Latest newsIn the storeroom of a school in Soweto, draped in cloth to protect it over the years from the dust, is a fax machine. Many may not know what a fax machine is. At its height in the 1980s through to the early 1990s, it was a technological marvel for the instantaneous transmission of documents over distance. 28 Sep 2022 Read more On 9 September 2022, the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation hosted its second biennial Thari Programme conference at Seemahale Secondary School in Botshabelo in the Free State. 15 Sep 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) hosted its annual Career Guidance Day for learners at the Diepsloot Combined School on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. The event was held in collaboration with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, and the foundation's Thari programme which supports vulnerable children. 8 Sep 2022 Read more KwaZulu-Natal startup entrepreneurs will have easy access to assistance to grow their business with the launch of the Black Umbrellas incubation lounge at the Regent Business School Durban campus. 5 Sep 2022 Read more On 9 August 2022, we marked National Women's Day, and extend the commemoration campaign to boost awareness of and mobilisation against gender inequality and its consequences for the entire month. 9 August commemorates the march on Pretoria on this day in 1956 by some 20,000 women against the imposition of the pass laws on Black African women. It is an event we celebrate and take inspiration from as demonstrative of the agency of women in struggle against oppression. 23 Aug 2022 Read more From her home in Soweto to the bright lights of New York city, Siphesihle Sitole, a beneficiary of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), proves the organisation's selection of students based on potential. This vibrant graduate has been selected to participate in the Fordham University Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis programme and spent six weeks in the Big Apple. Now, the programme shifts to Pretoria for the final leg, with the international cohort coming to South Africa in August. 11 Aug 2022 Read more For Mandela Month and as part of its 20th anniversary commemorations, Adopt-a-School Foundation is tackling the need of many school children for school shoes. School shoes are part of school uniform wear in South Africa. 2 Aug 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) celebrated this past year's academic successes with a well-attended ceremony held in honour of top achieving students and graduates who have completed their studies through the Trust's prestigious bursary programme. 20 Jul 2022 Read more How much of a difference can play make in a child's life? That is the question the Thari programme is answering successfully with its Safe Park in Botshabelo township in the Free State. 11 Jul 2022 Read more Young people in South Africa have been struggling with the burden of mental health problems associated with poverty, disrupted learning, unemployment and even the Covid-19 pandemic. 24 Jun 2022 Read more The Board of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has announced a R1m donation to the Solidarity Fund for flood relief. 26 Apr 2022 Read more De Beers Group unveiled a R27 million school in its labour sending area community of Maokeng in Kroonstad, in partnership with the Free State Department of Education and KST on Friday, 26 November 2021. 1 Mar 2022 Read more The 9th annual Black Umbrellas National Enterprise Development Awards (Nedas) took place on 11 November 2021. The virtual event celebrated top performing entrepreneurs in the Black Umbrellas programme with a formal ceremony that included inspirational speeches, trophy handovers and captivating performances. 21 Feb 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust's (CRET) alumni are giving back and paying it forward with an initiative of their own, supporting deserving students just like they were once supported. Now in established careers as a result of the bursary and development support they received from CRET, the alumni have established their own CRET Alumni Fund. They have contributed and leveraged funding to support three students in university already. Now they have launched a crowdfunding initiative through BackaBuddy to boost the Alumni Fund and to support more students in need. 4 Oct 2021 Read more There is exciting fresh talent taking to the skies as five newly qualified drone pilots celebrate at a graduation ceremony hosted by The Academy of Aviation and Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET). All five students are beneficiaries of education funding from CRET. 6 Sep 2021 Read more The pressure to select a career path can be a confusing and daunting experience for most grade 12 learners. This leads to many matriculants from disadvantaged communities leaving school with little to no information about continuing post-matric due to a lack of career guidance. 25 Aug 2021 Read more Clichéd as it may be, the proverb about 'teaching a man to fish' still holds water now more than ever, especially for small business owners. 17 Jun 2021 Read more 30 May to 6 June marks National Child Protection Week in South Africa. The week is commemorated annually to raise awareness of children's rights as articulated in the Constitution of South Africa and the Children's Act No. 38 of 2005. South Africa's Constitution emphasises the importance of children's rights, equality and dignity. Child Protection Week aims to raise awareness about children's rights as outlined in the Children's Act of 2005 and how South Africans can tackle the issues that infringe those rights. The theme for this week is 'Let us all protect children during Covid-19 and beyond'. 4 Jun 2021 Read more Many students are supported in their tertiary studies through bursaries provided by private companies. However, university retention and pass rates in South Africa are low. A recent Top Empowerment masterclass noted that 33% of students enrolled in a four-year degree will drop out. Less than a third of students manage to complete their tertiary education in the minimum allocated time. It is clear that a bursary for tuition, books and accommodation alone isn't enough. 5 May 2021 Read more The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact in 2020 on South Africa's schooling system. Schools had to be closed, from the end of March to June, and teaching and learning time was lost. Despite this and other impacts, the matric class of 2020 proved resilient, achieving a 76.2% pass rate. A 5.1% decline from the 2019 results, it was less severe than Adopt-a-School had anticipated. A study it had conducted in 20 high schools in which it works showed deep effects of the pandemic on learning and teaching. The matric performance analysed in 48 of its programme schools showed a decline by 6% from 2019. Still, this is a pass rate of 80%. The quality of the passes in terms of qualification for university entrance also did not drop against 2019's results, remaining consistent at 40%. 16 Apr 2021 Read more
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