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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
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
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
Growth stunting in children is one of the most significant public health and development challenges facing South Africa. Affecting an estimated one in four children under five (UNICEF, WHO & World Bank Group, 2025), stunting
Growth stunting in children is one of the most significant public health and development challenges facing South Africa. Affecting an estimated one in four children under five (UNICEF, WHO & World Bank Group, 2025), stunting
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
For decades the business sector has recognised its corporate social responsibility and has invested in sustainability programmes aimed at supporting, amongst others, community health, access to quality education, infrastructure, and enterprise development initiatives. The philosophy
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
At TEDxJohannesburg Countdown, Tshikululu CEO Leanne Emery-Hunter explores how South Africa can rethink the way it finances its response to climate change.
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
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
The announcement of South Africa’s most recent matric results, delivering a historic 88% pass rate, marks a moment worth pausing on. It is a milestone that speaks to system resilience, improved coordination and the sustained