Medscheme refurbishes Khanyisa Nursing School

Khanyisa Nursing School, a wholly black-owned college, has been refurbished by medical scheme administrator and managed care provider, Medscheme. The R1 million project aims to increase Khanyisa's training capacity, to ensure that graduate nurses are well-equipped to serve their communities. 13 May 2013 14:55

Trialogue

6th annual Making CSI Matter Conference: 28 and 29 May

[Issued by Trialogue] Trialogue, with the support of Absa, Eskom, Standard Bank, Transnet Foundation, VW South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti and Liberty will be hosting its 6th annual Making CSI Matter conference on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th May 2013 at The Wanderers Club, Illovo, Johannesburg. Innovation in Social Investment is the overarching theme for Making CSI Matter 2013. Five themes will guide the conference content: Youth development, supporting enterprise, school-based solutions, holistic community development and project metrics. The full programme can be found at: http://csimatters.co.za/2013-conference/programme/. 15 May 2013 13:35

High Pitch Media

Hamilton Foundation donates R500,000 to child headed households in Alexandra

[Issued by High Pitch Media] The Hamilton Foundation, a subsidiary of Hamilton Capital, will donate R500,000 to 10 child-headed households in Alexandra during the course of 2013. The foundation donated school uniforms, blankets, clothing and groceries to the first family consisting of a 10 year old girl and her 16 year old brother who live with their grandmother in Alexandra on 11 May 2013. 10 May 2013 10:51

State should own 50% of all Africa's mines

[Paul Vecchiatto] African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects. 13 May 2013 14:21

New beneficiaries join Avon's stop gender-based violence campaign

Avon has added new beneficiaries in its campaign to help end violence against women in South Africa. The cosmetics company has committed to donating more than R400,000 to the Tears Foundation and the Saartjie Baartman Centre for women and children. 13 May 2013 10:07

Assupol gives policy-holders R892m

Pretoria-based Assupol has reached its centenary in style by completing its transition from mutual society to public company and then paying out a cash windfall of R892m to more than 228‚000 qualifying policy-holders who have opted for cash pay-outs instead of holding Assupol shares. 6 Mar 2013 08:42

Interact RDT

Spreading warmth and touching lives...

[Issued by Interact RDT] Recent urban statistics reveal that there are over 800 000 homeless people living on the streets of Johannesburg. Many say that for them winter is a hopeless time, having the authorities chasing them from street corners and experiencing a scarcity of food and donations. With winter fast approaching, we wanted to help make it a different reality. 14 May 2013 10:52

Bizcommunity.com

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57

The business of corporate social responsibility

Ever since the dawn of the industrial age, debate has raged over whether or not companies carry a responsibility solely to make profit, or whether they have a responsibility to the society from which they generate a profit. As a company in the gaming industry, Tsogo Sun is mandated by our bid commitments to give back to society and the communities in which we operate, but I believe there is much to be said for 'doing good while doing good business', writes Noëleen Bruton*. 25 Jan 2013 12:00

Gogo Trust spreads love, employment

The Gogo Trust, which officially registered in January 2010, is now in its fourth year of operations. The trust continues on its mission to spread warmth and happiness by commissioning senior women ('gogos') in townships to knit woolly beanies for corporates and charities in South Africa. 9 May 2013 09:32

NHI is a reality says Motsoaledi

South Africans should stop wasting time opposing National Health Insurance (NHI)‚ Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Wednesday (15 May). 16 May 2013 10:07

The Southern Africa Fundraising Awards

New Southern Africa Fundraising Awards - call for entries

[Issued by The Southern Africa Fundraising Awards] Now for the first time, individuals who've developed innovative, creative and successful ways of raising funds and mobilising resources for a non-profit organisation in Southern Africa, will have an opportunity to be recognised for their achievements by entering the inaugural Southern Africa Fundraising Awards (SAFA). 8 May 2013 13:10

Bizcommunity.com

Introducing a must for any industry event - Biz Featured Events

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] In a virtual world, industry events, trade fairs and launches have become some of the most exciting ways of interfacing directly with customers, prospects and colleagues. There's nothing worse than planning an event, only to find it clashes with another in your industry! Now Bizcommunity allows you to plan, list and brand your promotional event - all in one go. 18 Apr 2013 13:36