"The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards give South Africans the chance to thank those people who have and are making a difference," says Gillian Mitchell, manager of Inyathelo's Philanthropy Programme at the occasion of the 2009 awards held in Cape Town on Tuesday 3 November 2009. 5 Nov 2009 12:04
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Free-to-air TV station e.tv this year joined forces with Edcon Group to take the seven-year-old Jet Community Awards to another level - to create awareness around community projects participation and give exposure to those who are working hard under difficult conditions to improve the lives of ‘forgotten' people living in socially-disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa. 5 Nov 2009 08:20
At the fourth Mail & Guardian ‘Investing in the Future' awards ceremony held last week, Absa won the Company Partnership Award for its Casual Day campaign. 3 Nov 2009 11:43
In support of non-profit breast cancer awareness group, Pink Link, Kellogg's Special K is attempting to break the Guinness world record for the world's largest bikini parade on 7 November 2009 at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. The company will also donate money towards the group. 2 Nov 2009 10:27
Samsung Consumer Electronics sponsored a five-course charity dinner, cooked by five international celebrity chefs, last week at the Palazzo Hotel, Monte Casino and raised R100 000 for two childrens' charities. 2 Nov 2009 08:41
Throughout November 2009, the annual Toy Toy campaign will broadcast live with the Good Hope FM breakfast team of Nigel Pierce, sports presenter JP Naude and newsreader Sandra Rosenberg, from different companies every weekday from 6-9am, encouraging employees and the public to bring toys to work. 2 Nov 2009 07:58
On Wednesday 28 October 2009, 350 underprivileged children from the Kgosi Neighbourhood Foundation (KNF) Wings of Hope School were treated to an afternoon complete with lunch, a cupcake making lesson and a special talk on what it means to be a chef. It was given by members of the South African National Culinary Team (Team SA) as part of a charity drive initiated by Unilever Foodsolutions. 30 Oct 2009 09:51
KFC contracted What's New Media through their agency to raise awareness of their Add Hope corporate social responsibility initiative to fight hunger using their mobile scrolling billboard truck. 28 Oct 2009 17:00
Your donation may not seem like much, but your small change can make big changes in the lives of so many children. Over the next three months, Toy Story 2009 will distribute tens of thousands of toys and food parcels to thousands of children across KwaZulu-Natal to bring a hint of festive cheer into their lives this Christmas. 26 Oct 2009 17:51
[Neil McCarthy] Soap operas in South Africa are, for the most part, very different to first world soaps, in that we regularly engage with social issues. Most creatives who work on soaps do this very consciously and are aware of the responsibilities they carry. 26 Oct 2009 11:33
[Kim Penstone] South African Breweries (SAB) recently launched a bold advertising campaign to counter prevailing alcohol abuse amongst South African drinkers. The campaign is part of a multifaceted initiative to combat alcohol abuse in South Africa. 23 Oct 2009 09:03
The Feel Good Store, located on the corner of Ralph and Main Roads, Claremont, Cape Town next to the new public transport interchange, is providing the unemployed with skills to enable them to find formal employment or to become entrepreneurs. 22 Oct 2009 09:38