18 June 2025 The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation (ISFAP) wishes to commend the 1472 graduates who have obtained university degrees in occupations in high demand through its bursary scheme, since its inception in 2017. Since its establishment, ISFAP has allocated more than R2 billion to funding students from poor and missing middle backgrounds, […]
16 June 2025 Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) is proud to announce the onboarding of 38 local youth interns through its partnership with Wild Impact under the national Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative, as of 1 May 2025 (see image attached). This powerful collaboration is creating tangible employment opportunities while building skills and confidence
16 June 2025 Free SA has launched a national campaign opposing the South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill (B26-2018), which threatens to place the SARB under direct political control. The organisation warns that this is not simply a technical amendment, but a fundamental assault on South Africaâs democratic checks and balances, with far-reaching economic and
13 June 2025 Cape Town – Free SA today welcomes the Department of Basic Educationâs newly issued Guidelines for the Implementation of the 2024 Amendments to the South African Schools Act. Just in time for Youth Day, these guidelines reflect a meaningful and commendable effort by Minister Siviwe Gwarube and her team to incorporate constitutional
On World Day for Assistive Technology, the Uhambo Foundation NPC, alongside its partners, is launching a drive to raise awareness around the need for appropriate assistive technologies. Press ReleaseImmediate Release4 June 2025 Thousands of children and families in developing countries remain trapped in immobility due to limited access to assistive equipment that is appropriate for
MANZI Water is proud to share news of its participation in the groundbreaking SKUBU Project, a first-of-its-kind refill store aimed at reshaping how South Africans access essential goods while advancing the circular economy, officially launched this week in Diepsloot, Gauteng. Located at Chuma Mall, this innovative initiative represents a significant step forward in affordable, sustainable
âThe meeting was a necessary reset in tone and diplomacy, but unless it is followed by tangible policy reform and strategic engagement, the upside for South Africa will be limited,â- Chris Hattingh, Executive Director of the CRA The Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) has welcomed the meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald
13 May 2025 The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality (Free SA) expressed deep concern over the latest labour market figures released by Statistics South Africa, which show that the official unemployment rate has returned to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025, with the total unemployed exactly where it was a year ago.
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7 May 2025 Free SA has drafted its proposed Power to the People Constitutional Amendment Bill which is to be submitted to Parliament at the end of May. This is in response to Parliamentâs call for proposed amendments to be submitted until 31 May 2025. Free SA is calling on all South Africans to support
âWhile politicians celebrate Workersâ Day with slogans, we at Free SA are asking a more serious question: where are the jobs?â Free SA spokesperson Reuben Coetzer. 30 April 2025 As South Africa marks Workersâ Day on 1 May, Free SA stands not with the elites in regalia or the podiums heavy with empty slogans, but
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