“The primary focus of the Letsema Foundation is to look at leadership developments as a means to drive social change by transforming individuals and their world view, and is facilitated by transitioning them from success to significance. “ – Robin Bleekers. Our latest edition of Letsema Talks features Foundation Associate, Robin Bleekers, who takes […]
The Bulungula Incubator (Bulungula) is found in Nqileni, in the Xhora Mouth Administrative Area within the Eastern Cape. Letsema has worked with Bulungula since 2018, assisting in the addition of an Internet-accessible, solar powered classroom for learners from Grade 1 to 7. Funding was also been provided for the new Bulungula College – discussed in […]
At the beginning of September, Letsema and its Founder and Chairman, Isaac Shongwe, were named the Winner of the Conscious Companies Awards 2020. The awards celebrate and recognise those South African leaders and organisations that endeavour to align people, planet and profit in service of all stakeholders. On Wednesday, 30 September, Shongwe received the official award […]
On Wednesday, 6 May, the Umlambo Foundation, in partnership with Letsema, Funda Wande, and Africa Teek Geeks hosted a webinar focused on technology and education in a post COVID-19 world. The panel featured: Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – UN Under Secretary General & Executive Director of UN Women, founder of the Umlambo Foundation and former Deputy […]
The Bulungula Incubator (BI) has been operating in the Xhora Mouth Administrative Area in the Eastern Cape since 2007, with their work having already begun in 2004 through the Bulungula Lodge. As South Africa gets to grips with COVID-19, Rejane Woodroffe, director of the BI, spoke to Letsema about the challenges facing rural areas in […]
Pandemics change the way people live in unforeseen ways, whether that change is gradual, or sudden. Ernest Hemingway was responsible for coining the phrase, “Gradually, then suddenly”. It is an apt reflection of what is happening around the world as the coronavirus (COVID-19) wrecks untold damage. States, their citizens, health systems and economies are under […]
COVID-19 is a challenge unlike any other to confront the globe in recent memory, crystallised by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Sunday, 15 March. As governments, society and business mobilise to stop its spread, and in the best interests of our clients and staff, Letsema has altered our way of work to […]
Letsema has been working with both Diski Nine9 over the past year. Diski Nine9 is a non-profit organisation focused on sports as a tool for driving socio-economic impact in underserved communities in South Africa. It was founded by Young Africa Leadership Initiative alumni, Raymond Ledwaba, in 2015. A key part of Diski Nine9’s success is […]
The extensive work that the Foundation has been doing across different organisations, some of which are established and others still in their infancy, has led to much thought around how to provide the best possible support to these organisations. The support many NGOs request is typically two-fold: Financial assistance: “We need more money”Strategic Guidance: “How […]
Among the greatest economic stories of our time is South Korea. A country poorer than most African nations in the early 1950s would, by 2017, be the world’s 12th largest economy. Beyond policy focused upon industrialisation and education, key to its ascent was ethical leadership. This was the focus of Professor William Gumede’s talk at […]
