With the lack of access to science apparatus and equipment for experiments in public schools, Mbangiso Mabaso developed SI Realities, a virtual science laboratory...
Evan-Lee Courie 9 Dec 2019
Portia Mavhungo understands the loss of independence and dignity people face when they are permanently wheelchair-bound...
Evan-Lee Courie 6 Dec 2019
In an effort to prepare the youth for the needs of a changing global economy, Dieudonne Allo developed a program that equips learners with future-fit skills such as coding, entrepreneurship and design thinking...
Evan-Lee Courie 28 Nov 2019
In an effort to decrease the impact of waste tyres on the environment, Mzokhona Maxase developed tyre shine and shoe polish, which uses a waste by-product of the tyre recycling process known as char...
Evan-Lee Courie 26 Nov 2019
Mvelo Hlophe created a platform which gamifies a developers journey to help them gain real-world experience...
Evan-Lee Courie 26 Nov 2019
Tebogo Bathebeng is the founder of the Montsho Sustainable Project, which harvests Black Soldier fly larvae to produce chicken feed.
Evan-Lee Courie 18 Nov 2019
Red Bull Amaphiko will hold the fourth Academy in Durban from the 15-22 June 2019...
23 May 2019
6 Nov 2018
Red Bull and Kusini Water recently announced the launch of a partnership that will see the development of a desalination plant at the V&A Waterfront later this year...
8 Aug 2018
Red Bull and Kusini Water recently announced the launch of a partnership that will see the development of a desalination plant at the V&A Waterfront later this year...
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4 Jun 2018
The recent Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival took place at various venues in Braamfontein, Johannesburg from 27 to 29 October 2017. The festival aims at offering youth an opportunity to telll stories through their own lenses and to introduce new and different perspectives on storytelling.
7 Nov 2017
After struggling to find his way on the path well-traveled, Ntlahla Nkukwana, a 23-year-old CPUT graduate and author of author of How to take less money and make more with it, took a step off the beaten track to become self-made...
Shan Radcliffe 1 Oct 2017
Bathabile Mpofu, co-founder and MD of Nkazimulo Applied Sciences, believes that true innovation comes from the access of existing knowledge...
Shan Radcliffe 26 Sep 2017
Shivad Singh may only be 22 years old, but this ambitious UCT graduate has probably achieved more in the past two short years than many achieve in a lifetime...
Shan Radcliffe 14 Aug 2017
Whitney Jacobs, a 29-year-old social innovator from Port Elizabeth, is no stranger to the business world. She first founded Fusion at 18...
Shan Radcliffe 27 Jul 2017
Thato Mafokoane doesn't just want to run his own bakery. No, Khof & Khuk in Nellmapius, Pretoria, is much more than that...
Shan Radcliffe 27 Jul 2017
Academics and learning hard skills makes up only one part of the education process. These days, many jobs require soft skills not readily taught in the classroom. Randy Mampuru tells us about Kidz Hub, and how they are teaching kids commitment, consistency and sacrifice...
Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2017
Red Bull social entrepreneur scoops funding from Old Mutual Foundation for a project involving growing castor seed crops with the engagement of small-scale local farmers for the commercial production of alternative biofuel...
1 Jun 2017
Presto Academy was born from two university students' recognition of their peers struggle to make the transition between high school and varsity, and their willingness to help them...
Shan Radcliffe 31 May 2017
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
Red Bull Amaphiko, a programme that supports social entrepreneurs to make a difference in their communities, will run its annual academy at the Mamelodi this May....
24 Mar 2017
UCT Upstarts 2016 Idea Auction saw eight innovative student startups raise just over R1 million in cash and in-kind support at the live crowd-bidding event...
14 Mar 2017
South African entrepreneur Bushera Bashir exhibited her luxury cashmere scarf range at London Fashion Week, which took place 18-19 February...
27 Feb 2017
Red Bull Amaphiko, a programme that supports social entrepreneurs who are using their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to make a difference in their communities has opened entries to its Academy...
21 Nov 2016
The inaugural Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival is happening in Soweto, 28-30 October 2016, at the Eyethu Cinema and Lifestyle Centre.
24 Oct 2016
In its first year running, The Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival will be hosted at the Eyethu Lifestyle Center and Cinema in Soweto from 28-30 October...
14 Sep 2016
Open Design, taking place 10-21 August at Cape Town City Hall and across the city, has announced that do-it-yourself expert Suzelle DIY, a.k.a. Julia Anastasopoulos, will be speaking at the Creative Sessions morning...
2 Aug 2016
When taking a scroll through Gareth Pon's insta feed it's easy to see why he was crowned Top African Instagrammer in both 2014 and 2015.
Ruth Cooper 17 May 2016
The Nedbank Digital Edge Live 2014 event took place on 30 September at the Vodadome in Johannesburg. Bizcommunity.com was there to interview the speakers...
2 Oct 2014
The Digital Edge Live 2014 conference took place on 30 September at Vodadome, Midrand. Bizcommunity's Danette Breitenbach caught up with keynote speaker Ian Calvert, Project Leader at Red Bull Amaphiko.
1 Oct 2014
Everyone is creative, but only 25% of people feel they are living up to their creative potential. If organisations could tap into the other 75%, they would have a competitive advantage over their rivals...
Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2014