Backyard shacks are part of the daily lives of many townships in South Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 4 Mar 2020
South Africa's Economic Development Department took steps in 2017 to develop the 'social economy' with technical assistance from the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
Kerryn Krige, Issued by Nation Builder 14 Jan 2020
The annual 5 For Change Black-tie Gala made its debut in Joburg this year with great success to a sold-out house...
The seventh annual 5 For Change Black Tie Gala debuted in Joburg on 27 October. The event raised funds and awareness for five social enterprise beneficiares: Dlala Nje, Olico Maths Education, Hustlenomics, CRSP Dsgn and enke: Make Your Mark. Read more about the event here.
The first place winners in this year's SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards took home more than R1m each for their innovations...
Turning seven this year, 5 For Change has been an annual highlight on the Cape Town social and philanthropic calendar. In 2018, however, its founders are shaking things up...
Sindy Peters 7 Sep 2018
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded a total of R660,000 to ten startups...
Tom Jackson 13 Aug 2018
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCT GSB has awarded a total of R660,000 ($50,000) to 10 startups via two different grant funding mechanisms...
Tom Jackson 10 Aug 2018
The inaugural South African leg of the international Creative Business Cup competition has been won by Smir Deigns, which produces pet-friendly soft furnishings, scatter cushions and synthetic rugs...
Founding director of Hustlenomics, Nhlanhla Ndlovu tells us how growing up in a small house with a backyard shack was the inspiration and foundation upon which his dreams for bigger and better things were built...
Shan Radcliffe 29 May 2017