In a world where the strength and influence of women are more celebrated than ever, Marisa van der Merwe, CEO and Founder of MiniChess and MindCo, stands as a beacon of inspiration. On the 22nd of August 2024, she took the stage as one of the keynote speakers at the...
Introducing Marene Jooste! She presently holds the position of CEO and MD at Kwanda Kinetics and has contributed to the SAPIK board for 5 years, serving as one of the two vice-presidents. In addition to her Master’s Degree in neuro-sensory-motor development, Marene is a dedicated SNAP consultant specializing in supporting...
At the 2023 symposium, our national and international franchisees had the privilege of visiting our sponsored program in Mamelodi. They were treated to a tour of the school, engaging with both students and teachers. Lindiwe and Malusi Lekalakala, our dedicated MiniChess teachers, demonstrated their teaching methods and showcased a class...
2022 has been an amazing, yet sometimes challenging year, not only for MiniChess Headoffice but for all our franchisees from across the globe! Last week we had the honor of having most of our franchisees at our new offices in Monumentpark, Pretoria, for our annual symposium! This was a special moment...
During the 2022 MiniChess Franchisee Symposium we had the privilege to take some of our franchisees to visit The Mvelaphanda Primary School in Mamelodi. This is one of the sponsored programs made possible by The Entrust Foundation and Red Path Mining, our partner at this school. With approximately 250 children from...
Our Entrust Foundation, MiniChess team had the absolute honor to visit the stunning Safari Primary School in Hluhluwe region last week. Our team met with Lois Peterssen of Star for Life, all the way from Sweden. A massive thank you to ANEW Hotel who hosted us with excellence,...
This past weekend MiniChess had the privilege to exhibit at the Cape Town Home Schoolers Expo in Stellenbosch! There was so much excitement surrounding the MiniChess stand, with people showing a real interest in what the MiniChess programme has to offer and how it impacts the current school curricula. There...
We are so proud of Leon, our MiniChess teacher, powered by The Entrust Foundation, who came up with the concept of 67 players vs 67 minutes for Mandela Day and executed it perfectly. Spirits were high during the Mandela Day Chess celebrations including our Mvelaphanda chess players taking part in...
