Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) invites eligible students to apply for academic tertiary funding at accredited public institutions of higher learning through its RBH Bursary Fund for the 2024 academic year. Eligibility Requirements Applicants must meet the following minimum entry requirements: Be a South African Citizen Be an unemployed youth (35 years and younger) Have completed […]
Background: Enel Green Power (hereinafter referred to as EGP) is an Independent Power Producer operating in South Africa. EGP is strongly committed to community development in the communities that it operates in and is seeking to partner with a local organization/individual that would assist it in maximising its impact in the host communities. This organization/individual […]
Call for applications in the Rural Awards category are open, the closing date is 15 January 2024. Guide to the application process Download the Reporting template Rural Awards: 15 January 2024 ’Please note that if you have received a previous grant from the Discovery Foundation, new applications will only be considered should you have provided […]
Established in 2006 as one element of Discovery Holdings’ black economic empowerment transaction, the Discovery Foundation is an independent trust that is investing at least R300 million in grants towards developing South Africa’s scarce specialist healthcare resources. Click here to download the Discovery Foundation Awards 2020 Application Brochure
The Old Mutual Investment Group has invested in several renewable projects across three provinces. In 2017,Tshikululu was approached to assess the compliance and effectiveness of the socio-economic and enterprise development commitments of four of these Independent Power Producer renewable energy projects. Challenge:In 2017, the Old Mutual Investment Group invited a bid to undertake a due […]
Empowerment trusts aim to advance and promote the spirit of the South African Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice. More than a decade after the first empowerment trusts were established, many of these strategies to diversify ownership structures have been successful. Tshikululu manages empowerment trusts as part of these B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice to […]
In 2017, Tshikululu conducted a community needs assessment to establish the baseline data on skills training and employment in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district of the Northern Cape on behalf of the Trustees of the Hotazel Manganese Mine Education Trust (HMMET). Challenge:In 2016, the Trustees of HMMET noted an announcement by the national Department of […]
The FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) was established in 2005 as part of the FirstRand Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) transaction. In 2016, Tshikululu provided the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) with a comprehensive due diligence review of its partners and provided the assurance the Foundation required to invest in these organisations Challenge:In 2016, the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation […]
The FirstRand Foundation is one of the oldest clients in Tshikululu’s stable. In 2013, due to FirstRand’s performance as a group, the Foundation’s annual available funds began growing substantially. Tshikululu, in partnership with FirstRand, devised an entirely innovative way of carrying out social investment through its Systemic Social Investment approach. Challenge:In 2015, the FirstRand Empowerment […]
Whether used to boost skills sets or provide access to further education for those who show academic potential but lack the means, bursaries have effected profound change in the lives of recipients in South Africa. A sustainable, student centred approach is applied when conducting bursaries through Tshikululu which enables better pass and throughput rates. In […]