Meet one of our Bursary students, Siyabonga Mathebula, who’s currently doing his 2nd year Master’s Degree at North West University Mafikeng Campus. The Foundation supported him since 2011 when he started his agricultural studies at the Lowveld College until he obtained the Honours Degree in Crop Science and qualified for a bursary from the Department […]
CONTINUE READING →Teenagers often become bored during school holidays. Many are innocently idle while some invent their own games/activities (often in the vineyards and/or orchards) and a small percentage experiment with alcohol and drugs. The Waitrose Foundation encourages the expansion of sport and recreation activities to minimize the above mention risk and maximize development opportunities with children/youth who […]
CONTINUE READING →It’s been a busy few months for the Great Fruit Adventure since displaying its motorbikes at the London Produce Show and Conference in June and attracting the attention of a global audience. But it has paid off as the innovative endeavour has won the backing of both the Waitrose Foundation and the Fairtrade Foundation […]
CONTINUE READING →The English Test Team Captain, Alastair Cook, will be visiting the Western Cape in January 2016. Mr Cook will be accompanied by his wife, Alice and their daughter, Elsie. Exciting information about this visit will be announced soon, so watch this space!!
CONTINUE READING →In December 2015, Sir Ian “Beefy” Botham will be walking South Africa to raise funds for various charities. The Waitrose sponsored former England test cricketer will start his journey in Llandudno, Western Cape and visit some of South Africa’s prime locations like Cape Town, Durban, Soweto and Johannesburg. For more information and donations, visit his website www.beefywalkingtherainbownation.com […]
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