Creating a streetwear brand through circular fashion
Through the TCB Remake Programme, Nontobeko Nkqayi is building a streetwear business using upcycled materials while supporting her family and working towards launching her own clothing brand.
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Me and My Money recognised for meeting national Consumer Financial Education Standards
TCB’s Me and My Money – My Journey to Financial Freedom programme has been officially recognised for meeting South Africa’s national Consumer Financial Education Standards (GN500). This confirms the programme’s quality, relevance, and impact in helping individuals and small business owners build lasting financial confidence and independence.
Verified for Trust: TCB Earns iZinga 5-Star Verification
Taking Care of Business (TCB) has been awarded the iZinga Verification Token, achieving 5-star status for legal compliance, financial transparency, and proven impact. This verification reaffirms TCB’s integrity and dedication to creating lasting social and economic change in South Africa.
PRESS RELEASE – Bridging UK Generosity with South African Impact: Introducing Taking Care of Business UK
Taking Care of Business (TCB) has launched TCB UK, a registered charity that makes it easier for UK-based donors to invest in South Africa’s most impactful poverty-relief programmes. The first campaign will support Grow ECD, helping women entrepreneurs run sustainable preschools and improve early-learning outcomes for children.
Taking Care of the Circular Economy: Empowering People, Reducing Waste
TCB is transforming South Africa’s circular economy through its Resell, Repair, and Remake programmes. By repurposing retail waste into small business opportunities, TCB empowers unemployed South Africans to earn an income, reduce waste, and build brighter futures.
Smart money habits: a beginner’s guide to financial literacy for students and young adults
Managing money on a student allowance or first salary can feel overwhelming. This beginner’s guide shows South African students and young adults how to budget, save for big expenses, build an emergency fund, and start investing early to create lasting financial freedom.
How TCB’s Reskill programme is transforming youth skills development in South Africa
TCB’s Reskill programme equips South African youth and adults with practical skills for life and work. In the past year, nearly 2,000 people completed short, interactive courses in financial literacy, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and personal development. Unlike traditional training, Reskill combines technical skills with confidence, resilience, and mindset, creating transformation that lasts.
Empowering mothers over 35: A fight for inclusion
In South Africa, mothers over 35 face the highest barriers to employment, with many locked out of the economy due to age, gender bias, and caregiving pressures. Taking Care of Business (TCB) is tackling this challenge by creating flexible self-employment opportunities that empower women, reduce poverty, and build stronger communities.
Multiple businesses and I’m not done yet
Theodora Ntombi Makroti, Gugulethu, Cape Town I’m Theodora Ntombi Makroti. I’m 54 years old, born and raised in Gugulethu—a vibrant township in Cape Town. I’m a mother to two beautiful children, a young lady of 32 and a young man of 25. I’ve always been passionate about fashion, design, and making things with my hands. … Read more
Empowered to rise: My journey with TCB
Charity Mdluli: A Taking Care of Business Success Story | Repair Programme (Johannesburg) My name is Charity Mdluli. I am 49 years old and I live in Tembisa. I have two children, a boy and a girl, and I take care of both of them. I am part of the Repair Programme at TCB, which … Read more