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Radisson Blu invites guests to Walk for Water
Over the course of three days, beginning on Earth Day, 22 April, Radisson Blu will invite guests to walk for roughly 10 metres carrying jerry cans full of water to illustrate the daily struggle millions of people around the globe face in their efforts to access safe drinking water... read more>>

V&A Waterfront and OPEN open co-working hub at Watershed

Last week marked the launch of the V&A Waterfront and OPEN's Workshop17, an innovation and co-working hub at the V&A Waterfront; a space dedicated to enabling and showcasing solutions for Africa; a co-working hub for people to work, meet and accelerate ideas for positive social and economic impact.

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#PassRateChallenge puts maths study guides in the hands of 20,000 Grade 9s

The average mark achieved by Grade 9 learners 2014 Annual National Assessment (ANA) for Mathematics was 10.8%. Only 3% achieved more than 50%...

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Uni-based pitching den open to all entrepreneurs

The LaunchLab Idea's Pitching Den, an innocuous platform for aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas and stand a chance of winning their share of R50,000, is held bi-annually at participating campuses in the Western Cape, namely SU, UWC and UCT...

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Education & Training
Zero Heroes drives awareness about sustainable commuting among varsity students
Electric transport company EWIZZ has introduced its new Zero Heroes programme, aimed at promoting awareness about sustainable commuting among university students, to three universities in the Cape Town region... read more>>
African Pride Hotels and ICT collaborate to train impoverished youths
The African Pride Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa is collaborating with the Cape Town non-profit chefs' school Infinity Culinary Training (ICT), under which ICT offers students from impoverished backgrounds the necessary training and skills for a career in the hospitality industry. read more>>
TSiBA Eden wins an award for lifting rural youth out of poverty

Issued by TSiBA Education

The Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) Eden campus has been awarded the Western Cape Department of Social Development Ministerial Youth Excellence Bronze Award... read more>>
FinLit: Graduation day

Issued by The Euclid Society

On 2 April the Euclid Society held the inaugural Graduation Ceremony for the FinLit programme: the business development method used to establish SMEs by entrepreneurs from low-income backgrounds... read more>>
Greening & Environment
[TrendTalk] How to be a sustainable brand

Louise Marsland

Brands that invest in sustainability programmes ensure their own sustainability. It is as simple as that... read more>>
Health & Welfare
Student wellness programme launched in Ulundi
PRETORIA: Over 4,000 students at Mthashana Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Ulundi are set to benefit from a general health and wellness programme... read more>>
SleepOut aspires to ignite a new wave of philanthropy
The 702 Sun International CEO SleepOut at the JSE in Sandton, Johannesburg, launched on Tuesday by the Philanthropic Collection, will see hundreds of South Africa's most powerful business leaders and influencers sleep on the street with nothing but cardboard, a sleeping bag and a mug of soup to fortify them against the chilly Highveld winter night... read more>>
Leading a balanced lifestyle - the key to healthy living

Issued by CANSA

The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Balanced Lifestyle campaign aims to provide key information to proactively lead a balanced lifestyle and reduce the cancer risk... read more>>
The Community's Kitchen

Issued by The Euclid Society

This past Sunday we had another beautiful experience at the Community Kitchen. We always seem to get more than we bargain for - no one said this was going to be your ordinary soup kitchen. read more>>
Business
SME survival guide for loadshedding

Daryl Blundell

Loadshedding is here to stay, so every small business needs to take steps to protect its systems and data when the lights go out as well as from power surges when electricity is restored after an outage... read more>>
Government news
Brown updates SA on electricity shortages
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Women's Walk
Pick n Pay - 18 Apr 2015, Kimberley

April 26 - Freedom Day with TEDxCapeTown
TEDxCapeTown - 26 Apr 2015, Cape Town

Upcoming events
2nd Annual SA Entrepreneurship Expo 2015
New Life Communications - 23 Apr 2015 to 24 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Women's Walk
Pick n Pay - 25 Apr 2015, Bloemfontein

We, The People Walk
Constitution Hill - 26 Apr 2015, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

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