Transform SA – The leading Transformation Magazine

Communications agency Ireland Davenport has launched into an exciting new phase as a fully representative, truly South African agency. The fresh and ready Ireland Davenport has already secured blue-ribbon clients like Standard Bank (PBBSA division), Primedia and EWN, leveraging strong client relationships and relevant creative skills to produce authentically South African campaigns. The new clients […]

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Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela has encouraged young farmers to soldier on despite the difficulties they face. The Deputy Minister on Friday addressed the eighth edition of #BackChat, hosted by his ministry in Polokwane, Limpopo. The #BackChat sessions are a platform for youth to interact with government on matters that affect their lives […]

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The Black Management Forum (the BMF) which is at the forefront of advocating and lobbying for transformation in Corporate South Africa, has congratulated Sim Tshabalala on being announced as the sole Chief Executive of Standard Bank. Following a carefully planned management succession process, Standard Bank Group announced changes to its current joint-group chief executive structure. […]

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As part of eThekwini Municipality’s women empowerment programme, 15 young females are now qualified carpenters after they successfully completed a five-week furniture making and upholstery training course. The training, which began on 26 June ended with excitement on 27 July, when beneficiaries couldn’t help but admire their final products which they made from scratch. The […]

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The Black Business Council (BBC) has formed a partnership to empower and develop NAFU Eastern Cape farmers from emerging to become commercial farmers. Called The BBC Grain Production Project, an initiative that involves Ikhephu Agri Secondary Co-Operative Farms based in Elliot and mentors, some of the market leaders and amongst the Top 100 listed JSE […]

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The City of Cape Town is expanding its Women for Change programme, with a new round of induction sessions kicking off next week to include more women across the city. The City of Cape Town is encouraging women to take ownership of their communities and the Women for Change programme gives them the tools to […]

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Royal HaskoningDHV continued its winning streak at the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) KwaZulu Natal Regional Awards that were held in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 29th July. In the category for Community-based projects, Royal HaskoningDHV won the award for the ePhatheni Water Supply Scheme for the uMgungundlovu District Municipality.   ePhatheni is located south […]

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The City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Economic Department, Cllr Leah Knott, has called on the Johannesburg Business Forum (JBF) to change its focus to help narrow the inequality gap and accelerate economic growth in the city. MMC Knott was speaking at a meeting to draft a framework for the re-launch of […]

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Over 100 major Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) transactions have been received by the B-BBEE Commission, which is currently assessing them. “As at 25 August 2017, the B-BBEE Commission has received 148 major B-BBEE transactions, in line with the requirement of the B-BBEE Act, and is currently in the process of assessing them for compliance […]

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At 55.9%, South Africa’s youth unemployment statistics are the highest they have ever been. Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey says this means that over three million young South Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 are currently unemployed. While the greatest opportunity for solving unemployment globally lies in growing the number of entrepreneurs, […]

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