We say goodbye to Safire Co-op's Ruth Bezuidenhout

Our marketing slogan of "Short-term insurers, long term partners" is evidenced by our history dating back to 1987, and the long term nature of our relationships is epitomised by Ruth Bezuidenhout, GM of Safire Crop Protection Co-operative Ltd. Ruth has been with Safire since the very early days, and after thirty years with Safire, Ruth is looking forward to her retirement at the end of March...

Noteworthy news in numbers

74 billion: capacity in cubic metres of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, set to be the largest hydroelectric scheme in Africa.

3rd: ranking of Wordle players in Durban on the world's best city-versus-city list, tied with Malmö in Sweden and Paris in France.

$50 billion: amount needed to address climate adaptation in agriculture, power and urban infrastructure, inspiring green bond issuance in Africa.

Our exciting new symbiotic partnership

We are excited to announce that the Amathuba Foundation is partnering with the Safire Scholarship Programme to facilitate customised additional funding and provide personalised mentorship to our scholarship boys at high school. Ali Kingsley of the Amathuba Foundation says, "After the incredible opportunity that these boys are afforded to attend Cordwalles Preparatory School from Grades 4 to 7, there was a growing need to provide sound mentorship through their high school years. Amathuba has worked hard to become B-BBEE relevant and is able to offer points for Socio-economic Development and Skills Development spend. We can also issue Section 18A tax certificates for donations." Please email Ali Kingsley on info@amathubafoundation.org for details. Discover what the Amathuba Foundation does here...

Make a difference

Earth Hour was launched in 2007 by WWF, the world's largest independent conservation organisation, with more than 2.2 million people turning off their lights for an hour to show their awareness of climate change. Since then, Earth Hour, which is celebrated globally on the last Saturday of March, has become one of the world's most significant grassroots movements to highlight environmental causes. In line with this greener focus, it may seem difficult to achieve sustainability within a workplace context but these five steps could make a significant difference.

Protect your appliances from load shedding

South Africans again have to adapt to ongoing load shedding and the impact is far more than lost time and the macro impact on the economy. Single-phase power in the average home runs on 230 Volts, but every time the power returns, it sends a stream of around 11 000 Volts back into the circuit. This only lasts for a microsecond but is enough to damage a wide variety of electrical equipment, from your television to your toaster. And turning off the power at the plug is not enough. How can you protect yourself - and your appliances?

Celebrating our forests

The International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide on 21 March each year. This video emphasises why we should treasure these green lungs of our planet...

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