BUSINESS
Mandishona’s Cash4Trash emerged as the R1million winner in the first ever Redefine Properties’ Innovation Challenge announced at the Challenge Convention at packed Maponya Mall Cinema- Soweto, this week. This also allows her an opportunity to negotiate start-up support to the value of up to R9 million in the form of either monetary support, education, commercial […]
Founded by young banking and insurance executives who boast a thick record within the industry, Tlalane Ntuli (COO) and Nkazi Sokhulu (CEO), the company was born out of passion to nourish and bring life to the world of credit life insurance. Tlalane and his team throwed their weight behind the national Stokvel roadshow in Diepkloof […]
The majority of MTN’s sites have been equipped with battery backup systems to ensure there is enough power on site to run the systems for several hours when local power goes down. However, the frequency of stage three and four load shedding is resulting in batteries not having enough time to recharge. “These batteries generally […]
The longest running black business awards for the past 16 years, it celebrates and recognises South Africa’s champions of transformation. It is scheduled for March 15 2019 at its home base Emperors Palace, Kempton Park- East Rand. The BBQ awards encourage and promote sustainable black business and transformation through the recognition of good corporate governance […]
The funding will be immediately available to Spartan SME Finance to boost its lending to SMEs. “Making finance available to this sector of the economy is critical to the sustainability and growth of small and medium sized South African businesses and their ability to create much needed jobs,” says Spartan SME Finance CEO, Kumaran […]
This years’ theme “Human capital growth and Entrepreneurship: A Catalyst for Africa’s Growth and Development” drew Africas’ top decision makers ranging from politics, business, diplomacy and other industries. First citizen of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said the city has full potential and opportunities are in abundance to be ceased by all, he noted during his […]
Having met years ago by coincidence in Johannesburg, the innovators conceptualized what is called Waterpod, the water purification solution designed to offer self-servicing drinking water-refill solution for everyone, thanks to I-Drop Water and Bluewater concept, whose mantra ‘Swedish ingenuity meets African innovation’ fits perfectly like water coming from the tap. The refill machine can provide […]
Xolisile, who owns Ilaphi Creations- a textile and design company- bagged two major awards at the Grant recipients’ event, held at the famous but old The RandClub in the CBD-Jozi. Ilaphi Creations, operating in Thokoza (East Rand) specializes in custom-made fabrics, interior, wall designs, cushions, aprons and so forth. Debut Fund Programme was conceptualized […]
Small businesses seem to have the potential of solving this conundrum, considering the preambles of our own National Development plan. For this reason, among others, Business partners Joel Lebethe and Thapelo Muparutsa have created a mobile application that will disrupt the transport industry; the revolutionary invention called DriveBi. DriveBi is a digital ride sharing platform […]
In Soweto, some of the emerging enterprises had to either close shop or send home their staff, as they could not operate- which means no income at the end of the month for some. As a result they lose thousands of rand because they rely on electricity to be productive. Asked what measures have been […]