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THE DRAMA OF BEING MONEY WISE
August 2019 A pioneering NPO, which provides financial education and business training for its predominantly-women members, recently celebrated its 11th year anniversary. The programme, which is funded by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, has been successful in helping hundreds of community members gain economic independence, avoid debt and gain small loans with which to start small
DE AAR SOLAR POWER SUPPORTING THE SPIRIT OF ENTRERENEURSHIP
August 2019 Vuyiswa Lucas, owner of Sebenza Projects, a fledgling SMME in De Aar, has set up business in her home town, with the vision to become the preferred supplier for school clothes in the Pixley Ka Seme District. “My business is still in start-up phase but I know that it will do very well
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS GETS SUPPORT
October 2019 Combining a passion for agriculture, a vision to deliver fresh produce locally and an entrepreneurial spirit, is the winning formula behind Mahlatse Matlakana’s business, Wozilex, a 100% youth-women owned SMME. Mahlatse is now being mentored and supported to help her further build a sustainable farming enterprise. Renowned in the Limpopo Province as one
NUMERACY IMBIZO
July 2019 A numeracy Imbizo, recently took place in Jeffreys Bay, in the Kouga Local Municipality, to address one of the key issues of education, namely numeracy, and how children can develop an interest and understating of Mathematics, with a focus of Mental Mathematics. Educators, Heads of Departments and Maths Assistants attended this workshop to
SUPPORT FOR TSALA YA BANA DAY CARE
July 2019 In celebration of Mandela Day 2019, Droogfontein Solar Power’s operations team chose to spend their ’67 minutes at Tsala Ya Bana Day Care, in Galeshewe, Kimberley. The small day care centre, which looks after 144 children between the ages of 6 months and Grade R, received educational material including reading tools, books, puzzles,
MANDELA DAY FUN
July 2019 De Aar Solar Power’s operations team chose to put their ’67 minutes’ at ‘God is Good’ ECD Centre, a small crèche and aftercare facility, situated in the De Aar community. The Early Childhood Development Centre, which also looks after children from St Johns Primary, who need after care, received a handout of school
FINANCIAL CLOSE ON SA RENEWABLE PLANTS
May 2019 Globeleq has completed the acquisition in South Africa of four renewable generation plants and the asset management company from an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management. The addition of these entities strongly complements Globeleq’s existing renewable power business in South Africa where the company already owns, operates and manages 238MW of solar and wind
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
April 2019 A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in 2014 to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformation of the industry. Energy Minister Jeff Radebe recently
MTB CLASSIC BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
April 2019 Entries are open for the 2019 JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic. Now in its seventh year there are some exciting changes afoot for the 2019 instalment of the ever-popular event. This year will see a new venue as well as a few other exciting additions. The event – which this year takes place
PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORTS ECD
March 2019 Speaking at an Early Childhood Development (ECD) graduation ceremony this past week, the Department of Social Development once again highlighted the importance of public-private-partnerships to help improve our country’s level of education and develop young children holistically. “We all want to see children develop holistically and it is only through qualified practitioners that
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