Corporate Social Investment

South Africa faces many challenges to achieving its full potential. In addition to investing, growing and developing businesses, Medu Capital plays an active role in the promotion of quality education in the country.

For the vast majority of South African children, access to quality education remains elusive. As a result, Medu Capital partners with selected schools in under-privileged communities for the medium term to assist with improving the infrastructure and holistic student education and care at each of these schools.

Since 2011, Medu Capital, together with the Medu Development Trust, has invested over R5 million in primary and high schools, situated and servicing under-privileged communities, in both the Gauteng and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa.

Saulridge High School, Atteridgeville, Pretoria.

Medu Capital has formed a partnership with Saulridge High School, a no fee paying school in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Medu Capital has been supporting the school since 2011. Over this period to 2019, Medu Capital has donated R2.6 million in support of the following initiatives:

  • Refurbishment of the Science Laboratory
  • Installation of paving in the school to improve the cleanliness in the school and reduce the amount of dust
  • Erection of a perimeter palisade fence and electric fence to enhance the security of the school following several burglaries
  • Programme for extra lessons for Mathematics to improve the pass rates in the subject

Lethamaga Secondary School, Ramotse Village, City of Tshwane, Gauteng.

Lethamaga Secondary School is situated in the rural area of Ramotse Village, an area where some of the employees of a portfolio company, Vergenoeg Mining Company (VMC), reside.

In 2016/2017, Medu Capital and VMC teamed up to build 12 new classrooms and provided furniture to the school. Medu Capital donated R647 000 for the purchase of furniture, white boards and books for the school.

Lebelo Primary School, Ramotse Village, City of Tshwane, Gauteng.

Lebelo Primary School is situated in the rural area of Ramotse Village, an area where some of the employees of a portfolio company, Vergenoeg Mining Company (VMC), reside.

Medu Capital donated R28 000 to purchase books for the library at the school.

Moloto Primary School, Moloto Village, Mpumalanga.

Moloto Primary School is situated in the rural area of Moloto Village, an area where some of the employees of a portfolio company,
Vergenoeg Mining Company (VMC), reside.

Medu Capital donated R197 000 to purchase furniture for the school.

Beacon Primary School, Colville, Kimberly, Northern Cape.

Medu Capital formed a partnership with Beacon Primary School, a primary school in an under-privileged community in Kimberly. Since 2011, Medu Capital has donated approximately R497 000 in support of the following initiatives:

  • Establishment of a library at the school. This included the procurement of books, software and management tools
  • Furniture items, including tables and chairs for the school
  • Security items
  • Various information technology equipment to maintain the school

William Pescod Secondary School, Kimberly, Northern Cape.

William Pescod is situated in Kimberly and caters predominately to the under-privileged communities in the area. Since 2014, Medu Capital has donated approximately R910 000 in support of the following initiatives:

  • Purchase of books
  • Various information technology equipment such as projectors, computers, scanners
  • Internet connection

United Church School, Yeoville, Johannesburg.

United Church School, situated in the heart of Yeoville, Johannesburg, is a non-profit, Christian-based school that provides a safe and caring environment to over 500 children, offering excellent primary and high school education at an affordable cost to children from inner city and township communities.

In 2015, Medu Capital supported the establishment of the school’s library by donating books to the value of R125 000.