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| |  | AMY PIETERSE, ISSUED BY GINKGO AGENCY In the midst of a crisis, our first fears are for ourselves and our loved ones. But now more than ever is the time for us to build communities founded on a sense of interconnectedness. This International Day of Families, we are all one... Read |  | KERI-LEIGH PASCHAL, ISSUED BY NATION BUILDER The grassroots experience and insights of NPOs have not always been recognised: the traditional thinking has been that NPOs should learn from the private sector's excellence and sustainability, not the other way around. The Covid-19 pandemic is changing that... Read |
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| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | Gift of the Givers has partnered with Retort Food Company to prepare and distribute fully-cooked, nutritious meals with an extended shelf-life to the country's impoverished communities... Read |
| Green Economy |
 | HOLLY TURNER AND LOUISE WIHLBORN The battle against plastic pollution has rapidly gained momentum in recent years. Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Heineken South Africa has joined the fight against Covid-19 by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) and food hampers worth over R1m to the Gauteng Department of Health and local communities. Read |
 | Novartis SA has donated R13.3m to two local NGOs in support of their efforts... Read |
| Inclusion, Equity & Social Justice |
 | MAJA SMITH In every crisis, there is opportunity: for introspection, reinvention, and ultimately evolution - for doing better than we did before. The strength of female leadership during this time has been undeniable... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | SINDY PETERS Tracey Henry, CEO at Tshikululu Social Investment, shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times... Read |
 | Tourism has been devastated by Covid-19, and it is not just the obviously affected lodges, guides, tour operators and safari companies that are impacted, but also many communities... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Lisa Ilingworth, CEO and co-founder of Futureproof SA, shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times... Read |
 | ANDRE VOS AND SABEEHA KATHRADA-KHAN Charity contributions, sponsorships and donations often form an integral part of a company's social responsibility initiatives. The generosity of companies making donations not only support the company in reaching its internal social responsibility targets, but also spark corporate morale and boosts a company's public image... Read |
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 | With the world on lockdown, the importance of digitisation to the economic growth and prosperity of nations and regions is becoming increasingly clear, also on the African continent. Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO Africa's entrepreneurship rate is the highest in the world. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 % of Africa's working age population segment are starting their own businesses... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE #LockdownLessons explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read |
 | G.U.D. Holdings has developed an innovative mobile hand-wash station that allows people at taxi ranks to wash their hands with hygienic liquid soap and water to prevent the spread of the coronavirus... Read |
 | Medical aid schemes have not been spared the impact of Covid-19. Several solutions are being put forward to support members in shouldering both the financial and the clinical burden of the virus, while ensuring that schemes will be able to manage the expected number of increased admissions... Read |
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