COVID-19 Vaccine Information Webinar

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), in partnership with Zlto, recently held a youth information webinar on COVID-19 vaccinations. The purpose of the webinar was to create awareness on the importance of getting vaccinated, addressing concerns young people may have about the vaccines, and to encourage South Africa’s youth to get vaccinated. CRET alumnus, Dr. Sazi…

Benefits, burden and barriers of tax compliance for small businesses

Benefits, burden and barriers of tax compliance for small businesses

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 these two topics and painfully so in the context of SMMEs. During Level 5…

THARI PROGRAMME DIEPSLOOT COMBINED SCHOOL CAREER DAY

THARI PROGRAMME DIEPSLOOT COMBINED SCHOOL CAREER DAY

The pressure to select a career path can be a confusing and daunting experience for most grade 12 learners.  This leads to many matriculants from disadvantaged communities leaving school with little to no information about continuing post-matric due to a lack of career guidance. On Friday, 13 August, the Thari Programme, a project of the Cyril Ramaphosa…

KST helps save academic year in Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts

KST helps save academic year in Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts

Among its final interventions in the lead-up to its close in the Free State, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, KST, has been innovative in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. It implemented a mentor support programme to assist secondary schools in the Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts to cover the school syllabus during a school year…

A Circle Of Support: How CRET’s Top Students Give Back
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A Circle Of Support: How CRET’s Top Students Give Back

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 said that inequalities were laid bare due to lack of access to essential resources and…

Adopt-a-School Foundation calls for COVID-19 relief projects in schools this Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School Foundation calls for COVID-19 relief projects in schools this Mandela Day

The 18 July 2021 marks the 12th Nelson Mandela International Day.  Celebrated both locally and internationally, this day stands in honour of Nelson Mandela, his life and his values. It is a day where we celebrate and remember a man who fought for equality and social justice. We commemorate active citizenship, volunteerism, and organisations that…