Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust Hosts Bi-Annual Student Vacation Programme

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust Hosts Bi-Annual Student Vacation Programme

The 2018 Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) June Vacation Programme took place from 27 – 29 June 2018. In total, 61 CRET and Tshivhase Trust students were hosted over three days. Students undertook their community service at Abangani Enkosini orphanage in Alexandra where they spent the afternoon cooking and interacting with children. Also part of…

Black Umbrellas Honours SMEs At The 6th Annual National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDA)

Black Umbrellas Honours SMEs At The 6th Annual National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDA)

Top performing SMEs were recognised at the Black Umbrellas 6th annual National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDA) in Johannesburg. Black Umbrellas established the NEDAs in recognition of the achievements of the entrepreneurs in their business incubation programme. These awards highlight the hard work and dedication that goes into ensuring that black-owned businesses are sustainable, profitable and that…

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust encourages the habit of giving back

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust encourages the habit of giving back

Twice a year, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) students and a number of alumni and staff, take part in the organisation’s ‘Vacation Programme’, that spans three days and helps students to build and foster relationships. One day of the programmes is dedicated to community service, where students and alumni carry out the organisation’s ethos of…

Adopt-a-School Foundation Infrastructure Launch at Emjindini Secondary School

Adopt-a-School Foundation Infrastructure Launch at Emjindini Secondary School

Adopt-a-School Foundation alongside Barberton Mines and the Mpumalanga Department of Education, launched an assembly area and extensions to the admin facility at Emjindini Secondary School. The launch represents the culmination of the Whole School Development projects that have taken place at the school including leadership and curriculum development, the construction of a science laboratory (including…

Adopt-a-School Foundation and Sibanye Stillwater handover new school hall

Adopt-a-School Foundation in collaboration with Sibanye-Stillwater, have handed over a brand new school hall to the children of Embonisweni Primary School in Welkom. This project was made possible by Adopt-a-School’s partner, Sibanye-Stillwater and through this construction project, temporary jobs were created for 29 members of the local community, sharing skills such as bricklaying, tiling and plumbing and…

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation Trustee and KST advisory board member, Phuti Mahanyele interviewed on CAPS Radio

CRF trustee and KST advisory board member, Phuti Mahanyele, was interviewed on CAPS Radio to discuss the partnership between the Embassy of Japan and KST. KST is a collaboration between the Kagiso Trust and CRF that leverages the best practices of each organisation’s Whole School Development programmes. KST’s partnership with the Japanese Embassy saw the…

People of Japan invest in upliftment of South African youth

People of Japan invest in upliftment of South African youth

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed over 100 Japanese business executives at the Japan Africa Public Private Economic Forum at the Sandton Convention Centre last week. The Forum was intended to enable sustainable engagement between Japanese and African business communities and to accelerate private-sector-led economic growth. In recent years, Japan’s economic partnership with African countries has grown…