The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank), was established in 1912 and is government-owned by the Development Finance Institution. The bank’s key shareholder is the National Treasury and it is governed by the Land and Agricultural Development Bank Act 15 of 2002. The Bank provides financial services to farmers, including the… Read More »
The Hexagon Trust, founded 1987, is a charitable non-profit NGO based in Durban which aims to provide funding opportunities to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Since it began operating, the Trust has helped over 1660 students who otherwise may have not afforded to pursue their tertiary education. ABOUT THE HEXAGON TRUST BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS… Read More »
Seriti is a 91% black-owned South African mining company, co-owned by 4 black shareholders, including: Community Investment Holdings (CIH); Thebe Investments; Zungu Investments (Zico), and Masimong Group. The company is co-owned by 4 black shareholders, including: Community Investment Holdings (CIH); Thebe Investments; Zungu Investments (Zico), and Masimong Group. Seriti has over 3,000 direct employees and… Read More »
The Oudtshoorn Municipality governs the Greater Oudtshoorn area, which is situated at the foot of the Swartberg Mountains in the the Little Karoo region, within the Western Cape Province. It is defined as a semi-desert area and was once the indigenous home of the Koi-San people. The Oudtshoorn Municipality lies between the George Municipality, the… Read More »
Astron Energy, one of the top two suppliers of Petroleum Products in South Africa, with a network of around 850 Caltex branded service stations in the country. The company owns and operates one of the biggest crude oil refineries in Cape Town, where petrol, diesel, jet fuel, LPG, bitumen gas and other speciality products are… Read More »
The Canon Collins Trust has been running scholarship programmes since 1981, for students from southern African countries. The Trust has supported over 4 000 scholars, from 14 countries and today the Trust offers undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for study in South Africa, the UK, Ireland, and Malawi. Leigh Day & Co, established in 1987, is… Read More »
The Canon Collins Trust has been running scholarship programmes since 1981, for students from southern African countries. The Trust has supported over 4 000 scholars, from 14 countries and today the Trust offers undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for study in South Africa, the UK, Ireland, and Malawi. Joel Joffe was the lawyer who defended Nelson… Read More »
BEKA Schréder (Pty) Ltd was formed in 1978 in Namibia, until the company relocated its head office and factory to Olifantsfontein, South Africa in 1981. In 2002 the company partnered with Schréder, a Belgian multinational lighting company with operations in 5 continents. As of 2013, BEKA became a wholly-owned Schréder company and has since changed… Read More »
The Compensation Fund, part of the Department of Labour in South Africa, provides compensation to workers injured, diseased or disabled while performing the duties of their employment, as well as for death from injuries or diseases contracted while working. The Compensation Fund pays compensation to permanent workers, casual workers, apprentices and trainees who lose income… Read More »
Robben Island Museum (RIM), established in 1997 by the Department of Arts and Culture, is responsible for managing and maintaining the assets of Robben Island, as well as marketing the Island as a national estate and World Heritage Site. RIM manages and maintains the following: Maximum and Medium Security Prison Complexes, World War II memorials,… Read More »