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Mr Price looks for entrepreneurs to run in-store coffee outlets

Entrepreneurship

Mr Price looks for entrepreneurs to run in-store coffee outlets

6 hours

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CSI & Philanthropy

Shimza's Hopeful Soles project reaches 3,000 children in Gauteng

10 hours

Namibian hake fishery achieves second MSC certification

Fishing

Namibian hake fishery achieves second MSC certification

11 hours

Entrepreneurship

SA entrepreneurs get new brand-building support network

1 day

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 1 day

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 1 day

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Media

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 1 day

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Youth Employment

Unemployed youth urged to apply for YearBeyond Programme opportunities

9 Jan 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

REDISA warns South Africa’s waste tyre crisis is a “ticking time bomb”

9 Jan 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Glencore-backed water project to double supply capacity for communities near Rhovan Mine

8 Jan 2026

Coca-Cola SA launches nationwide call for distribution entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Coca-Cola SA launches nationwide call for distribution entrepreneurs

7 Jan 2026

Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

7 Jan 2026

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Marketing

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Issued by Caxton Media 7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. George Elombi, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, and Hassan Abdalla, Governor: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

Finance

Africa’s first pan-African Gold Bank launched

6 Jan 2026

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

ESG & Sustainability

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

Issued by Tishala Communications 6 Jan 2026

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HIV/AIDS

HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: what’s at stake

Melanie Bisnauth 5 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

Sport

SA Rugby initiates national forum to align coaching strategy

2 Jan 2026

African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention. Pictured: Lagos Fashion Week (Image source: © The Labari Journal

Fashion & Homeware

Lagos fashion: how designers make global trends uniquely Nigerian

2 Jan 2026

Source: X/Absa.

Banking

New ATM service simplifies cross-border money transfers

2 Jan 2026

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Agriculture

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda 31 Dec 2025

Preparing for mandatory e-invoicing

HR Tools & Software

Preparing for mandatory e-invoicing

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 29 Dec 2025

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Mobile & Apps

Sun King’s PayGo smartphones light up Nigeria’s digital sector

30 Dec 2025

BET Software debugs hunger this Christmas

Software

BET Software debugs hunger this Christmas

Issued by BET Software 24 Dec 2025

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

Issued by Inmed South Africa 23 Dec 2025

DGB wins global ethical award for travelling classrooms initiative

ESG & Sustainability

DGB wins global ethical award for travelling classrooms initiative

23 Dec 2025

Cape-based small businesses were placed in the spotlight at two Pick n Pay Market Days held in December, allowing shoppers to discover innovative, locally made products while engaging directly with the entrepreneurs behind them (Image source: © Facebook [[https://www.facebook.com/ Facebook)

Entrepreneurship

Pick n Pay Market Days spotlight Cape SMMEs

24 Dec 2025

To boost Nigerian entrepreneurship, Nigerian Breweries has formed a partnership with non-profit organisation Fate Foundation to empower around 1,000 Nigerian students (Image source: © The Drinks Business

Entrepreneurship

Partnership to empower students to boost Nigerian entrepreneurship

23 Dec 2025

In December Grow Business Coaching selected 12 qualifying Black business owners for a free 12-month access to Catalyzer (Image supplied)

SMEs

Black entrepreneurs receive free software for business growth

22 Dec 2025

In Phokeng, North West, the recently opened R13,3m Maithufi Road bridge is a powerful example of how partnerships between communities, indigenous people and mining companies can drive real change. Pictured: Dignitaries gathered for the official handover of Impala Rustenburg’s SLP projects (Image source: © Mining Review Africa

Sustainability

#AfricanMiningIndaba: Mining partnerships benefit communities

22 Dec 2025

On the pulse of global innovation: Nonn Botha reflects on journalism in 2025

Media

On the pulse of global innovation: Nonn Botha reflects on journalism in 2025

Esther Tomorrow, Issued by MDNTV 22 Dec 2025

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Banking

AfDB and Nedbank secure multi-billion funding to reshape housing in Africa

22 Dec 2025

Sanjeev Mansotra, Chairman, Planet One Group

Trends

From adversity to opportunity: African education’s revival strategies

Sanjeev Mansotra 19 Dec 2025

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

ESG & Sustainability

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

19 Dec 2025

4th Industrial Revolution

How African countries rank on AI competitiveness in 2026

19 Dec 2025

Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

Marketing

Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

Issued by Provantage 19 Dec 2025

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Affordable & Social Housing

Groundbreaking housing project in Bethlehem set to transform the area

18 Dec 2025

Cape Ballet Africa's The Nutcracker comes to CPT for 7 nights only in Feb

Theatre

Cape Ballet Africa's The Nutcracker comes to CPT for 7 nights only in Feb

18 Dec 2025

Back-to-school savings: FNB and Pep's beloved 99c shoe deal returns in 2026

ESG

Back-to-school savings: FNB and Pep's beloved 99c shoe deal returns in 2026

18 Dec 2025

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

Food, Water & Energy Security

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Dec 2025

Skills Development & Training

AI-proof your career with these 10 skills

17 Dec 2025

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 17 Dec 2025

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Higher Education

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Issued by Thinkerneur 17 Dec 2025

MultiChoice Talent Factory opens 2026 applications

Education

MultiChoice Talent Factory opens 2026 applications

Issued by MultiChoice 17 Dec 2025

Spar's Carols by Candlelight spreads festive cheer with R1m donation

ESG

Spar's Carols by Candlelight spreads festive cheer with R1m donation

17 Dec 2025

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

Economy

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

17 Dec 2025

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

Banking

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

Issued by OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025