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Nedbank Business Ignite 2026: Calling South Africa’s purpose-driven entrepreneurs to enter

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1 Jun 2026

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New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

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African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

2 Jun 2026

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

1 Jun 2026

Why SME funding is never one-size-fits-all

Why SME funding is never one-size-fits-all

Rowan de Klerk 18 May 2026

The uncomfortable truth about small business funding in SA

The uncomfortable truth about small business funding in SA

11 May 2026

Amazon launches Sustainable Sellers Incubator for South African women entrepreneurs (Image source: @ Amazon https://sellercentral.amazon.co.za/ Amazon]]

35 South African women-led manufacturing businesses empowered

29 Apr 2026

New Secha Capital fund looks to close SA’s SME growth gap

New Secha Capital fund looks to close SA’s SME growth gap

23 Apr 2026

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New initiative preps SA doctors for entrepreneur-led healthcare model

22 Apr 2026

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

20 Apr 2026

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AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

Aions Ventures warns founders on risks of scaling too fast

Aions Ventures warns founders on risks of scaling too fast

14 Apr 2026

South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

14 Apr 2026

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Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 9 Apr 2026

SA entrepreneurs get R230m boost from Endeavor Harvest Fund III

SA entrepreneurs get R230m boost from Endeavor Harvest Fund III

8 Apr 2026

Important update for SME Funding Summit event and date

Important update for SME Funding Summit event and date

SME South Africa 30 Mar 2026

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

23 Mar 2026

Edge Growth co-founder Jason Goldberg, a scale-up expert, serial entrepreneur and best-selling author of The Art of Scale, who facilitates the masterclasses

Art of Team masterclass in Durban on 24 March

Edge Growth 18 Mar 2026

Orca Fraud raises R40m to scale fraud detection in emerging markets

Orca Fraud raises R40m to scale fraud detection in emerging markets

16 Mar 2026

Cape Town startup Yazi raises first institutional funding from 3 Capital Ventures

Cape Town startup Yazi raises first institutional funding from 3 Capital Ventures

11 Mar 2026

SA’s SME funding problem is about execution, not capital

SA’s SME funding problem is about execution, not capital

10 Mar 2026

Cape Town fintech NjiaPay secures R35m in seed funding

Cape Town fintech NjiaPay secures R35m in seed funding

9 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

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

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 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

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

18 Feb 2026

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

11 Feb 2026

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

3 Feb 2026

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

26 Jan 2026

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2026

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