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Women are South Africa’s changemakers and they deserve more

Opinion Alef Meulenberg - 7 Aug 2020

The truth is the economy still largely revolves around men, especially white men like me, writes Alef Meulenberg.

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Corruption hampers the development of South Africa’s youth

Opinion Naledi Ngqambela - 5 Aug 2020

The economy as a whole will benefit from investment in young entrepreneurs

Preparing graduates for the workplace

Article Francis Petersen - 6 Mar 2020

Imbuing students with entrepreneurial thinking can also provide value to the larger economy

Social entrepreneurship means business

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

Purpose, profit and progress

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2020

Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results

Youth, dare to dream

Article Ashley Roman - 5 Jul 2019

Young people need to be able to imagine a better future if they are to stand a chance of creating it

Growing enterprises, for a healthy economy

Article Advertorial Supplement - 28 Jun 2019

The department of economic development is removing restrictions to getting a small business going

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Entrepreneurship funds in Africa: Distinguishing the good from the bad

Article Audrey Hruby - 28 Jun 2019

The fund-of-funds structure creates a natural disincentive for corruption

Let’s use ED to develop globally

Article Tafadzwa Mudyiwa - 28 Jun 2019

If the SMME sector can be catalysed for growth, it can change our national economic fortunes

How to grow the informal sector

Article Tehillah Nieselow - 12 Apr 2019

Author GG Alcock has solutions to grow the kasi economy

Developing SMMEs in the Mice industry

Article Welcome Lishivha - 1 Mar 2019

'I started out with three rooms, now I have 45 that I hire out'

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Foundation helps college graduates to become artisan entrepreneurs

Article Advertorial Supplement - 30 Nov 2018

Investing in the Future Youth Development Award. Runner-up: Second Chance SA Foundation

Unity required for Zimbabwe to blossom

Article Gerald Chirinda - 9 Nov 2018

Being open for business means we have to be open with one another first

Slice of life: Beads thread my life together

Article Dineo Bendile - 26 Oct 2018

'This business saved my life and I have no intention of doing any other work except this. I started this business because jobs were scarce'

Being an entrepreneur in South Africa – ‘the art of the hustle’

Article Advertorial - 28 Sep 2018

Hustlers have audacious goals and are not afraid of taking risks

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

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No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs