Audrey ElsterExecutive Director: Raith Foundation The RAITH Foundation is a private philanthropic organisation, focused on the advancement of social justice in South Africa. RAITH was established in 2001 and will close its doors no later than 2036. This planned end date has forced us to look to the future and our legacy post-2036. Funding relevant, effective work now and sustaining the progress made with our funding (estimated to be about R1.5b by 2034) has become even more important and ...

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Jane ConnollySENIOR MANAGER, DONOR DEVELOPMENT – WESTERN HEALTH FOUNDATION It gives me great pleasure to provide this article as a guest writer for the Inyathelo Annual Report 2022/23. Inyathelo has been a vital peak organisation advocating for philanthropy, providing practical tools and conceptual frameworks to South African organisations since 2002. Like many organisations working in the social justice space, Inyathelo has remained committed to its mission and vision with limited reso...

Boichoko Ditlhake, Civil Society Support Manager, Kagiso Trust It is no understatement that South Africa is under siege from many fronts, afflicted by corruption, violent crimes such as cash-in-transits, violation and killing of women and girl children, collapse of state institutions and governance, and service delivery failures, among others. As a result, ordinary citizens are at their wits’ end as to how to effectively express their frustration and hopelessness at being left out – and ha...

Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University When university executives act as governors and make decisions that legally reside with council, there will be instability. All of this can be avoided when we appoint competent, ethical, and wise leaders to govern and indeed manage our universities. There can be little question that South African higher education faces its most serious governance crisis since the dawn of democracy in the mid-1990s. The cri...

The NPO Working Group has been actively monitoring changes in legislation related to the recommendations set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. We have continued to partner with key stakeholders and remain informed on any changes that could negatively impact the South African nonprofit sector. We invite all interested parties to a webinar on the 25th of January, from 10:00-12:00, titled "Navigating Challenges...