by Mihle Mapoma | Aug 21, 2023 | News, Uncategorised
Khethiwe and Zakhele Sthomo from Ntabamhlophe are not only proud parents, they are also successful entrepreneurs. The family joined SaveAct in 2018, when Mrs Khethiwe Sthomo was working on her dream of becoming a full-time fashion designer. At that stage of her life,...
by Mihle Mapoma | Aug 4, 2023 | News
Savings group members and SaveAct staff recently received training in plant nursery development. The 24 members and five staff were trained by WAYSE partner, Siyazisiza Trust (ST, ) at their farm in Mtunzini, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The training covered topics ranging from...
by Mihle Mapoma | Jul 24, 2023 | News
Buyelani Jiyane is a formidable woman, and proof that reinvention has no age! Mrs Jiyane, who lives in Msinga, currently runs three successful business, with a new one budding; and her fifth one having been bequeathed to her son. Mrs Jiyane joined SaveAct in 2018 and...
by Mihle Mapoma | Jun 1, 2023 | News
Savings groups are a powerful tool for individuals to improve their lives. Now, in the village of Mehloloaneng, Matatiele, a savings group has gone a step further, and is aiding the upliftment of their community. The group, started in 2016, was inspired by the ABCD...
by Shelagh McLoughlin | May 11, 2023 | News
Spring Impact declares on its website that it was “founded out of frustration”. While working with weaving projects in Ghana and India, founder Dan Berelowitz realised that many were making the same operational mistakes, rather than learning from what works and...
by Shelagh McLoughlin | May 11, 2023 | News
The humble chicken could become a game-changer for SaveAct farmers, if principles shared in a recent training course become the norm. The specialist training in poultry management, done over four days by WAYSE partner Siyazisiza Trust (ST), focused on the business of...
