Thought Leadership

The number of South Africa’s youth that are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) is unsustainable and a proverbial ticking timebomb.

We will only effectively address SA’s triple burden of poverty, unemployment and inequality if we improve people’s ability to earn an income “Transformative, long-term investments are required to address unemployment,” says Dipalesa Mpye, Head of Social Impact at Tshikululu Social Investments. To better align to the social impact urgently needed within this space, Tshikululu says […]

Social Investment specialist unpacks migration of Early Childhood Development to the Department of Basic Education As the responsibility for early childhood development shifts from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), concerns have been raised about the state of preparedness of both departments. With the migration kicking off on […]

When one hears monitoring and evaluation (M&E) experts speak, the concept ‘triangulation’ often comes up. In a space that can be incredibly technical in nature, M&E can sometimes be too ‘jargony’. Therefore unpacking M&E terms is a critical part of ensuring that M&E is comprehensible to as many people as possible. Tshikululu believes that this, […]

The United Nations has declared October 11th as the official International Day of the Girl Child. This was initiated in December 2011 as one of the means of recognising girls’ rights and the unique challenges that girls face around the world. The theme for 2021 is “Digital Generation, Our Generation”  – a theme chosen on […]

The recent unrest and the humanitarian crisis arising from it have highlighted not only the inequality and anger pervading our society, but also the resilience of communities across the country that are working together to rebuild and bring about change at a local level. Community-based organisations (CBOs) play a critical role in this landscape. They […]

Whether in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic or during the current violent attacks and looting in South Africa, the needs of young children are often the last to be discussed. The youngest members of our society are among the most vulnerable because – unlike adults – they are unable to make their voices heard; […]

Call for organisations involved in addressing GBVF to apply for grant funding “The unacceptably high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa are a blight on our national conscience, and a betrayal of our constitutional order for which so many fought, and for which so many gave their lives”. These are the words […]

A public benefit organisation (PBO) is an organisation (whether voluntary association, trust, non-profit company, or local branch of a foreign tax-exempt charitable organisation) that does not work for profit and is exempted from paying certain taxes because it undertakes public benefit activities (PBAs). As a republic, our country is centred on the primacy of ‘the […]

In our first article in this series, the moral imperative for good governance of public benefit organisations (PBOs) was spelt out. In this article, we look at a few of the legal imperatives that are equally important. The legal imperative for a PBO to practice good governance is set out in South African law. A […]