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V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

V&A Waterfront builds on Makers Landing with new maker entrepreneur hub

#AfricaMonth | “We are real players” says Zoe Ramushu on building African film tech for the global industry

#AfricaMonth | “We are real players” says Zoe Ramushu on building African film tech for the global industry

By Evan-Lee Courie 25 May 2026

5 entrepreneurial lessons from the Premier League’s dramatic finish

5 entrepreneurial lessons from the Premier League’s dramatic finish

By Reginald Pillay 25 May 2026

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Bridging the last metre: Where skills funding fails small business

Bridging the last metre: Where skills funding fails small business

Vanessa Perumal 5 Mar 2026

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

Africa’s Business Heroes opens 2026 applications with $1.5m in grant funding

Africa’s Business Heroes opens 2026 applications with $1.5m in grant funding

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The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Earle Holmes, Afda 3 Mar 2026

Neglecting customer experience is stunting small business growth

Neglecting customer experience is stunting small business growth

Liezel Jonkheid 2 Mar 2026

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

2 Mar 2026

SMEs exposed as security risks outpace resilience planning

SMEs exposed as security risks outpace resilience planning

27 Feb 2026

SME confidence slips despite economic uptick, Business Partners Index shows

SME confidence slips despite economic uptick, Business Partners Index shows

27 Feb 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

26 Feb 2026

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

Sudesh Pillay, WhyMAcForSME 25 Feb 2026

South Africa launches national platform to unlock underutilised SME capital

South Africa launches national platform to unlock underutilised SME capital

NSBC.Africa 25 Feb 2026

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

25 Feb 2026

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

Edge Growth 25 Feb 2026

Empowering SMBs Is SA’s shortcut to 3 million jobs

Empowering SMBs Is SA’s shortcut to 3 million jobs

Jordaan Burger 24 Feb 2026

How to beat the odds in your first year of business

How to beat the odds in your first year of business

Jeremy Lang, Business Partners Limited 24 Feb 2026

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 Feb 2026

New delivery app SendMePls opens earning doors in townships

New delivery app SendMePls opens earning doors in townships

23 Feb 2026

Proactive succession planning key to leaving a lasting legacy

Proactive succession planning key to leaving a lasting legacy

Business Partners Limited 23 Feb 2026

Entrepreneurs fuel record high business confidence in Cape Town’s CBD

Entrepreneurs fuel record high business confidence in Cape Town’s CBD

19 Feb 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

#MiningIndaba: The role of Black-owned SMEs in transforming South African mining

#MiningIndaba: The role of Black-owned SMEs in transforming South African mining

Maroefah Smith 19 Feb 2026

French Institute of SA fuels cultural entrepreneurship with Création Africa 2

French Institute of SA fuels cultural entrepreneurship with Création Africa 2

19 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Jose Gomes, Business Development Head: FNB.

FNB's R18bn initiative unveils new horizons for SA's small businesses

18 Feb 2026

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

18 Feb 2026

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#Sona2026: How infrastructure and SME support aim to transform South Africa's economic landscape

16 Feb 2026

Why getting your small SA business online costs less than you think

Why getting your small SA business online costs less than you think

Domains.co.za 13 Feb 2026

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

SME South Africa 13 Feb 2026

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

Edge Growth 12 Feb 2026

From graduate start-up to a key industry contributor

From graduate start-up to a key industry contributor

Edge Growth 11 Feb 2026

Africa news

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

Africa’s Business Heroes opens 2026 applications with $1.5m in grant funding

Africa’s Business Heroes opens 2026 applications with $1.5m in grant funding

3 Mar 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 Feb 2026

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