Editor's View
The South African State of The CSI Industry Review – Coming Soon
In 2019, Corporate Social Responsibility News South Africa spoke to just over 150 CSI managers overseeing a combined budget of well over ZAR10 billion. We were invited to cover 100...
The South African CSI Revolution Has Come – How Do You Know When You Are In The Middle Of A Revolution?
Revolution, decision making and that still, small voice. How do you know when you are in the middle of a revolution? Revolutions are times of dramatic change, but they are...
Why CSI Managers and Funders In South Africa End Up Funding the Same NGOs Time After Time?
Several years ago, I worked for one of South Africa’s parastatals through an agency, managing CSI programmes. Our combined budget was ZAR15 million a year. Because it was a parastatal,...
Sustainability The Key For Social Investment In 2021
Every year around this time, I write a blog that looks at the trends in the social investment space for the coming year. This year, that’s a real challenge: in...
Real Community Development Will Never Come From South Africa’s CSI Practitioners. Here’s why.
Some months ago, I wrote a rather peremptory article telling NGOs what I thought they needed in order to meet the requirements of potential funders. This is what I listed: ...
Meet Tebogo Molefe – CSI Manager At IDC – She Says: Always Anticipate The Unexpected
Covid-19 came as a disruption to many businesses and plans, but for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSI) department at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), work never stopped. CSI staff continued...
The Next Issue of CSI Matter Is Underway And We Are Focusing On Education – Understand Mission Educate 2030
South Africa’s high unemployment rate, the massive number of citizens dependent on grants, and high levels of despondency and delinquency amongst our youth are interlocked aspects of a single problem...
Meet Khulekani Mathe – Head Of Financial Inclusion – At The Banking Association SA – He Says: Future CSI Strategies Should Encourage Economic Activities
During the pandemic, South Africa’s 35 banks began to coordinate some of their Covid-19 relief efforts, becoming aware of critical gaps in the CSI landscape that still leave many communities...
Education Will Need A Different Approach: Our Children’s Future Depends On It
Covid-19 may have a direct impact on the number of learners finishing school. According to the latest Covid-19 Policy Brief by UNESCO, the pandemic has most likely worsened pre-existing education...
Thrive, Swim or Sink: Humanitarian Sector Needs Change
Reana Rossouw believes that the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare critical weaknesses in the humanitarian ecosystem in South Africa. As a sector, we were completely ill-prepared. 'Although the humanitarian ecosystem...