Old Mutual | Do Great Things
  • Do Great ThingsDo Great Things is a community platform for users to interact with and find useful information about the various events that are sponsored by Old Mutual for the benefit of the community.
  • More than yourselfThe Old Mutual ‘More than Yourself’ platform gives you an opportunity to join with others to do great things. You can donate to a cause, support a participating friend’s chosen cause, or start your own fundraising campaign to support and improve communities across the country.Read More
  • Trophy Wine ShowThe Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show is South Africa’s premier wine competition that recognises the top local wines and winemakers, and honours excellence in the wine industry.Find out more
  • Old Mutual RunningThe Old Mutual running portal enables athletes to interact, ask questions, get customised training programmes and find race information for some of South Africa's leading events including The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon and the Old Mutual Om Die Dam Marathon.Read more
  • Social ResponsibilityOld Mutual’s social vision is to invest in South Africa’s economic success by contributing to jobs, education and skills creation to benefit the most vulnerable of our communities and their members.Find out more
  • Old Mutual International PairsOld Mutual are proud sponsors of the South African leg of the International Pairs Tournament, giving ordinary golfers a chance to compete like the pros.Read More
 

Welcome to Do Great Things


For more than 167 years, Old Mutual has contributed to social development in South Africa by investing in local initiatives such as sporting events, education, arts and culture. The knowledge and experience gained from partnering with community groups and organisations on some of South Africa’s leading events has resulted in wisdom, and wisdom shared inspires others to do great things.

With this in mind, Old Mutual has developed a community platform for users to interact with and find useful information about the various events that are sponsored by Old Mutual, covering various interests including music, running, education, wine and social responsibility.

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Register on this website to engage in the forums, comment on posts and articles and customise your experience across the various portals on the Do Great Things platform. Plus, you can download running training programmes, create party invitations, calculate education costs and enter the latest competitions.


Latest News


May 22, 2013   |  Trophy Wine Show
Cork closures are back in the firing line and it's difficult to feel even a qualm about the intensity of the heat. The occasion which led to the re-opening of hostilities was the feedback session following this year's judging of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. Speaker after speaker – not only the judges, but also the local winemakers who attend to glean and share information with the leading figures……
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May 22, 2013   |  Music
Zonke concert at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens has been postponed Old Mutual and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) regrets to announce that the launch of the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens series in Johannesburg will be delayed. Zonke, who was due to perform on Sunday 26 May at 3pm, has suffered a tragic loss in her family, leading to this event being rescheduled. Our thoughts……
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May 19, 2013   |  Running
Student track star, Jeromy Andreas sprinted to his first senior SA 10km road championship title in Durban (Sunday) in 29 minutes three seconds. The middle distance University of Johannesburg athlete was the only man in the USSA Student team of three, and had been overlooked by Central Gauteng selectors, who had first call on his service, but stole the day with a 200m finishing sprint that opened 15 metres over……
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May 10, 2013   |  Running
South African ultra-runner Johan van der Merwe has broken the African 48 hour record during the EMU 48 hour and 6-day race in Balatonfured Hungary The Polokwane-based runner completed 333.02kms in just over 46 hours. This was one kilometre more than the African record set by Namibian Johannes Gawaxamab in 2001 in the Ruimsig 6 day race. The South African was leading the race at the time, as he is……
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May 3, 2013   |  Running
The Old Mutual Coach caught up with the 2012 Comrades Marathon champion on Thursday. Comrades winner Ludwick Mamabola was born in Limpopo in April 1977 and changed from being a soccer player to a runner in late 1999. He has a long pedigree of sport excellence with his father a quality sprinter and his grandfather, Titus Mamabola, one of the world's top marathon runners in his day. In 2002 Mamabola ran……
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