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Tshikululu and Dr Sophia AI pilot AI-assisted care for underserved communities

Tshikululu Social Investments and Dr Sophia AI are piloting AI-assisted care with community nurses in the Western Cape to improve access to quality primary healthcare in underserved communities.
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), Explained: Why It Matters for Your Social Investment

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Thapelo Tlailana, Social Investment Analyst at Tshikululu Social Investments, on South Africa's tourism economy

The Invisible Giant: How Local South Africans Keep the Tourism Economy Alive

South Africa’s tourism economy is powered by more than international visitors. Millions of South Africans travelling for family, cultural, business and social reasons channel
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Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

Six months into its first funding round of R10.5m, the Digital News Transformation Fund is helping community publishers launch online platforms, grow audiences and
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GBV prevention demands a collective investment

South Africa has built one of the continent’s strongest GBV response systems. The next step needs to be prevention, with business firmly and deliberately
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Civil society demands intersectional, long-term strategies to tackle GBV

Ahead of International Women’s Day, social investment pioneers, corporate leaders, and civil society advocates have renewed the call to treat gender-based violence (GBV) as
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Rethinking Student Success: Addiction, Wellbeing and Hidden Risks in Higher Education

Rethinking Student Success: Addiction, Wellbeing and Hidden Risks in Higher Education

Student success is shaped by far more than academic ability or access to higher education. This paper explores how factors such as mental health,
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Tshikululu Social Investments Becomes Newest Addition to the Myriad Alliance Network

Myriad Alliance, the premier global network for cross-border philanthropy, is set to expand its international footprint. Starting June 2026, Tshikululu Social Investments will officially
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Why opportunity alone is not enough for South Africa’s students

Youth Month is a time to reflect on the aspirations, opportunities, and future of our youth. In June, we celebrate progress, acknowledge challenges, and
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Difference Threshold

Difference Threshold

The Encyclopaedia Britannica entry is succinct… Corrado Gini, (born 23 May 1884, Motta di Livenza, Treviso, Italy – died 13 March 1965, Rome), Italian
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Why Siloed Social Investment Is Costing South African Corporates More Than They Think

Why Siloed Social Investment Is Costing South African Corporates More Than They Think

South African organisations are channelling millions into CSI programmes and still struggling to move the needle when it comes to lasting, systemic change. There
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Why social investment remains crucial during economic upheaval

Why social investment remains crucial during economic upheaval

The Middle East conflict continues to destabilise an already volatile global economy, driving energy price shocks, inflationary pressure, and heightened uncertainty for developing economies,
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Businessman reading a newspaper

Investing in community media to uphold democracy

According to UNESCO, press freedom has been on a steady decline since 2012. Despite this, South Africa continues to fair well, ranking 27th out
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