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Community assessment: still the best starting point for a meaningful social investment strategy

This article explains the importance of community assessments in designing effective social investment strategies, highlighting how grassroots insights, stakeholder engagement and data-driven approaches lead to more impactful, sustainable and community-aligned development interventions.
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Beyond compliance: enhancing the impact of community trusts in South Africa

For decades, the mining sector has recognised the need to invest in the development of its host communities, both from a regulatory perspective and in recognition of the historical inequities that continue to create socioeconomic challenges in communities across South
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Good Governance: The bedrock for empowering South African communities

Good governance is a central concern for social investors. It is especially critical in the case of community trusts, which exist to benefit thousands of community members, typically as part of broad-based ownership schemes. Strong governance that builds accountability and
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Time for social investors to rethink their role in mainstreaming impact investing in South Africa

Impact investing in South Africa is increasing – becoming less of a buzzword and gaining traction among development and commercial investors. Given this, and the unique position of social investors, Sibonakaliso Mavuka, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments, argues
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Community assessment: still the best starting point for a meaningful social investment strategy

Community assessment: still the best starting point for a meaningful social investment strategy

This article explains the importance of community assessments in designing effective social investment strategies, highlighting how grassroots insights, stakeholder engagement and data-driven approaches lead
Read more
Beyond compliance: enhancing the impact of community trusts in South Africa

Beyond compliance: enhancing the impact of community trusts in South Africa

For decades, the mining sector has recognised the need to invest in the development of its host communities, both from a regulatory perspective and
Read more
Good Governance: The bedrock for empowering South African communities

Good Governance: The bedrock for empowering South African communities

Good governance is a central concern for social investors. It is especially critical in the case of community trusts, which exist to benefit thousands
Read more
Time for social investors to rethink their role in mainstreaming impact investing in South Africa

Time for social investors to rethink their role in mainstreaming impact investing in South Africa

Impact investing in South Africa is increasing – becoming less of a buzzword and gaining traction among development and commercial investors. Given this, and
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