Solidarity fund
Solidarity Fund says money well-spent on fight against COVID-19
Since March last year, the Solidarity Fund has procured over 65 million items of personal protective equipment for health care workers and community care...
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Solidarity Fund says it's proud of its work; operates under strict governance
The fund was established in March last year to raise money from the public and other donors to help the country respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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PWC explains why Solidarity Fund received qualified audit opinion
The organisation’s financials were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) which looked into the use of donations received from all sections of society who contributed to the fund established to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Solidarity Fund to launch targeted fundraising for SA's COVID vaccine rollout
The Solidarity Fund has already contributed over R300 million to various vaccination programmes – initially supporting government with R283 million for its entry into the World Health Organization’s Covax facility.
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Nearly R2.8bn disbursed to support COVID-19 programmes, says Solidarity Fund
It has been a year since the solidarity fund was established to raise much-needed funds to support the country’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies and it's already bearing fruit.
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Solidarity Fund in talks with Health Dept over vaccine programme funding
According to the Solidarity Fund, the Health Department had made a request to a consortium of donors seeking funding for technical assistance to the national and provincial departments.
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Solidarity Fund spent R18m on anti-GBV efforts during COVID-19 pandemic
The Police ministry said that since the start of the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in gender-based violence cases.
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Solidarity Fund earmarks R327m for SA to join WHO COVAX programme
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist in many countries around the globe, the World Health Organization has launched the COVAX programme to speed up the search for an effective vaccine and South Africa wants in on that.
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EFF leading payroll donor to Solidarity Fund, MPs told
Anonymous donors gave up R4.6m of their pay, while a range of companies, including mining houses, a bank and a retail group made up the rest of the top ten payroll donations, according to the Solidarity Fund.
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No money spent on admin costs, Solidarity Fund chair tells MPs
The Solidarity Fund has received donations from more than 2,700 companies and foundations locally and abroad as well as from more than 300,000 ordinary South Africans.
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Solidarity Fund spent R2.7 billion on COVID-19 fight
The fund was launched in March, just two weeks after the idea was first mooted, with R150 million in seed money from the government.
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Solidarity Fund raised over R3bn since its launch 7 months ago
The fund has so far allocated R2.2 billion to various projects.
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British govt pledges R50m to SA COVID-19 Solidarity Fund
High commissioner Nigel Casey was at a signing ceremony together with Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Nomalungelo Gina in Pretoria on Monday.
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Paarl pharmaceutical products supplier fined over R15k for face mask overpricing
Sentra Kem CCs has agreed to pay more R15,785.03 to the Solidarity Fund.
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Solidarity Fund to donate 20,000 ventilators to healthcare facilities across SA
These will come in handy as the country prepares for the second COVID-19 wave over the next few months.
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SIU probing corruption claims related to COVID-19 funds
The unit said the graft complaints related to the manufacturing of face masks, the distribution of food parcels and awareness campaigns.
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City of Ekurhuleni officials donate over R1.4m towards Solidarity Fund
The fund was established by government to support initiatives aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
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DA to donate R1.5m to Solidarity Fund to assist small businesses: Malatsi
The party has answered President Cyril Ramaphosa's call for organisations, businesses and individuals to contribute to the fund, which will support government's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Old Mutual's exco takes salary cuts to donate to Solidarity Fund
Added to its exco taking salary cuts from this month, Old Mutual is also making R4 billion worth of cover available to over 400,000 healthcare workers.
