In The News
The Tshikululu team regularly provides the media with relevant and interesting insights into the world of social investment through opinion pieces, thought leadership articles, interviews and face to face meetings.
Read and watch Tshikululu most recent media coverage.
Power FM
Senior Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson discusses the critical role of social investors in addressing South Africa’s escalating unemployment crisis, with PowerFM’s Thabiso Tema.
SA FM
With the recent release of Stats SA’s report indicating a rise in the unemployment rate to 33.5%, this conversation delves into the role of social investors in addressing the escalating unemployment in SA. Bridget Masinga interviews Graeme Wilkinson on The Full Circle.
MoneyWeb
Jeremy Maggs talks to Dipalesa Mpye, head of Social Impact about how mines and innovators should include and support communities in the transition to better and more efficient technology.
Channel Africa
This Interview with Tshikululu Social Investment Senior Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson, on the Human Side of Technology.
The Mail & Guardian
In the latest feature on social investment in the Mail & Guardian, Tracey Henry speaks about the need for a genuine and measurable impact on the lives of those directly affected by social initiatives.
Soweto Life Magazine
The Tshikululu Trust and Anglo American Platinum handed over a mobile health clinic to the Eastern Cape Department of Health last week, valued at over R 5 million, for use by the province’s integrated school health team.
Impact SA
A collaborative initiative between government and the private sector which saw a mobile health clinic provided to the Eastern Cape Department of Health is another example of how partnerships can have an enormous impact in giving back to communities.
SABC Channel Africa Radio
Chamu M’kombe, Chief Operating Officer at Tshikululu, was interviewed on SABC Channel Africa about the strain on healthcare personnel due to the limited access to healthcare facilities in Africa, and the benefits of a new mobile health clinic, made possible through collaboration between the Tshikululu Trust, Anglo American Platinum and the Eastern Cape Department of Health.
Jse
Corporates tread a balancing act when tackling the complexities of addressing societal issues in a country such as SA
HOT 1027
Senior Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on Hot 1027 Business to discuss the importance of social investment and how ESG has become a new priority.
Business Day
Tshikululu’s Graeme Wilkinson spoke to the Business Day about the need for mining companies to establish a core set of context relevant values to maximise impact for all stakeholders.
power fm
Challenges and uncertainties that propel a student to take a gap year
In an interview on Power FM on 3 February, Social Investment Specialist, Lumka Tshiki, highlights the importance of society as a whole – including schools and businesses – coming together to ensure that our education system grooms a generation of young people who are future-ready.
eNCA
The future holds many opportunities for our youth, but if South Africa doesn’t move along with the times, we may be left behind. eNCA hosted a discussion on how the next generation can be taught the tools, skills and technology to equip the young with global quality education, and the recent Cracking The Code Webinar with Lumka Tshiki from Tshikululu Social Investments. Watch the interview here:
SABC News
Shamiso Chideme, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments discusses bursary opportunities in South Africa.
eNCA
eNCA’s Faith Mangope and Morena Mothupi interview Shamiso Chideme, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments to highlight accessibility to bursary initiatives, and the importance of full in-service bursaries to reduce unemployment.
Smile FM
Social Investment Specialist, Riyaadh Ebrahim, was interviewed on Smile FM about the need to open pathways into the economy and increase job creation and the role that social investors can play in this.
Smile FM
01 April saw the migration of Early Childhood Development from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education. Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme discussed the potential challenge and advantages of this move with Benito Vergotine on Smile FM’s The Honest Truth
702 Afternoon Drive
Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme, discussed the issue of Early Childhood Development being transferred to the Department of Basic Education with 702’s John Perlman.
eNCA
Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on eNCA about the impact of Covid over the last 2 years and some of the lessons learnt to help us better address the burden of poverty, unemployment and inequality
NewzRoom Afrika
World NGO day seeks to celebrate, recognise and honour non-governmental non-profit organizations and the people behind them.
Senzekile Shongwe, spokesperson for SADAG, was interviewed on NewzRoom Afrika about the important work they do and about NPOwer, an NPOwer support programme in partnership with Tshikululu
SABC Channel Afrika
Locally, non-profit organizations provide crucial services, support, and care to thousands of South Africans. SADAG spokesperson Petri Greef speaks to SABC Channel Africa about NPOwer, a mental health support programme for NPOs launched in 2020 by Tshikululu and SADAG.
SABC The Agenda
Vanishaa Gordhan from SADAG was interviewed on SABC’s The Agenda to talk about the mental health of our NPO workers and the important need to give back to those who provide crucial services and support.
Cape Talk
Cape Talk’s Lester Kiewet spoke to Anne Rajcoomar, Registered Counsellor at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, about their partnership with Tshikululu Social Investment and their helpline, NPOwer, to assist NPOs and NGOs in South Africa.
SA FM
South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) Spokesperson Vanishaa Gordhan was interviewed on SAFM’s Late Night Conversation about the significance of World NGO Day, being commemorated on Sunday 27 February.
The African Mirror
Matric results: time to think of something new, different
De Rebus
Finding the way to good governance for public benefit organisations
702
Tshikululu’s Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on 702 about the Vaccine Challenge Fund and civil society’s role regarding access to vaccinations and bringing about behaviour change within communities.
CNBC AFRICA
Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on CNBC Africa about the impact of COVID-19 on social investment. He spoke about Tshikululu’s role of directing social investment to better produce social outcomes, how long the current trajectory of the pandemic is expected to last and how this impacts social investment spend now and into the future.
RISE FM
The DG Murray Trust and Tshikululu Social Investments have partnered to assist in the vaccination drive in South Africa. Social investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson unpacks what the Vaccination Challenge Fund is all about.
Morning Live
Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on SABC Morning Live about the Vaccine Challenge Fund and the role it will play in helping with the national vaccination roll out
Smile FM
Ali Channon from Tshikululu Social Investment chatted to Smile FM on their show “The Honest Truth” about social investment and the resourcing of community based organisations.
Power FM
Tracey Henry was interviewed on Power FM Perspective about the recent unrest, looting and violence in the country as a follow up to the Serious Social Investing conference held on 28 July 2021
Morning Live
Community based organizations that are involved in the fight against Gender Based Violence and Femicide are being invited to apply for funding through the GBVF Response Fund. Watch the interview here with GBVF Fund CEO Lindi Dlamini on Morning Live.
CAPE TALK
The GBVF Response Fund1 is a part of the national response to gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa and are calling for community-based organisations who are involved in interventions around behaviour change, community education and awareness, mental health and psychosocial support services, trauma response, training, and survivor legal support, to apply for funding.
e-NCA
Lindi Dlamini, CEO of the GBVF Fund, was interviews on eNCA about the call for CBO’s involved in supporting and preventing GBVF to apply for funding.
RISE FM
Lindi Dlamini, CEO of the GBVF Fund, spoke to Rise FM about funding now available for CBOs involved in gender-based violence prevention initiatives
SABC NEWS
With the announcement of South Africa being put on adjusted level 4 lockdown from Monday 28 June, SABC News looked at the pressure on NGOs since the first lock down over a year ago. This includes some of the startling findings from research into the effects on mental health within this sector, conducted by Tshikululu and SADAG.
702
A recent study has found alarming rates of psychological distress and risk for mental illness within Non-Profit organisations. 702’s Nickolaus Bauer spoke to Wits Biological Anthropologist, Dr Andrew Kim, about the results of this study conducted by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in partnership with Tshikululu Social Investments
CNBC Africa
Ahead of Africa Day tomorrow, Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on CNBC Africa to discuss what the social investment landscape in South Africa looks like.
NEWZROOM AFRIKA
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on Weekend Dawn on Newzroom Afrika to talk about the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on workers’ mental health.
SABC NEWS
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on SABC’s Economics Outbound about Social Impact Bonds in South Africa.
THE JET SET BREAKFAST – SA FM
Tracey Henry was interviewed on SAFM’s Jet Set Breakfast to reflect on the lessons learnt over the last year in resolving inequalities through social investment.
FAQs: South African Screen Sector Support Fund (SASSSF)
Click here for more information about the new fund established to provide direct financial relief for screen sector workers whose livelihoods are affected by the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
702 Talk Radio
702’s Refiloe Mpakanyane spoke to SADAG Operations Director Cassey Chambers about NPOwer
ENCA
Cassey Chambers from SADAG explains the vital role NGOs play, the challenges they face and why we need to look after them and their mental health.
Boksburg Advertiser
Celebrating NGO champions this World NGO Day
Polity.org
The Solidarity Fund has approved 321 community-based organisations (CBOs) and 11 large public benefit organisations (PBOs) as beneficiaries for one-off funding that will support the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV).
Social TV
Thrive Africa creates a platform to invest in a greener, more prosperous and inclusive Africa.
Venture Burn
New African-led impact investment solutions launches
Hedge News
African Alliance joins forces with impact offering
Green Economy
African-Led Impact Investment Solution Launched for Global Investors
Engineering News
African impact investment solution launched
Daily Maverick
Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education
CNBC Africa
Sibonakaliso Mavuka unpacks the launch of Thrive Africa.
SAFM
Adam Boros on Life Happens, SAFM talking about the Solidarity Fund’s second GBV intervention programme.
702 / Cape Talk Money Show
Tracey Henry – Shapeshifter feature
Tshikululu Social Invenstments
Terms of Reference for an external service provider to develop and
implement the marketing and communication strategy of the South
African Impact Investment Wholesale Vehicle Project
The Money Show broadcast on 702 and Cape Talk
Tracey Henry was interviewed as this week’s ShapeShifter on the Money Show broadcast on 702 and Cape Talk.
This weekly slot sees Bruce Whitfield interview anyone who is making a difference in the business world.
Listen here as Tracey unpacks what social investing is all about, and the importance of strategic funding that has real impact.
Sowetan Live
NPOwer provides 24-hour toll-free helpline for mental health support
Daily Maverick
Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education
The Herald
Usually the ones coming to the rescue of others, staff at nonprofit organisations now have their own source of support with the launch of a national mental health support programme and helpline for NPOs.
Daily Maverick
Covid-19 will throw a spanner in the works for corporate social investment
City Press
Covid-19 hits local NPOs hard
CAPE TALK
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on Cape Talk about the NPO partner survey results which reveal the true impact of the pandemic on this sector.
Power FM
Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme was on Power FM’s Power Zone talking about Early Childhood Development during and post Covid-19 and the proactive approach needed by social investors. Listen here
eNCA
Discussion | Tracking relief funding
eNCA
Social investment specialist Shamiso Chideme was interviewed on The South African Morning on eNCA earlier to talk about the closing of Early Childhood Development centres.
Classic 1027
Philanthropy feature: SA COVID-19 social investment in numbers
Daily Maverick
Will artificial intelligence herald publishing’s winter of our discontent?
Channel 24
The South African Screen Federation (SASFED), supported by the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO), announced the establishment of a Covid-19 film and television relief fund in collaboration with Netflix.
Ventureburn
Social investment fund manager Tshikululu, has initiated a project to map the interventions of social investors throughout South Africa.
Annalist Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis in South Africa which has resulted in an unparalleled response from all sectors in society including the state, Non-Governmental Organisations, social investors, foundations, companies, funders, individuals and development agencies to help the most vulnerable in society and mitigate the effects of the pandemic.
Daily Maverick
With gender-based violence spiralling during the Covid-19 lockdown, it is essential that social investors respond rapidly and appropriately, but also take a longer-term view on how they fund interventions.
Daily Maverick
Agility. Creativity. Empathy. Every school will have unique circumstances and challenges. While immediate sanitation, PPE and so on are an important support for schools, it is only the first step of many.
Bizcommunity
The welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment. This is according to the Department of Social Development. South Africa has close to 69,000 registered non-profit organisations providing social services, accounting for 40% of all NPOs.
Business Day Feature
Investing for impact, downstream benefits Impact investing is a rising theme within the alternative investment space. “With growing recognition that investment capital has the power to address pressing social and environmental challenges, impact investing has attracted the attention of various investors globally”
Citizen Feature
Successful businesses have moved away from creating wealth for shareholders to focusing on long-term value creation. This is according to Professor and corporate governance and sustainability expert, Mervyn King.
City Press Feature
The first 1 000 days in a child’s life holds the key to unlocking his or her life-long potential. By the age of five, almost 90% of a child’s brain will be developed. These are the formative years, where factors such as adequate healthcare; good nutrition; quality childcare and nurturing; a clean and safe environment; and early learning and stimulation will, to a large extent, determine a child’s future.
Classic business
Impact investing directs capital to enterprises that generate social or environmental benefits alongside financial return. Listen to this clip as our Head of Social Impact, Adam Boros unpacks impact investing.
Classic FM
Corporates are becoming more innovative in their approach to social investment. Our CEO Tracey Henry shared some insights during a panel discussion on Classic Business.
eNCA
The 2019 SSI conference looked at how practitioners can S-T-R-E-T-C-H their social investments. Watch this clip as Dipalesa Mpye, our Social Investment Specialist shares insights about the theme.
ITV Networks
Our Social Investment Specialist , Dipalesa Mpye was live on ITV Networks, watch this clip to learn more about impact investing.
Kathu Gazette
A function held at Kalahari Country Club in Kathu on August 01, 2019 co-hosted by Tshikululu Social Investment, a guru that partners with social investors to achieve sustainable social impact and SIOC-cdt, attended by different mining houses and industry that included Khumani Iron Ore, Kumba Iron Ore, Kathu Solar Park and other related stakeholders, had the opportunity to unpack a continuum of issues to do with realistic change, derived from social investment and other programmes aimed at changing the socio-economic landscape of local communities by the two sectors.
Mail & Guardian
The disability service at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is playing a critical role in enabling students with disabilities to cope with their studies. These students are, in turn, inspiring others with their stories of perseverance and resilience and have expressed gratitude for the way they have been assisted with tailor-made support.
Newzroom Afrika
Impact investing refers to investments made into companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Sibonakaliso Mavuka – Manager: Special Projects at Tshikululu, unpacking impact investing.
SANGONET Pulse
Sameera Munshi, client relationship manager at Tshikululu Social Investments, says that the welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment.
Social TV
Health and welfare Social Investors must not forget about the welfare sector, Sameera Munshi, client relationship manager at Tshikululu Social Investments, says that the welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment.
In The News
The Tshikululu team regularly provides the media with relevant and interesting insights into the world of social investment through opinion pieces, thought leadership articles, interviews and face to face meetings.
Read and watch Tshikululu most recent media coverage.
Power FM
Senior Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson discusses the critical role of social investors in addressing South Africa’s escalating unemployment crisis, with PowerFM’s Thabiso Tema.
SA FM
With the recent release of Stats SA’s report indicating a rise in the unemployment rate to 33.5%, this conversation delves into the role of social investors in addressing the escalating unemployment in SA. Bridget Masinga interviews Graeme Wilkinson on The Full Circle.
MoneyWeb
Jeremy Maggs talks to Dipalesa Mpye, head of Social Impact about how mines and innovators should include and support communities in the transition to better and more efficient technology.
Channel Africa
This Interview with Tshikululu Social Investment Senior Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson, on the Human Side of Technology.
The Mail & Guardian
In the latest feature on social investment in the Mail & Guardian, Tracey Henry speaks about the need for a genuine and measurable impact on the lives of those directly affected by social initiatives.
Soweto Life Magazine
The Tshikululu Trust and Anglo American Platinum handed over a mobile health clinic to the Eastern Cape Department of Health last week, valued at over R 5 million, for use by the province’s integrated school health team.
Impact SA
A collaborative initiative between government and the private sector which saw a mobile health clinic provided to the Eastern Cape Department of Health is another example of how partnerships can have an enormous impact in giving back to communities.
SABC Channel Africa Radio
Chamu M’kombe, Chief Operating Officer at Tshikululu, was interviewed on SABC Channel Africa about the strain on healthcare personnel due to the limited access to healthcare facilities in Africa, and the benefits of a new mobile health clinic, made possible through collaboration between the Tshikululu Trust, Anglo American Platinum and the Eastern Cape Department of Health.
Jse
Corporates tread a balancing act when tackling the complexities of addressing societal issues in a country such as SA
HOT 1027
Senior Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on Hot 1027 Business to discuss the importance of social investment and how ESG has become a new priority.
Business Day
Tshikululu’s Graeme Wilkinson spoke to the Business Day about the need for mining companies to establish a core set of context relevant values to maximise impact for all stakeholders.
power fm
Challenges and uncertainties that propel a student to take a gap year
In an interview on Power FM on 3 February, Social Investment Specialist, Lumka Tshiki, highlights the importance of society as a whole – including schools and businesses – coming together to ensure that our education system grooms a generation of young people who are future-ready.
eNCA
The future holds many opportunities for our youth, but if South Africa doesn’t move along with the times, we may be left behind. eNCA hosted a discussion on how the next generation can be taught the tools, skills and technology to equip the young with global quality education, and the recent Cracking The Code Webinar with Lumka Tshiki from Tshikululu Social Investments. Watch the interview here:
SABC News
Shamiso Chideme, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments discusses bursary opportunities in South Africa.
eNCA
eNCA’s Faith Mangope and Morena Mothupi interview Shamiso Chideme, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments to highlight accessibility to bursary initiatives, and the importance of full in-service bursaries to reduce unemployment.
Smile FM
Social Investment Specialist, Riyaadh Ebrahim, was interviewed on Smile FM about the need to open pathways into the economy and increase job creation and the role that social investors can play in this.
Smile FM
01 April saw the migration of Early Childhood Development from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education. Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme discussed the potential challenge and advantages of this move with Benito Vergotine on Smile FM’s The Honest Truth
702 Afternoon Drive
Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme, discussed the issue of Early Childhood Development being transferred to the Department of Basic Education with 702’s John Perlman.
eNCA
Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on eNCA about the impact of Covid over the last 2 years and some of the lessons learnt to help us better address the burden of poverty, unemployment and inequality
NewzRoom Afrika
World NGO day seeks to celebrate, recognise and honour non-governmental non-profit organizations and the people behind them.
Senzekile Shongwe, spokesperson for SADAG, was interviewed on NewzRoom Afrika about the important work they do and about NPOwer, an NPOwer support programme in partnership with Tshikululu
SABC Channel Afrika
Locally, non-profit organizations provide crucial services, support, and care to thousands of South Africans. SADAG spokesperson Petri Greef speaks to SABC Channel Africa about NPOwer, a mental health support programme for NPOs launched in 2020 by Tshikululu and SADAG.
SABC The Agenda
Vanishaa Gordhan from SADAG was interviewed on SABC’s The Agenda to talk about the mental health of our NPO workers and the important need to give back to those who provide crucial services and support.
Cape Talk
Cape Talk’s Lester Kiewet spoke to Anne Rajcoomar, Registered Counsellor at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, about their partnership with Tshikululu Social Investment and their helpline, NPOwer, to assist NPOs and NGOs in South Africa.
SA FM
South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) Spokesperson Vanishaa Gordhan was interviewed on SAFM’s Late Night Conversation about the significance of World NGO Day, being commemorated on Sunday 27 February.
The African Mirror
Matric results: time to think of something new, different
De Rebus
Finding the way to good governance for public benefit organisations
702
Tshikululu’s Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on 702 about the Vaccine Challenge Fund and civil society’s role regarding access to vaccinations and bringing about behaviour change within communities.
CNBC AFRICA
Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on CNBC Africa about the impact of COVID-19 on social investment. He spoke about Tshikululu’s role of directing social investment to better produce social outcomes, how long the current trajectory of the pandemic is expected to last and how this impacts social investment spend now and into the future.
RISE FM
The DG Murray Trust and Tshikululu Social Investments have partnered to assist in the vaccination drive in South Africa. Social investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson unpacks what the Vaccination Challenge Fund is all about.
Morning Live
Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on SABC Morning Live about the Vaccine Challenge Fund and the role it will play in helping with the national vaccination roll out
Smile FM
Ali Channon from Tshikululu Social Investment chatted to Smile FM on their show “The Honest Truth” about social investment and the resourcing of community based organisations.
Power FM
Tracey Henry was interviewed on Power FM Perspective about the recent unrest, looting and violence in the country as a follow up to the Serious Social Investing conference held on 28 July 2021
Morning Live
Community based organizations that are involved in the fight against Gender Based Violence and Femicide are being invited to apply for funding through the GBVF Response Fund. Watch the interview here with GBVF Fund CEO Lindi Dlamini on Morning Live.
CAPE TALK
The GBVF Response Fund1 is a part of the national response to gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa and are calling for community-based organisations who are involved in interventions around behaviour change, community education and awareness, mental health and psychosocial support services, trauma response, training, and survivor legal support, to apply for funding.
e-NCA
Lindi Dlamini, CEO of the GBVF Fund, was interviews on eNCA about the call for CBO’s involved in supporting and preventing GBVF to apply for funding.
RISE FM
Lindi Dlamini, CEO of the GBVF Fund, spoke to Rise FM about funding now available for CBOs involved in gender-based violence prevention initiatives
SABC NEWS
With the announcement of South Africa being put on adjusted level 4 lockdown from Monday 28 June, SABC News looked at the pressure on NGOs since the first lock down over a year ago. This includes some of the startling findings from research into the effects on mental health within this sector, conducted by Tshikululu and SADAG.
702
A recent study has found alarming rates of psychological distress and risk for mental illness within Non-Profit organisations. 702’s Nickolaus Bauer spoke to Wits Biological Anthropologist, Dr Andrew Kim, about the results of this study conducted by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in partnership with Tshikululu Social Investments
CNBC Africa
Ahead of Africa Day tomorrow, Social Investment Specialist, Graeme Wilkinson, was interviewed on CNBC Africa to discuss what the social investment landscape in South Africa looks like.
NEWZROOM AFRIKA
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on Weekend Dawn on Newzroom Afrika to talk about the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on workers’ mental health.
SABC NEWS
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on SABC’s Economics Outbound about Social Impact Bonds in South Africa.
THE JET SET BREAKFAST – SA FM
Tracey Henry was interviewed on SAFM’s Jet Set Breakfast to reflect on the lessons learnt over the last year in resolving inequalities through social investment.
FAQs: South African Screen Sector Support Fund (SASSSF)
Click here for more information about the new fund established to provide direct financial relief for screen sector workers whose livelihoods are affected by the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
702 Talk Radio
702’s Refiloe Mpakanyane spoke to SADAG Operations Director Cassey Chambers about NPOwer
ENCA
Cassey Chambers from SADAG explains the vital role NGOs play, the challenges they face and why we need to look after them and their mental health.
Boksburg Advertiser
Celebrating NGO champions this World NGO Day
Polity.org
The Solidarity Fund has approved 321 community-based organisations (CBOs) and 11 large public benefit organisations (PBOs) as beneficiaries for one-off funding that will support the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV).
Social TV
Thrive Africa creates a platform to invest in a greener, more prosperous and inclusive Africa.
Venture Burn
New African-led impact investment solutions launches
Hedge News
African Alliance joins forces with impact offering
Green Economy
African-Led Impact Investment Solution Launched for Global Investors
Engineering News
African impact investment solution launched
Daily Maverick
Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education
CNBC Africa
Sibonakaliso Mavuka unpacks the launch of Thrive Africa.
SAFM
Adam Boros on Life Happens, SAFM talking about the Solidarity Fund’s second GBV intervention programme.
702 / Cape Talk Money Show
Tracey Henry – Shapeshifter feature
Tshikululu Social Invenstments
Terms of Reference for an external service provider to develop and
implement the marketing and communication strategy of the South
African Impact Investment Wholesale Vehicle Project
The Money Show broadcast on 702 and Cape Talk
Tracey Henry was interviewed as this week’s ShapeShifter on the Money Show broadcast on 702 and Cape Talk.
This weekly slot sees Bruce Whitfield interview anyone who is making a difference in the business world.
Listen here as Tracey unpacks what social investing is all about, and the importance of strategic funding that has real impact.
Sowetan Live
NPOwer provides 24-hour toll-free helpline for mental health support
Daily Maverick
Leveraging off Covid-19 – there could be a silver lining for education
The Herald
Usually the ones coming to the rescue of others, staff at nonprofit organisations now have their own source of support with the launch of a national mental health support programme and helpline for NPOs.
Daily Maverick
Covid-19 will throw a spanner in the works for corporate social investment
City Press
Covid-19 hits local NPOs hard
CAPE TALK
Social Investment Specialist Graeme Wilkinson was interviewed on Cape Talk about the NPO partner survey results which reveal the true impact of the pandemic on this sector.
Power FM
Social Investment Specialist, Shamiso Chideme was on Power FM’s Power Zone talking about Early Childhood Development during and post Covid-19 and the proactive approach needed by social investors. Listen here
eNCA
Discussion | Tracking relief funding
eNCA
Social investment specialist Shamiso Chideme was interviewed on The South African Morning on eNCA earlier to talk about the closing of Early Childhood Development centres.
Classic 1027
Philanthropy feature: SA COVID-19 social investment in numbers
Daily Maverick
Will artificial intelligence herald publishing’s winter of our discontent?
Channel 24
The South African Screen Federation (SASFED), supported by the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO), announced the establishment of a Covid-19 film and television relief fund in collaboration with Netflix.
Ventureburn
Social investment fund manager Tshikululu, has initiated a project to map the interventions of social investors throughout South Africa.
Annalist Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis in South Africa which has resulted in an unparalleled response from all sectors in society including the state, Non-Governmental Organisations, social investors, foundations, companies, funders, individuals and development agencies to help the most vulnerable in society and mitigate the effects of the pandemic.
Daily Maverick
With gender-based violence spiralling during the Covid-19 lockdown, it is essential that social investors respond rapidly and appropriately, but also take a longer-term view on how they fund interventions.
Daily Maverick
Agility. Creativity. Empathy. Every school will have unique circumstances and challenges. While immediate sanitation, PPE and so on are an important support for schools, it is only the first step of many.
Bizcommunity
The welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment. This is according to the Department of Social Development. South Africa has close to 69,000 registered non-profit organisations providing social services, accounting for 40% of all NPOs.
Business Day Feature
Investing for impact, downstream benefits Impact investing is a rising theme within the alternative investment space. “With growing recognition that investment capital has the power to address pressing social and environmental challenges, impact investing has attracted the attention of various investors globally”
Citizen Feature
Successful businesses have moved away from creating wealth for shareholders to focusing on long-term value creation. This is according to Professor and corporate governance and sustainability expert, Mervyn King.
City Press Feature
The first 1 000 days in a child’s life holds the key to unlocking his or her life-long potential. By the age of five, almost 90% of a child’s brain will be developed. These are the formative years, where factors such as adequate healthcare; good nutrition; quality childcare and nurturing; a clean and safe environment; and early learning and stimulation will, to a large extent, determine a child’s future.
Classic business
Impact investing directs capital to enterprises that generate social or environmental benefits alongside financial return. Listen to this clip as our Head of Social Impact, Adam Boros unpacks impact investing.
Classic FM
Corporates are becoming more innovative in their approach to social investment. Our CEO Tracey Henry shared some insights during a panel discussion on Classic Business.
eNCA
The 2019 SSI conference looked at how practitioners can S-T-R-E-T-C-H their social investments. Watch this clip as Dipalesa Mpye, our Social Investment Specialist shares insights about the theme.
ITV Networks
Our Social Investment Specialist , Dipalesa Mpye was live on ITV Networks, watch this clip to learn more about impact investing.
Kathu Gazette
A function held at Kalahari Country Club in Kathu on August 01, 2019 co-hosted by Tshikululu Social Investment, a guru that partners with social investors to achieve sustainable social impact and SIOC-cdt, attended by different mining houses and industry that included Khumani Iron Ore, Kumba Iron Ore, Kathu Solar Park and other related stakeholders, had the opportunity to unpack a continuum of issues to do with realistic change, derived from social investment and other programmes aimed at changing the socio-economic landscape of local communities by the two sectors.
Mail & Guardian
The disability service at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is playing a critical role in enabling students with disabilities to cope with their studies. These students are, in turn, inspiring others with their stories of perseverance and resilience and have expressed gratitude for the way they have been assisted with tailor-made support.
Newzroom Afrika
Impact investing refers to investments made into companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Sibonakaliso Mavuka – Manager: Special Projects at Tshikululu, unpacking impact investing.
SANGONET Pulse
Sameera Munshi, client relationship manager at Tshikululu Social Investments, says that the welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment.
Social TV
Health and welfare Social Investors must not forget about the welfare sector, Sameera Munshi, client relationship manager at Tshikululu Social Investments, says that the welfare sector is facing an increasingly challenging time in terms of funding, which is unlikely to change in the current economic environment.