The V&A Waterfront has taken the next step in making the Western Cape's first inclusive kitchen incubator a reality by calling for applications...
3 days ago
N'Gunu Tiny, founder and executive chairman of the Emerald Group, is an expert in fintech, blockchain and innovative tech...
Issued by Monetary Library 16 Sep 2020
The first digital version of the SA Innovation Summit will host the Swiss-South African Pitch Battle on the SAIS2020 Virtual365 Edition stage...
16 Sep 2020
In an environment that indexes high on unemployment, poor education, gangsterism and drug abuse, hope can be hard to come by. For many, that's the reality of living in the Cape Flats in South Africa's Western Cape...
Issued by eatbigfish 15 Sep 2020
South Africans are paying a high price for the prolonged lockdown and consequent devastation of the local economy with levels of emotional distress nearly as high as at the start of the lockdown five months ago...
Andrea Rademeyer, Issued by Ask Afrika 3 Sep 2020
With extensive global experience, Alison Collier, a definite role model for future businesswomen, shares her journey with us this Women's Month...
Evan-Lee Courie 12 Aug 2020
Freelance consultant, Sam Swaine shares key learnings your marketing strategies can integrate during and post the corona pandemic - the most important of which is to meet your customers where they are...
Sam Swaine 12 Aug 2020
For the very first time in its 13-year history, the SA Innovation Summit (SAIS) will be taking place virtually on 30 September and 1 October 2020, connecting the startup ecosystem across countries and continents.
4 Aug 2020
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Recent years have seen a rise in sustainable business practices as people become increasingly aware of their impact on the planet...
3 Aug 2020
Regent Business School, a member of the global Honoris United Universities network, hosted a webinar on the positive impact of 4IR on SMME and start-ups, on Tuesday, 21 July...
Issued by Regent Business School 28 Jul 2020
The South African Global Business Services (GBS) sector continues to buck the trend; not only has it pioneered best practice in 'keeping the lights on', but it is a sector that has arguably thrived in a global economic lockdown.
16 Jul 2020
Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts chat to us about their new venture, Mind Your Own Biz, a live chat, showcasing local entrepreneurs on Instagram/IGTV...
Juanita Pienaar 3 Jul 2020
According to Crunchbase, female-led startups are an overlooked asset class which is overperforming...
2 Jul 2020
Despite the continent's abundance in arable land and water resources, its economies and communities are yet to reap the benefits. Agribusinesses in Africa still face serious challenges and as a result, the sector remains largely untapped...
Louis van Ravesteyn 1 Jul 2020
WorkInProgress (WIP), an Absa innovation lab, will be hosting a webinar series titled Wise-Up Wednesday Sessions starting Wednesday, 1 July 2020...
29 Jun 2020
From tsunamis to ash clouds and global financial crises, the travel industry has seen its share of setbacks over the past few years...
Maher Koubaa 25 Jun 2020
Suguba announces Afrikhaliss in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps...
17 Jun 2020
It is often said that starting a business is easy, and staying in business is the hard part...
15 Jun 2020
The concept of open banking is forcing banks to rethink financial services as it's understood today. Realising that this is the new frontier, the FSCA is far advanced in its research into open banking...
Sindiswa Makhubalo 3 Jun 2020
ProfitShare Partners, in partnership with award-winning local community radio station Hot 91.9FM, and the all-new 'getlion' mobile app launches an exciting year-long initiative designed to get small businesses working and creating jobs...
Issued by Hot 91.9FM 1 Jun 2020
While the whole world is shaking from negative news, ranging from the pandemic of the coronavirus Covid-19, to numerous disasters in different areas all around the world, to the stock market crashes and the global crisis in general, a silver lining has emerged among the clouds in sunny Panama, and it will probably affect everyone...
Issued by Kirik Pro 26 May 2020
Rhodes University research findings show that there is an agile group of mostly small, highly innovative, firms that combine cultural and digital skills to meet market demand...
Jen Snowball 22 May 2020
The ability to create value out of new products and services lies at the heart of the burgeoning fintech sector. In South Africa, we face significant challenges and barriers to introduce these solutions...
Kagiso Mothibi 19 May 2020
Traditional models of business funding need a re-think if South Africa's small businesses and entrepreneurs are to emerge from the financially crippling "winter of coronavirus"...
19 May 2020
Codehesion has developed a simple marketing strategy to ensure it is top-of-mind when it comes to smartphone app development in South Africa...
Issued by Codehesion 18 May 2020
It is no secret that the current regulations around the production and trade of minerals related to the Covid-19 pandemic has presented constraints in the supply of industrial commodities...
Reinier van Heel 12 May 2020
The Gray philanthropy ecosystem in South Africa has made available R180m of funding to assist with the economic, educational and medical shortages created by the coronavirus crisis...
4 May 2020
As a result of the lockdown, there has been an almost immediate shift from traditional methods of business and retail...
Michaela Gabriel 28 Apr 2020
Rather than downing tools and waiting out the lockdown, it is critical that small, medium and microsized enterprises work harder now than ever before...
16 Apr 2020
Spencer Horne wants to revolutionise market access for nearly a billion people worldwide who do not have access to paved roads, runways and other forms of transport...
Robin Fredericks 1 Apr 2020
Start-ups are booming, and the ever-resourceful and forward-looking African people are constantly finding new and technological solutions to overcome their numerous challenges...
Tobias Maier 31 Mar 2020
Vizeum Kenya's new social business arm, servicing NGOs and SMEs, is piloting ways in which media can be used as a catalyst for change...
Issued by Dentsu Aegis Network 16 Mar 2020
By applying such disruptive technologies as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robotic process automation (RPA) and blockchain, fintech has come to basically impact and change everything that involves money...
Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 9 Mar 2020
While the insurance industry has braced itself for the inevitable digital disruption, it also face the demands of increasingly savvy customers...
5 Mar 2020
The financial services industry finds itself in the proverbial eye of a storm, precipitated by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)...
Selabe Kute 3 Mar 2020
Digital traders would likely have heard of the recent changes to the Income Tax and VAT Acts introduced by the Finance Act, 2019 (the Act)...
John Syekei, Nikhil Hira, Denis Magonga and Angela Mukora 26 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020
MultiChoice Group announced the establishment of the MultiChoice Innovation Fund...
21 Feb 2020
Digital recruitment company, Salt Recruitment Group (UK) has acquired a stake in Recruit Digital (SA) to form 'Salt South Africa', becoming the firm's 10th office globally...
3 Feb 2020
With news of Uber choosing Hyundai to build its Air Taxi Fleets, the reality that brands cannot be just one thing in 2020 is reinforced. Businesses need to evolve rapidly...
Eben Esterhuizen 28 Jan 2020
According to UNESCO statistics, women make up only 23% of STEM talent globally, and this inequality is often felt in South Africa's science, technology and engineering industries...
Evan-Lee Courie 27 Jan 2020
The African workforce is mushrooming, and by 2035, its numbers will have increased by more than the rest of the world's regions combined...
24 Jan 2020
"10x the business. Enable compound customer growth. Drive exponential growth returns."...
Nicola van Ast 24 Jan 2020
Competition has become increasingly fierce. In 2019, we saw the expansion of price wars and the battle to remain relevant. It has become clearer that the companies that will survive are those which over the years have invested in...
Xolile Sizani 22 Jan 2020
Agribusiness is evolving from a local and regional model to a global structure, making this sector of increasing interest to corporations, public agencies, and society at large - with the right expertise, investment and policies, Africa can evolve and curb the current annual food import bill of $35bn, which is estimated to rise to $110bn by 2025...
16 Jan 2020
Grant Smee, entrepreneur, property investor and himself a semigrant shares his views on this growing trend...
Grant Smee 16 Jan 2020
A number of macro trends are delivering unhindered economic progress on the African continent, driving momentum and positioning Africa as a significant component of the world market...
Geoffrey White 14 Jan 2020