IMBO Magazine Issue 33: One Love | Page 56

FEEL GOOD The Motsepe F O U N DAT I O N South Africa’s golden foundation: 16 years later and stronger than ever. BY LEBOHANG MORAKE I n 1999 Patrice and Dr Precious Motsepe introduced us to the Motsepe Foundation and their stimulating plans for eradicating poverty through a promising mandate: To create better standards of living for the community at large. This community is defined to include South Africans who are poor, unemployed, women, youth and any citizen who qualifies as being in need. In 2013 the Motsepe’s pledged that they would release almost half of the family’s fortune into the organisation. Shisa! IMBO/ ISSUE 32/ '14 56