Despite yet another challenging year, the Matric Class of 2021 achieved a pass rate of 76.4%, a 0.2% increase from the 76.2% achieved in the previous year. This was not an easy achievement, considering the Class of 2021 has endured restrictions and disruptions for two consecutive years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Adopt-a-School Foundation,…
The Thari Programme is a pilot programme established in 2017 by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation to tackle social ills in eight schools of Botshabelo in the Free State Province and a school at Diepsloot in Gauteng Province. The Foundation found that the abuse, neglect and domestic violence directly impacts learning outcomes. Interventions to curb violence in…
De Beers Group unveiled a R27 million school in its labour sending area community of Maokeng in Kroonstad, in partnership with the Free State Department of Education and KST on Friday, 26 November 2021. The construction of Phuleng Primary School falls under De Beers Voorspoed Mine’s Rural School Development Programme, which aims to address infrastructure…
16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children begins today, 25 November, and runs to 10 December. This year’s global theme is “Orange the world: End violence against women now!” The Thari Programme is implemented by Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School Foundation, with the objective to provide schools and communities with a safe…
The 9th annual Black Umbrellas National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDAs) took place on 11 November 2021. The virtual event celebrated top performing entrepreneurs in the Black Umbrellas programme with a formal ceremony that included inspirational speeches, trophy handovers and captivating performances. Black Umbrellas, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, is an enterprise development…
KST has successfully completed its pilot of the District Whole School Development model in Motheo and Fezile Dabi districts in the Free State as at 31 August 2021. The pilot programme was implemented in 2013 through an innovative partnership between Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education. Over the eight…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation is pleased to report that the top learner of the Free State in the South African National Geography Olympiad (SANGO) was Oratilwe Letsie from Kgabareng Secondary School, a school supported by Adopt-a-School. Adopt-a-School is a Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity that implements a holistic Whole School Development model to improve schooling in…
Learner well-being and community involvement is one of the pillars of the Whole School Development Model implemented by Adopt-a-School Foundation. The pillar includes visual and auditory support programmes to support learner performance. Learners from Boitekong Secondary School in Boitekong Township and Meriti Secondary School in Meriting, Rustenburg were recently screened for eyesight testing and received…
Learner well-being and community involvement is one of the pillars of the Whole School Development Model implemented by Adopt-a-School. The pillar includes visual and auditory support programmes to support learner performance. Learners from Boitekong Secondary School in Boitekong Township and Meriti Secondary School in Meriting, Rustenburg were recently screened for eyesight testing and received spectacles…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas’ business lounge at Chesswood Office Park, Berea in East London was officially opened on 23 September. The launch of the Black Umbrellas business lounge marked the beginning of an initiative that seeks to give entrepreneurs and small business owners access to essential office infrastructure and resources. To commemorate…
