{"id":497,"date":"2025-12-19T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/esdef\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:53:01","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/esdef\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"497\" class=\"elementor elementor-497\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db15a8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db15a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7921def elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7921def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-id=\"d02e903\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9bfac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec9bfac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885a75e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"885a75e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With over 1.2 million individuals uplifted in FY25, ESDEF continues to drive meaningful impact at both provincial and national levels.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4fed7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b4fed7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448e658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"448e658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/esdef\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/submit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/esdef\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/submit.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/esdef\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/submit-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393f4fe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"393f4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click to Submit Application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a6227 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1a6227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fb1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01fb1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fe454 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73fe454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\" type=\"1\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Organisations that are not formally constituted\/registered<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Profit-making organisations<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Political party activities (directly and indirectly)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Trade union activities (directly and indirectly)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Church\/ religious organisations, unless the organisation has a formally constituted outreach programme that directly benefits the community.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Organisations where Eskom employees hold shares.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Individuals, Eskom employees or their families<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Awards ceremonies, unless it is an Eskom initiated project.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Table sponsorships and fund-raising events, unless initiated by Eskom.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Government departments (Inaugurations, launches, functions or award ceremonies), except being support to public benefit organisations.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The acquisition\/takeover of businesses<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The purchase of share options<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Projects not complying with Eskom\u2019s policy on broad-based black economic empowerment.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Any activity\/project\/organisation or cause whose objectives infringe the Constitution, Bill of Rights or any legislation of the Republic of SA<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c5dc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35c5dc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528ffb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"528ffb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to apply With over 1.2 million individuals uplifted in FY25, ESDEF continues to drive meaningful impact at both provincial and national levels. 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