In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the number of unemployed graduates in South Africa. Statistics show that about 200 000 graduates cannot find a job in the present economic climate.

In a bid to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, social entrepreneur and founder of the Ubuntu Institute, Prince Cedza Dlamini, aims to provide unemployed youth from rural and semirural communities with better opportunities. 

Internationally acclaimed novellist Philip Pullman has said, “Children need to go to the theatre as much as they need to run about in the fresh air.” The national centre of the International Association of Theatres for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ South Africa) passionately supports this belief and has designed the Theatre4Youth programme to ensure every child and young person in our country has the opportunity to access and enjoy theatre wherever they may live. 

The concept of corporate social investment (CSI) is also referred to as corporate social responsibility (CSR). This is often misinterpreted by many as something that only large corporate companies address, and that the aim is specifically focused on social issues through large investments.

A Communicare development project, Bothasig Gardens, has provided relief to those in the lower income bracket. The landscaped development is located on a 2.5-hectare site in close proximity to Cape Town's central business district.