Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation today announced the appointment of Mmabatho Maboya as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Foundation provides innovative programmes that focus on improving education and supporting small business development. Maboya steps into the role at the helm of this independent Public Benefit Organisation, with a staff complement of 150 and close to a…
Black Umbrellas graduates, Samuel and Motlapele Molefi, founders and owners of Modi Mining were named as the overall winners of the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business Partners. Modi Mining was established with the sole objective of rendering differentiated contract mining services and to be a supplier of choice to…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s partner entity Black Umbrellas is excited to share their TV advert with you. Look out for the commercial on selected DSTV channels i.e. FOX TV, VUZU, MZANSI, M-NET & eNCA or click here to view it now: http://ow.ly/6ilL30lCOgu
On 30 August 2018, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) celebrated six fruitful years of partnership with Adopt-a-School Foundation and the Department of Education at an event Bochum village, Limpopo. The launch took place at Phagamang Secondary School, where a new administration facility, science laboratory, 3 renovated classrooms and ICT laboratory in partnership with Wipro Technologies…
Adopt-a-School Foundation had the honour of being one of four organisations to exhibit at the South Africa-UK Business Forum. The South Africa-UK Business Forum took place on the 28 August 2018 at the FNB Portside Centre in Cape Town. The Forum was also attended by President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and British Prime Minister…
CRET hosted its first ever women’s month lunch for the Gauteng based female students on Saturday 25 August 2018. The get together aimed to inspire, motivate and engage with female students on critical issues facing young women. Among the attendees was domestic violence survivor, author and public speaker Maureen Ndlovu who shared her experiences and…
Black Umbrellas CEO, Seapei Mafoyane, hosted some of Gauteng’s most prominent women for lunch to celebrate the contribution of women to the world of business and society at large. It was Black Umbrellas’ 3rd annual Women’s Celebration which takes place during Women’s Month in August. Guest speakers included Nunu Ntshingila, Facebook’s Head of Africa, and…
The Thari Programme for Women and Children hosted its second annual career expo in Diepsloot as part of its work in coordinating the stakeholder collaboration network in the Diepsloot community. The expo was held at Diepsloot Combined School and six other schools from the community benefited from attending the expo. The stakeholder forum revealed greater…
Fezile Dabi and Motheo districts participated in activities in KST schools to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth. This year’s theme, Be the Legacy, was aimed at encouraging citizens to take action against poverty. The Fezile Dabi team visited Phirihadi Primary School in Heilbron and donated R 10 000 worth of vouchers that went to…
Back to School for a Day on Mandela Day, an initiative of the Adopt-a-School Foundation, is a celebration of active citizenship in our schools. Adopt-a-School and its partners celebrated Nelson Mandela’s legacy at Tshilidzi Primary School in Soweto. Tshilidzi Primary School is the former Primary School of Chairperson of the Adopt-a-School Foundation, President Cyril Ramaphosa….
