https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/837.html South Africa news 15 How To Start Up news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/837.html en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 12:16:21 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/youth-farming-pilot-targets-jobs-and-food-security-845133a A new farming pilot in Diepsloot is testing whether youth unemployment and food insecurity can be addressed simultaneously by turning unemployed young people into micro-farming entrepreneurs. 1-268089 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/5-lessons-on-building-a-brand-at-scale-from-buttanutt-514660a ButtaNutt’s growth story is one of calculated risk and local focus. Founded in 2013, the business started with a single product: macadamia nut butter. Today, ButtaNutt is one of South Africa’s leading plant-based milk brands, with expansion into plant-based milks since 2020 and with consecutive triple-digit growth to match. 1-267726 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bridging-the-gap-south-africas-informal-sector-needs-unified-digital-tools-514650a There is a story South Africa has been telling itself about the digital divide, and it is only half true. The dominant narrative frames the problem as one of connectivity: lay the fibre, lower data prices, extend mobile coverage, and the informal economy will follow. It is a tidy story, and not entirely wrong. 1-267716 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-initiative-preps-sa-doctors-for-entrepreneur-led-healthcare-model-170656a In a move that could usher in a more decentralised, entrepreneur-led healthcare model in South Africa, Regenesys School of Entrepreneurship has launched a pilot programme to equip doctors to become business owners and healthcare innovators. 1-267508 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/alx-accelerates-gender-parity-in-africa-tech-and-ai-workforce-281197a Africa’s leading talent accelerator ALX is creating vital pathways to jobs for young people across Africa, providing tech, AI, creative and entrepreneurship education at scale, while driving gender parity in tech-enabled careers. An NPO funded by the Mastercard Foundation, women represent over half (55%) of the 347,100 ALX graduates and 45% of the 257,900 graduates who have secured work. The ALX ventures platform has further empowered 43,400 entrepreneurs - 41% female - and catalysed the creation of 60,100 new jobs through entrepreneurship, creating momentum across Africa’s technology, AI and entrepreneurship sectors. 1-267450 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/inscape-launches-higher-certificate-in-entrepreneurship-for-aspiring-founders-and-innovators-069695a Applications open for July 2026, with contact and distance learning options. 1-267277 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-brand-advisory-firm-breaks-from-traditional-pr-model-281507a Aura, a new brand advisory firm founded by industry mogul Nicole Mirkin, who serves as the entity's chief executive officer, and Lee-Ann Caboz, as managing director, is breaking from the traditional PR or marketing model. 1-267040 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beyond-the-breakthrough-how-african-women-are-turning-success-into-collective-impact-955754a How African women are turning personal breakthroughs into collective impact, and why ALX's numbers prove the model works. 1-266964 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/art-of-team-masterclass-in-durban-on-24-march-733232a A workshop with fellow scale-up founders, led by best-selling author Jason Goldberg to get the skills and knowledge needed to scale your business. 1-266562 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mr-price-foundation-waste-innovation-challenge-calls-students-to-reimagine-plastic-waste-solutions-173246a University students and recent graduates are being invited to develop commercially viable solutions that address plastic waste through a new national initiative launched by the Mr Price Foundation in collaboration with Universities South Africa. 1-265798 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Starting Up South Africa