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 | JOHANNES MASITENG On 1 June, Lemok Group launched South Africa's first township-based mobile network provider, Kasi Mobile... read |
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|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Murray Barnetson and Willem Haarhoff, founders of DoughGetters Accounting, share how the company is surviving the Covid-19 storm...read |
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| |  | June is Youth Month in South Africa and this year, more than ever before, local youth need assistance on how to enhance their quality of life and overcome the unprecedented consequences stemming from the coronavirus pandemic... Read |  | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |  | Giving up is just never an option for Hlengiwe Ndlela (33). She knows exactly how hard failure can knock one down. But she has overcome 'fail' multiple times, settling it with the final stamp of success... Read |  | |  | A partnership between Citi Foundation and TechnoServe aims to grow entrepreneurship and upskill the youth in South Africa... Read |
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| |  | JAMEEL KHAN, ISSUED BY SAICA There has been one resource which has largely been untapped due to the panic the virus has caused, and that is employees themselves... Read |  | JAMEEL KHAN, ISSUED BY SAICA With markets in current turmoil amid the coronavirus spread, this is the time for small businesses to relook at their current business processes and understand how their business can respond in these chaotic times... Read |  | ISSUED BY GUERRILLA IMC Guerrilla IMC is showing their support for Covid-19-affected small businesses in a BIG way... Read |  | THABO MSIMANG, ISSUED BY YEHBABY DIGITAL YehBaby Digital is offering a 20% discount to all SMMEs who are taking the first steps in hosting a high-quality webinar, or are in need of digital services such as a new website and/or social media strategies... Read |
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 | JUANITA PIENAAR Fully-fledged boutique PR and digital agency, The Platinum Club's, Lee-Roy Wright says that apart from the fact that they are young and vibrant, they understand the ever-changing landscapes of PR and digital and are able to evolve and adjust quickly because of it... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE How we interact with one another and the events that we attend have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We're not going to be gathering together in person anytime soon. Fortunately, technology has played an indispensable role... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE EquityMaven, a local fintech startup, plans to disrupt traditional business valuation services by offering highly detailed, investment banking-style valuations online... Read |
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 | Upon closure of Andpeople, the youth engagement specialist agency is making available a free 'agency startup pack'... Read |
 | FUTHI CABE The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never scoring. - Bill Copeland. Read |
| Community |
 | Fashion entrepreneurs, creatives and digital innovators joined in on Fashionomics Africa's new webinar series to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | There is a disconnect between industry, angel donors, venture capitalists and research in Africa... Read |
| Funding |
 | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH Edge Growth is pleased to announce that the Edge Action Fund has awarded a debt loan investment to Engen Belfast, a wholly black-women-owned company that is bringing jobs and income to Belfast, a small town in Mpumalanga... Read |
| HR |
 | SIOBHAN ZURNAMER Getting quality candidates is challenging. Most jobseekers are desperate and will apply for every job they can, resulting in clogged inboxes and excessive CVs for employers to screen. Poorly written job descriptions can cause further stress and time wastage for employers because they attract irrelevant applications from the wrong candidates... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | TRANICA GURCHARAN Businesses don't always have to spend a fortune on advertising to gain exposure in the media during this critical period of lockdown and in future... Read |
| Research Reports |
 | The economic and social upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic underlines the need for a collective, and robust national strategy to unlock entrepreneurship in South Africa... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | ANDISWA BATA Various public and private sector entities have released wide-scale relief measures to help South African small to medium enterprises (SMEs) survive the Covid-19 business slowdown... Read |
 | BONGANI NHLAPO It's time for us to accept that this pandemic and social isolation are here for a while. But in addition to that, our reality has changed, possibly for good... Read |
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 | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |
 | This Youth Month, together with Pride Factor, young and confident 'thought leaders' share what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth... Read |
 | This Youth Month, together with Pride Factor, young and confident 'thought leaders' share what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth... Read |
 | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |
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 | MARK NANYINGI Kenya's initial response to was highly praised as effective in suppressing the spread of infections. There is cautious optimism as the country prepares for reopening of schools and economy due to a daily spike in cases and fatalities... Read |
 | BORJA SANTOS PORRAS Many African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant that, until the beginning of May, no African country had more than 10,000 people affected, with South Africa, Egypt, Morocco or Algeria being the hardest hit... Read |
 | DOYIN OGUNYEMI The World Health Organisation has warned that Covid-19 infection rates are likely to remain for a long time. There is therefore a need for countries to plan one step ahead of the epidemic curve... Read |
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 | MILLS SOKO Irrespective of who emerges victorious between the incumbent President Donald Trump and the Democratic nominee Joe Biden South Africa needs to start thinking about what it stands to lose - or gain - from the new administration's stance... Read |
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 | CAMILLA BUTLER As Covid-19 shifts the global economic outlook into deep recession, reflecting the impact of social distancing measures on economic activity, no industry remains untouched... Read |
 | GARY PALMER Some of South Africa's largest landlords have taken a pounding over the last two months with even our largest retailers, like Massmart, seeking rental relief... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA We salute all those healthcare workers fighting this pandemic, but it's important to remember those keeping the torch alight in other fields of medicine... Read |
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