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One year on, USAID and PEPFAR cuts still shake HIV fight but spark resolve

The theme of this year’s World Health Day is “Together for health. Stand with science.” It’s a call from the World Health Organization to protect lives, rebuild trust, and secure a healthier future. Just over a year ago, massive funding cuts put this future at risk.

Business Day SHIFT 2026: Driving lasting Change by Tshikululu’s Matebe Chisiza

This article explores how corporate social investment (CSI) is evolving from traditional philanthropic activity into a strategic, impact-driven function that supports long-term business sustainability, risk management and inclusive economic growth through measurable outcomes and integrated approaches.

GIBS Business School Thriving EP9: Tshikululu CEO Leanne Emery-Hunter reflects on thriving and leadership lessons from social investment and youth employment

In Episode 9 of Thriving, host Lerato Mahlasela is joined by Leanne Emery Hunter, Chief Executive Officer of Tshikululu Social Investments and GIBS MBA alumna.

Leanne reflects on thriving as an ongoing journey rooted in purpose, trust and relationships, sharing leadership lessons from the social investment and youth employment sectors.

Mining industry urged to invest in local economic development

The Indaba recognised that transformative approaches are needed to achieve change. Community participation and provincial investment promotion, together with an enhanced understanding of domestic beneficiation, all form part of ensuring that mining drives domestic economic development. However, none of this can be accomplished in isolation.

SONA 2026: A shift towards systemic reform

SONA 2026 signals a clear shift in how South Africa’s development challenges are being understood. Rather than treating unemployment, poverty, infrastructure and education as isolated issues, the address recognises them as interconnected elements of a single system. This framing moves the national conversation beyond programmes and spending, toward coordinated systems reform that aligns growth, human capital development and long term investment.

Beyond the Matric Pass Rate: Graeme Wilkinson on the Moneyweb Podcast

Speaking with Jeremy Maggs on the Moneyweb Podcast, Graeme Wilkinson, Senior Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments, unpacks what South Africa’s matric results do and do not reveal about the state of the education system. A significant proportion of learners exit the system before completing Grade 9, limiting both academic and vocational pathways

When We Finance Resilience, We Finance Futures: Leanne Emery-Hunter at TEDxJohannesburg

At TEDxJohannesburg Countdown, Tshikululu CEO Leanne Emery-Hunter explores how South Africa can rethink the way it finances its response to climate change.

A tale of three schools in the country’s education system

This article examines how social investors can maximise impact in South Africa’s education sector by strategically targeting different categories of schools, highlighting the importance of school functionality, leadership and tailored interventions to achieve sustainable improvements in learner outcomes.

Understanding Empowerment Endowments is a report by Intellidex, funded by Tshikululu Social Investments

The report is based on a six-month research exercise into the charitable and community components of the 100 largest JSE companies’ empowerment deals implemented since 2002, when community schemes started to be included in BEE deals.