The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has launched the second edition of the DBSA Youth Challenge...
Through its flagship CSI programme, the Investment Challenge, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is giving unemployed graduates the chance to become mentors or catalyst teachers as part of their personal development, while giving back to their communities...
Gender equality remains a particularly persistent issue in the male-dominated construction industry. In order to change the narrative, programmes that empower female employees are vital...
With the youth unemployment rate sitting at above 50%, growing numbers of young South Africans are considering entrepreneurship as a career option rather than competing for a limited pool of jobs in the formal sector or for a place at tertiary institution...
The Women in MICE initiative held a breakfast event at Meetings Africa 2019 to launch the Top 40 Women in MICE Awards...
It is no secret that securing the right mentorship can benefit the next generation by passing on the wisdom of seasoned workers, despite the changes that are constantly taking place thanks to digitalisation...
LGBTQI people face exclusion and discrimination in the workplace. People who are less advantaged socioeconomically are most at risk of poor treatment and marginalisation, and a different sexual and/or gender orientation to the majority exacerbates this...
Devan Moonsamy 28 Dec 2018
Google has announced the 11 startups selected to join the second Launchpad Accelerator Africa class...
Gabriella Mulligan 29 Aug 2018
Applications have opened for the Unicef Innovation Fund for Drone Startups, which will provide up to $100,000 in equity-free investment for profit-making tech startups that have potential to benefit humanity through the use of drones...
Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018
Tiso Blackstar Group's automotive standalone supplement, Sunday Times Motoring is going to be inserted into the Sunday Times Lifestyle magazine section, as Lifestyle Motoring...
Jessica Tennant 20 Sep 2017
Marketing agency Nonzero is collaborating with Standard Bank to create the Business of Fashion accelerator programme...
Newly appointed vice chairman of the Saipa, Kantha Naicker, is on a mission to ensure more inclusivity by bringing more women into the accounting profession...
The third batch of Nigerian entrepreneurs has graduated from GE Lagos Garage Training Programme, which provided participants the opportunity to interact with manufacturing technologies...
Nigerian technology innovation centre, Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), and Google for Entrepreneurs have launched PitchDrive, a three week, five-city European tech hub tour...
In Africa, a continent grappling with many social ills, it's critical that universities produce more Computer Science graduates. It's also one that equips students with crucial skills...
Chao Charity Mbogo 9 Mar 2017
One of my marketing articles, titled, Is it wise for brands to insult black township consumers who are worth R100 billion, had a segment on building brand communities, through brand activism...
Bandile Ndzishe 2 Nov 2016
The township economy is worth R100bn, while the stokvel industry is estimated to be worth around R70bn. This is according to the Gauteng MEC for economic development, agriculture and rural development, Lebogang Maile...
Bandile Ndzishe 11 Oct 2016
The Rutgers-Camden University, in New Jersey US, has conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business on Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman, hailing him as a global leader...
The first Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering, which ran in Dakar from 8-10 March 2016, has called for increased investment and support for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in Africa...
Through a series of consumer education training programmes, more than 600 emerging farmers were empowered to start the process for successfully converting their subsistence farming into...
The holiday season often brings plenty of inspiration for the coming year, and leads to creative new business ideas, innovative concepts and the jotting down of plans on restaurant napkins...
The Nal'ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign recently celebrated the 100th edition of its literacy supplement produced in partnership with Times Media...
The Nal'ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign has launched its English-Sepedi version. Produced by the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA), in partnership with Times Media...
The names of 16 young cricketers to benefit from the Sunfoil Education Trust in 2015 were announced by Cricket South Africa and the Willowton Group on Wednesday, 17 December...
Every year, the Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year discovers ambitious and driven entrepreneurs that are striving to be captains within their respective fields. One such noteworthy entrant from this year's competition is 12 year old Sam Berger, a talented computer whiz, who creates useful apps for businesses.
MACHINE, AdReview's Breakthrough Agency of the Year 2013, keeps gaining momentum, appointing new staff members to ramp up its Jo'burg presence and boost its creative credentials to ensure that it always provides its ever-growing client list with the best possible service in the industry.
Issued by Machine_ 18 Mar 2014
Due to public demand and positive public feedback, Times Media's literacy supplement is now available in two additional languages, Sesotho and Afrikaans.
In the spirit of Youth Month, the Afrika Culture and Development Club (ACDC) project is promoting social development through arts and culture, particularly film. The vision of director Benjy Francis, the ACDC project takes its baton from the Afrika Cultural Centre (ACC), an independent Section 21 non-profit educational, cultural and developmental organisation.
Black emerging farmers are beginning to find their feet in the tough environment of commercial farming, with success stories being recorded in the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces.
Emily van Rijswijck 30 Sep 2011
Leaders from South Africa’s franchise industry agree the industry has reached a new stage and appropriate planning should be done to ensure the next phase in the industry’s development achieves what the country needs. Speaking at last week’s launch of a book on franchising in South Africa, co-authored by himself and Kurt Illetschko, doyenne of the franchise industry in South Africa, Eric Parker, pointed out that franchised businesses play a significant role in the South African retail economy.