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South Africa Foundation
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) is an independent association that represents the interests of major corporations in South Africa. Members include large South African companies and multinational corporations with a significant presence in South Africa. Founded in 1959 as the South African Foundation, it rebranded as BLSA in November 2005. Its mission is to facilitate effective dialogue with government, civil society, and labour. History South Africa Foundation The South Africa Foundation was founded in 1959, amid substantial political unrest in apartheid South Africa. Founded by Anglo American mogul Harry Oppenheimer, its primary purpose was to improve South Africa's global reputation and reassure the international community of the safety of South African investments. Although it accommodated a large corporate membership in the 1980s, it ultimately settled on a membership of the country's fifty largest corporations. Political scientist Scott D. Taylor later des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Oppenheimer
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer OMSG (28 October 1908 – 19 August 2000) was a prominent South African businessman, industrialist and philanthropist. Oppenheimer was often ranked as one of the wealthiest people in the world, and was considered South Africa's foremost industrialist for four decades. In 2004 he was voted 60th in the SABC3's Great South Africans. Early life and education He was born in Kimberley, on 28 October 1908 to Jewish parents, May (née Pollak; 1886–1934), and Ernest Oppenheimer (1880 -1957). His paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother were German Jews, whereas his maternal grandfather was Czech Jewish from Mikulov.His parents married in London in a Jewish ceremony in the Reform tradition. His '' Brit Milah'' was performed by Rabbi Harris Isaacs of the Griqualand West Jewish Congregation.Feinberg, Tali (29 June 2023)Oppenheimer’s Jewish facet shines brightly''The South African Jewish Report''. Retrieved on 11 February 2025 He spent his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure Group
Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. Motives for action may be based on Politics, political, Economy, economic, religious, morality, moral, commerce, commercial or common good-based positions. Groups Methods used by advocacy groups, use varied methods to try to achieve their aims, including lobbying, media campaigns, consciousness raising, awareness raising publicity stunts, Opinion poll, polls, research, and policy briefings. Some groups are supported or backed by powerful business or political interests and exert considerable influence on the political process, while others have few or no such resources. Some have developed into important social, and political institutions or social movements. Some powerful advo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. * January 3– 7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram kills more than 2,000 people. *January 7 – Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch kill 12 people and injure 11 more at the Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'', prompting an anti-terrorism demonstration attended by over a million people and more than 40 world leaders. * January 12 – A Boko Haram and Islamic State assault on Kolofata in the Far North Region of Cameroon is repelled by the Cameroonian Army, who kill 143 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents. * January 15 – The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
