Bill and Melinda Gates: philanthropy caught in the crosshairs of society’s obsession with celebrity: When does an extremely normal event become global headline news, and when does a “historic achievement for humanity” fail to create much of a ripple in the news cycle? When the key players in both stories are high-profile philanthropists. Just like …
Black Lives Matter must avoid being co-opted by American corporate philanthropy: US corporations including Walmart, Nike and Sony Music pledged up to US$ 450 million for social and racial justice causes in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The sudden outbreak of brand activism among major corporations in recent months is …
South Africa in the news: Gray philanthropy ecosystem makes R180m available: The Gray philanthropy ecosystem in South Africa has made available R180m of funding to assist with the economic, educational and medical shortages created by the coronavirus crisis. R50m to the …: “South Africa” – BingNews On this day in sport: Ronaldo stars as Man …
Leading African academics quiz Bill Gates on HIV/Aids and the role of philanthropy: Philanthripist Bill Gates addresses delegates at the 2016 Aids Conference in Durban. Masimba Sasa Philanthropist Bill Gates is the founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It has committed more than US$ 3 billion in HIV grants to organisations …