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'Change happens when young people believe their voices matter' - Anelisa Zungu

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Youth Day 2025: Equipping the next generation with skills for a changing world

How young South Africans are redefining the hospitality industry this Youth Month

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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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Startup Community Wolf secures R8m to scale public safety platform

Startup Community Wolf secures R8m to scale public safety platform

Bolt backs township mobility startups with R406k accelerator boost

Bolt backs township mobility startups with R406k accelerator boost

26 May 2025

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

30 Apr 2025

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#AfricaMonth: Nigerian social entrepreneur empowers women through sustainable fashion

#AfricaMonth: Nigerian social entrepreneur empowers women through sustainable fashion

Imran Salie 26 May 2023

Calling small businesses to apply now!

Calling small businesses to apply now!

NSBC.Africa 25 May 2023

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

22 May 2023

Santam launches digital insurance for micro township enterprises starting at R75

Santam launches digital insurance for micro township enterprises starting at R75

18 May 2023

Community entrepreneurs come up tops

Community entrepreneurs come up tops

dotGOOD 17 Apr 2023

Study shows entrepreneurship (even on a small scale) eradicates poverty

Study shows entrepreneurship (even on a small scale) eradicates poverty

Soapbox Communications 29 Mar 2023

#Newsmaker: New TooMuchWifi CEO Tauriq Brown aims to help close SA's digital divide

#Newsmaker: New TooMuchWifi CEO Tauriq Brown aims to help close SA's digital divide

Imran Salie 23 Mar 2023

Kenya’s Chemolex, creators of Biopactic, a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from invasive water hyacinths that grow aggressively in Lake Victoria. Image source: .

Winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge 2023

20 Mar 2023

Women in Business in Africa: Free masterclass with Marianne Lehikoinen

Women in Business in Africa: Free masterclass with Marianne Lehikoinen

The Coup 20 Mar 2023

Search is on for Food Lover's Market's next social enterprise supplier

Search is on for Food Lover's Market's next social enterprise supplier

13 Mar 2023

Innovator Trust celebrates international Women's Day launching new webinar series

Innovator Trust celebrates international Women's Day launching new webinar series

The Innovator Trust 8 Mar 2023

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

21 Feb 2023

Axiz invites tech startups to register for Connect-to-Connect programme

Axiz invites tech startups to register for Connect-to-Connect programme

20 Feb 2023

Student.com invests further in local tech startup DigsConnect.com

Student.com invests further in local tech startup DigsConnect.com

16 Feb 2023

Call for craft, design entrepreneurs to apply to new CDI project

Call for craft, design entrepreneurs to apply to new CDI project

14 Feb 2023

With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

12 Dec 2022

$200m Mastercard Foundation fund for African SMEs launches

$200m Mastercard Foundation fund for African SMEs launches

1 Dec 2022

We're going to war

We're going to war

KAP Limited 30 Nov 2022

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How to build a valuable employer brand from the start

Celeste Sirin 23 Nov 2022

SE Ventures launches a €500m fund to accelerate industrial tech startups

SE Ventures launches a €500m fund to accelerate industrial tech startups

21 Nov 2022

False Bay TVET College's Centre for Entrepreneurship and CHIETA celebrates Green Economy Entrepreneurs

False Bay TVET College's Centre for Entrepreneurship and CHIETA celebrates Green Economy Entrepreneurs

Thomas Mvumvu, False Bay College 15 Nov 2022

SA entrepreneur introduces impactful solutions to longstanding food, electronic waste challenges

SA entrepreneur introduces impactful solutions to longstanding food, electronic waste challenges

Fundiswa Nkwanyana 25 Oct 2022

Circular economy: Businesses that change the world see more than just making a profit

Circular economy: Businesses that change the world see more than just making a profit

Anton Ressel 25 Oct 2022

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H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

19 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Kasi Xcelerator to give township-based SMEs a major boost

Kasi Xcelerator to give township-based SMEs a major boost

6 Sep 2022

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#WomensMonth: We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

Katja Hamilton 9 Aug 2022

SAB Foundation's Tholoana Enterprise Programme opens for applications

SAB Foundation's Tholoana Enterprise Programme opens for applications

1 Aug 2022

SMEs and rising costs: What does it mean for business travel?

SMEs and rising costs: What does it mean for business travel?

28 Jul 2022

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