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30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

Marketing & Media

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

23 hours

Source: Reuters

Agriculture

Black South African olive oil producer calls for more state support

Sisipho Skweyiya and Tannur Anders 1 day

Absa champions women’s empowerment with dynamic ‘In My Story’ campaign and strategic investments

Marketing & Media

Absa champions women’s empowerment with dynamic ‘In My Story’ campaign and strategic investments

Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

Registrations now open for Hollard Daredevil Run

Lifestyle

Registrations now open for Hollard Daredevil Run

2 days

Google invites Black SA founders to apply for startup funding

Entrepreneurship

Google invites Black SA founders to apply for startup funding

3 days

Last Mile Innovation Nexus calls for startups in retail and logistics to pitch

Entrepreneurship

Last Mile Innovation Nexus calls for startups in retail and logistics to pitch

2 days

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Property

The Hill Boutique Hotel, a 100% Black woman-owned enterprise, opens

3 days

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

Healthcare

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 3 days

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HR & Management

11 points to consider when developing an employee share ownership plan

Shaun Smit and Bruce Hunt 30 Sep 2024

Finance

Land Bank's R1.2bn solution to transforming South Africa's agriculture

30 Sep 2024

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi 30 Sep 2024

Source: Investec.

Finance

Investec closes accounts linked to South Africa's political elite

3 days

Source: © 123rf Standard Bank Group and Meridiam hosted an event, Unlocking public infrastructure investment in South Africa, to unlock investment opportunities in alternate energy infrastructure on the continent

Energy & Mining

Standard Bank and Meridiam team up to to boost opportunities in Africa’s energy infrastructure

30 Sep 2024

Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Education

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Wayne Hugo 26 Sep 2024

Local entrepreneurs set to impress on global stage in Paris

Entrepreneurship

Local entrepreneurs set to impress on global stage in Paris

26 Sep 2024

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Logistics & Transport

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

Agriculture

Boosting South Africa’s agribusiness: Practical strategies for growth and success

Phumla Mavundla 26 Sep 2024

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

Education

SAs education at risk: Minister Gwarube outlines impact of budget cuts

25 Sep 2024

Green businesses receive R140m boost from GTIP

Tourism & Travel

Green businesses receive R140m boost from GTIP

25 Sep 2024

2025 NSFAS applications now open: How to apply

Education

2025 NSFAS applications now open: How to apply

Issued by FundiConnect 23 Sep 2024

NSFAS 2025 application cycle opens

Education

NSFAS 2025 application cycle opens

23 Sep 2024

Finance

FSDAi Nyala Facility's $1m boosts rising African fintech

23 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Energy & Mining

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

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Energy & Mining

SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

Healthcare

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 20 Sep 2024

Female entrepreneurship in South Africa is flourishing, survey finds

Entrepreneurship

Female entrepreneurship in South Africa is flourishing, survey finds

20 Sep 2024

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Marketing & Media

Top 12 creative businesses from Création Africa's R24m initiative

20 Sep 2024

Sanlam, SanParks expand SMME support to Garden Route and Addo parks

Tourism & Travel

Sanlam, SanParks expand SMME support to Garden Route and Addo parks

19 Sep 2024

Uncap rolls out €30m fund for African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Uncap rolls out €30m fund for African SMEs

18 Sep 2024

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Marketing & Media

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Issued by NIQ and GfK – an NIQ Company 18 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf The Film Support Fund aims to finance or provide support in the form of municipal services for film projects produced in Cape Town

Marketing & Media

Cape Town's film industry gets major boost with Support Fund, now open for applications

18 Sep 2024

Metier, through its Sustainable Capital Fund II (MSC II) has acquired Mertech Marine (Image supplied)

Finance

RMB supports Metier's strategic acquisition of Mertech Marine

18 Sep 2024

Township Retail Investment Summit 2024 set for October

Retail

Township Retail Investment Summit 2024 set for October

17 Sep 2024

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

Entrepreneurship

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

16 Sep 2024

Property

#NampoCape2024: Land Bank and Dept of Agriculture to launch fund to transform SA wine industry

16 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 17 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

Marketing & Media

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament

Education

Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament

Tori Newby 13 Sep 2024

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Finance

Lamna Financial's 94% loan payout growth: How pawnbroking is filling the credit gap

13 Sep 2024

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Finance

End of an era: Pravin Gordhan passes away

Katja Hamilton 13 Sep 2024

Huawei and Standard Bank sign strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate intelligent finance

Finance

Huawei and Standard Bank sign strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate intelligent finance

Issued by Huawei 16 Sep 2024

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Property

Iconic V&A Waterfront gears up for multibillion-rand redevelopment, with R1bn Table Bay Hotel transformation

Katja Hamilton 12 Sep 2024

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Agriculture

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Nyasha Chingono 12 Sep 2024

Entrepreneurship

South African calling app Talk360 raises R27m in funding

11 Sep 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024