CSI Magazine
Meet Siya and Rachel Kolisi – Kolisi Foundation Asks – Is The Future Not Now?
When Covid-19 hit our shores, Siya and Rachel Kolisi fast-tracked the launch of the Kolisi Foundation to use it as a platform to help the country during the pandemic. Siya,...
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...
Meet Fikile Kuhlase – Head Of The Old Mutual Foundation – Recalibrating Plans To Address Covid-19 Needs
Fikile Kuhlase joined the Old Mutual Foundation in December 2019. As the Head of the Foundation, she was tasked with leading Old Mutual’s Covid-19 community response relief programme, focussing on...
Meet Neptal Khoza – Head Of CSI – He Talks How Capitec Was Prepared and Adaptable
The pandemic came unexpectedly and suddenly. Many businesses adjusted their operations to bring essential services to their clients in a safe and responsible manner, while stepping up CSI efforts to...
Meet Shawn Theunissen – Head of CSI At Growthpoint – He Talks Covid-19 And Balancing The Immediate
'When South Africa locked down, we were able to act rapidly together with trusted partners and well-established, high-impact networks in communities across South Africa,' says Shawn Theunissen, Head of Corporate...
South Africa At The Forefront Of Covid-19 Vaccine Development
South Africa has not been left behind in the the race to find a vaccine for the virus that is holding the whole world hostage. In June 2020, South African...
The Nelson Mandela Foundation -Pandemic Brings Out The Best And The Worst In Humanity
When lockdown began on 26 March 2020, many families were left without an income, especially those who were precariously employed or earned a living under the ‘no work no pay’ structure. The...
Can Covid-19 Open The Way To A More Collaborative And Inclusive Society?
If you’re wondering what important life lessons the Covid-19 pandemic may have taught us, Dr Robyn Whittaker has an insightful answer. She says: ‘It has given us an increasing awareness...
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...