Saving Joburg Top Of Mind For Altron As Firm Turns 60

According to CEO Werner Kapp, Altron has partnered with non-profit inner city revitalisation organisation Jozi My Jozi to drive initiatives aimed at sparking the city's revitalisation.

"The first thing we are doing in terms of rejuvenating Joburg is partnering with Jozi My Jozi. We really centred a lot of our CSI corporate social investment initiatives around Jozi My Jozi where we give our team an opportunity to invest in their personal capacity and the company matches those donations," Kapp said at a media event in Johannesburg on Monday.

Jozi My Jozi is a community-driven initiative that helps citizens and companies adopt outreach projects in and around the CBD.

According to Kapp, Altron's partnership with Jozi My Jozi runs "into the millions" of rand, with no time window outlined for the collaboration.

Kapp said Altron's focus on supporting educational programmes, especially in maths and science, is another way it is looking to the long-term sustainability of the programme. Altron administers a bursary scheme at the tertiary level and has partnered with AI-powered edtech platform Mathew to help pre-tertiary students plug gaps in their maths and science education.