Whilst selling the world’s coolest pet gear, Rogz also runs our non-profit organisation since 2012, Rogz Academy, helping to empower local communities around Cape Town in the spirit of ubuntu through education, youth development and nutrition for a sustainable future together. With the help of key partners and sponsors, we are making a difference. Because there is more to business than just doing business!
The new year brings in new opportunities for many people and businesses, and the same can be said for Rogz Academy. Megan McKechnie joined the Rogz Academy team for two weeks, working on the design of assets for Rogz Academy. Megan’s work breathed new life into the Rogz Academy social media, Rogz Academy NPO Profile …
This is a story of inspiration, overcoming challenges, and choosing to be positive. It is a story of why we, the Rogz Academy Team, will continue to work hard to empower our local communities and make a difference! Selecting Asiphe as the 2022 Intern Asiphe Sicatsha was appointed as a Rogz Academy Intern at the …
Rogz Academy Volunteer Programmes over the years Since 2013, volunteers from Rogz Academy have assisted teachers by offering extra reading and writing sessions to learners, with special attention given to Grade 3 and 4 learners. These sessions are given through the implementation of the YearBeyond programme. Rogz Academy empowers a team of young people (YeBoneers) …
About BusinessCom Swiss entrepreneur Jürg Fuhrer started BusinessCom in 1999 with the idea of distributing fashion trends into the pet industry. The first brand he took on was Rogz, making him the longest standing distribution partner in the Rogz stable. BusinessCom represents several world-renowned brands which now includes their own private labels: Freezack, In-fluence, bePure …
BUSINESSCOM AND MYVINO ARE ROGZ ACADEMY PLATINUM PARTNERS! Read More »
National Recycling Day is celebrated on 17 September in South Africa. The aim of this day is to raise awareness about the issue and encourage people to take action. South Africans, and people across the globe, are familiar with the call to recycle their waste. Recycling can be a part of everyday life, and a …
Getting to know TimePet TimePet began its journey in 2000 as the sole distributor of Rogz pet gear in Australia. Back then, they were based in the National Capital of Australia and known as Rogz Australia. In 2001, they changed their name to TimePet Products and decided to have a go at making their own …
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Close synergy between Tijssen and Rogz pet gear In addition to their close business relations with Rogz pet gear, Tijssen Goed voor Dieren is a proud Platinum Partner of the Rogz Academy. Their philosophy of adding value and doing “more than just business” ties in well with their family orientated outlook – a view and …
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June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, and what better way to celebrate than to shine a spotlight on the Rogz Urban Farm. Rogz’s non-profit organisation, Rogz Academy, focuses on empowering local communities through education, youth development and nutrition for a sustainable future together. The Rogz Urban Farm is key in helping us achieve these …
South Africa is faced with a unique language challenge that many non-profit organisations are trying to help alleviate. In the Western Cape, Rogz Academy is one of these non-profit organisations playing an active part in the solution. “African-language learners face huge cognitive and linguistic challenges in their leap from mother-tongue instruction in Grade 3 to …
Before the Rogz Academy YearBeyond volunteers can begin their work as teacher assistants and afterschool tutors in the schools in the Dunoon cluster, intensive training needs to be completed. Callie Lewis and Louise Retief, Rogz Academy Programme Managers, run the training programme which took place this year at Theo Marais Park in Montague Gardens over …
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