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Injini launches incubator programme for African AI edtech founders

ALX Africa hosts inaugural Her Africa event to connect and upskill South African women

ALX Africa hosts inaugural Her Africa event to connect and upskill South African women

1 Sep 2026

CannaBuben builds a new platform for South African cannabis culture and entrepreneurship

CannaBuben builds a new platform for South African cannabis culture and entrepreneurship

24 Aug 2026

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Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

Edge Growth Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

30 Sep 2026

African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

ALX African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

30 Sep 2026

GEC+Africa 2026 connects the continent and celebrates Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs

22 On Sloane GEC+Africa 2026 connects the continent and celebrates Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs

25 Sep 2026

GoTyme Bank expands access to Shari'ah-compliant business funding for South African SMEs

GoTyme for Business GoTyme Bank expands access to Shari'ah-compliant business funding for South African SMEs

17 Sep 2026

Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

Brandscapers Africa Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

17 Sep 2026

Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

Edge Growth Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

17 Sep 2026

Almost half of 1,300 Gauteng teachers request further support after training

Oxford University Press Almost half of 1,300 Gauteng teachers request further support after training

17 Sep 2026

More than 2,000 Eastern Cape teachers put coding and phonics at the top of the training list

Oxford University Press More than 2,000 Eastern Cape teachers put coding and phonics at the top of the training list

16 Sep 2026

The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

Learning Curve The 5-minute document check that saved R65,000

14 Sep 2026

Kevan Govender

Business Partners Limited Tourism Month: Hospitality SMEs urged to capitalise on new domestic travel growth opportunities

10 Sep 2026

Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards 2026 celebrates Tech Believers

The Innovator Trust Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards 2026 celebrates Tech Believers

10 Sep 2026

Nespresso Professional brings premium coffee to SA’s SMEs with new Giorno Mini

Nespresso Nespresso Professional brings premium coffee to SA’s SMEs with new Giorno Mini

9 Sep 2026

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Rising Stars search expands across two provinces to grow South Africa’s next baking businesses

Rising Stars search expands across two provinces to grow South Africa’s next baking businesses

dotGOOD 31 Jul 2026

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2026 celebrates the power of women in business

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2026 celebrates the power of women in business

Topco Media 24 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Wael Khoury, managing director of Tetra Pak Southern Africa, looks at what is needed for food entrepreneurs to succeed (Image source: © 123rf )

3 ways for food entrepreneurs to build skills to succeed

Wael Khoury 21 Jul 2026

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

QuickEasy Software 15 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: The sneaker care brand that started on a Daveyton stoep

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Jul 2026

These are the young entrepreneurs tackling South Africa’s employment crisis head-on

These are the young entrepreneurs tackling South Africa’s employment crisis head-on

Business Partners Limited 24 Jun 2026

Startups get 2 years of free banking in Nedbank push

Startups get 2 years of free banking in Nedbank push

17 Jun 2026

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FNB, UJ partner to deliver free accredited app development skills programme

11 Jun 2026

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

10 Jun 2026

Van oorlewing na nalatenskap: Groei jou besigheid vyfvoudig

Van oorlewing na nalatenskap: Groei jou besigheid vyfvoudig

Fergus Ferguson, ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching 5 Jun 2026

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75% of young South Africans report multiple incomes as side hustles digitise

1 Jun 2026

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Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

14 May 2026

5 lessons on building a brand at scale from ButtaNutt

30 Apr 2026

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Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 29 Apr 2026

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New initiative preps SA doctors for entrepreneur-led healthcare model

22 Apr 2026

Ruby Igwe - Country general manager at ALX Nigeria.

ALX accelerates gender parity in Africa's tech and AI workforce

ALX 20 Apr 2026

Inscape launches higher certificate in entrepreneurship for aspiring founders and innovators

Inscape launches higher certificate in entrepreneurship for aspiring founders and innovators

Inscape 14 Apr 2026

New brand advisory firm breaks from traditional PR model

2 Apr 2026

Beyond the breakthrough: How African women are turning success into collective impact

Beyond the breakthrough: How African women are turning success into collective impact

ALX 31 Mar 2026

Art of Team masterclass in Durban on 24 March

Art of Team masterclass in Durban on 24 March

Edge Growth 18 Mar 2026

Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

Cape Chamber 18 Mar 2026

Supplied image: Octavius Phukubye, Executive Director of the Mr Price Foundation, delivering the keynote address at the national launch of the Waste Innovation Challenge

Mr Price Foundation Waste Innovation Challenge calls students to reimagine plastic waste solutions

19 Feb 2026

Rita Shangase.

Meet the woman building a beauty brand on the streets of Joburg

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2026

The South African Entrepreneurial Competency Framework identifies 14 essential competencies that drive entrepreneurial action (Source: © Mike Jones )

An African-centric framework for entrepreneurs

5 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

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