Business owners receive compliance assistance
November 2025. Meeting compliance requirements can be a challenge for many small businesses — often standing in the way of accessing funding,...
Business owners receive compliance assistance
Community Impact
Women entrepreneurs benefit
Women entrepreneurs benefit
Two Douglas community entrepreneurs, Masego Kayland and Valerie Abrahams, are achieving growth in their small businesses thanks to a local...
Governance training strengthens ECD centres
Governance training strengthens ECD centres
Strengthening early childhood development (ECD) services is key to building thriving communities. In Boshof and Hertzogville, 29 representatives...
Small Onseepkans enterprise thrives
Small Onseepkans enterprise thrives
A small wood-cutting enterprise in Onseepkans is turning invasive alien trees along the Orange River into a sustainable source of firewood for...
Internship Programme empowers youth
Internship Programme empowers youth
Kwakhanya Mnconywa, from Bedford, is currently gaining hands-on experience through the Social Performance Internship Programme, an 18-month...
Leadership Programme inspires positive change
Leadership Programme inspires positive change
A youth leadership programme has been driving positive behavioural and cultural change among learners across four West Coast high schools over...
Highlights
Piggery research study
Supporting small-scale farming enterprises is vital for strengthening local food systems, creating economic opportunities, and building resilient rural communities. To help advance this goal, new research has commenced in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality to better understand the state of pig farming within the local communities— assessing current production conditions, identifying challenges, and mapping opportunities for growth across the value chain. The study, commissioned by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, builds on several years of support provided to Siyavuma Piggery, a small-scale...