Company News & Results / Santam

Backing the entrepreneurs, the drivers of a new economy

Amidst recent news from Stats SA that 5.7 million South Africans of working age are unemployed, leading South African insurer, Santam views entrepreneurs as the drivers of a new economy and is putting resources behind financial consumer education for SMMEs in Soweto to advance their developing enterprises.

Leading insurer gives emerging farmers a much-needed boost

More than 600 emerging farmers from villages and rural towns across the country were recently empowered to start their process to successfully convert their subsistence farming into commercial farming through a series of consumer education training programmes. The training, driven by leading South African short-term insurer Santam, imparted the necessary financial and business skills to the farmers.

Santam reports strong underwriting results in low-growth economic environment

Insurer donates R 2 million to assist drought-stricken farmers

South Africans from all walks of life have stepped forward in recent months to assist farmers impacted by the prolonged drought affecting large parts of our country, with initiatives ranging from water collection to the supply of feed to hard-hit areas. In a bid to boost the embattled agricultural sector, leading short-term insurer Santam has donated R2 million to help alleviate the financial hardship faced by both commercial and emerging farmers.