15 Years
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....
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...
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...
Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day
Over the years the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work initiative has opened the doors of learning beyond the classroom, encouraging girls to strive for excellence, face their fears and embrace ambition. This initiative has had a powerful impact on the lives of more than...
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...
Black Umbrellas CFO, Nyasha Madavo, graces cover of CFO Magazine
Black Umbrellas CFO, Nyasha Madavo is featured in the latest issue of CFO Magazine South Africa. Click on the link to find out more about her role as Black Umbrellas CFO, her passion for entrepreneurship and love of fashion. The article is found on page 40 of CFO...
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...
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...
VWSA Show of Hands Volunteer Day at Tshilidzi Primary School
Volkswagen South Africa partnered with Adopt-a-School Foundation for the annual Great Show of Hands initiative at Tshilidzi Primary School in Tshiawelo, Soweto. VWSA employees together with their loved ones gave their support and time to make a difference in a school...
A Story Worth Telling: Adopt-a-School’s transformation of Enhlahleni Primary School in Dannhauser
Adopt-a-School Foundation is a partner entity of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and has transformed Enhlahleni Primary School through the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI) by the Department of Basic Education....
CRET Annual Awards
CRET hosted its 5th Annual Awards evening on 26 January 2018 to honour recent graduates and to recognise outstanding achievements by students on the bursary programme. Top students were awarded accordingly to their faculties of study, the most improved learner and top...
The Japanese Embassy in South Africa Invests in a Primary School in Botshabelo, Free State.
The overcrowding of classrooms in South Africa’s public schools creates a disadvantage for both teaching and learning. For educators it becomes challenging to provide individual attention to each learner if there are more than 30 learners in one class. Educators are...
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust: Tracker Tomorrow’s Man Programme
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and it's partner entity Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust are proud to have participated in Tracker's "Tomorrow's Man Programme". The Foundation hosted Grade 11 and 12 learners from Minervra High School in Alexandra. Tracker’s Tomorrow’s Man...
LISTEN: The work of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s Strategy and Partnerships Executive, Mmabatho Maboya, was interviewed on Radio Massiv Metro about the work of the Foundation. https://soundcloud.com/massivmetro/jampas-speaks-to-the-cyril-ramaphosa-foundation-mmabatho-maboya
Listen: Issues around education and entrepreneurship
Black Umbrellas CEO, Seapei Mafoyane talking education and entrepreneurship on PowerFM, with Iman Rapetti. https://soundcloud.com/powerfm987/issues-around-education-and-entrepreneurship
The Executive Director of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), Chantelle Oosthuizen shared the story of CRET in an interview on MixFM.
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation congratulates its founder, Cyril Ramaphosa, on his election as President
The management and staff of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and its partner entities, Adopt-a-School, Kagiso Shanduka Trust, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust and Black Umbrellas, congratulates our founder, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, on his election as President of the Republic of...
CRF and CRET on Expressions SABC 1 TV show
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation's CEO, Donne Nicol, and CRET student achiever, Palesa Mokoena, were guests on Expressions talk show. Expressions is a Youth TV Current-Affairs show that is an agent of transformation. In the episode Expressions reported on the CRET Student...
KST and Free State Department of Education Infrastructure Launch
Currently in its fourth phase of implementation, the Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) District Whole School Development Programme, a partnership between Kagiso Trust and the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in collaboration with the Free State Department of Education, is...
Exceptional graduates honoured at CRET Student Awards
Graduates who excelled academically and personified outstanding leadership skills and social commitment, were celebrated at the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust's (CRET) Student Awards hosted at the FNB Conference Centre in Johannesburg on Friday evening, 26 January...