Start Up News

04/09/2022

Despite recent moves to cut red tape – especially for small and medium businesses – analysts and trade experts say the Department of Trade and Industry and Competition (DTIC) is actively ‘kneecapping’ investment in South Africa by trying to force businesses to do things its way.

04/09/2022

02/09/2022

The skills development institution partners with Cortex Hub, to accelerate access to critical digital skills.

18/08/2022

The Chinese tech giant launches its 2022-2023 ICT Competition for SA, to foster local and global ICT talent.

18/08/2022

12/08/2022

"The Department is also rolling out the Localisation Programme through which, enterprises are supported to commercialise their products. This includes testing them for compliance through SABS as well as facilitating their listing on shelves of retail companies like Clicks, Dischem etc."

07/08/2022

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas launched its Siyafunda Portal in May this year.

The portal aims to provide holistic entrepreneurial development by extending learning interventions to entrepreneurs and employees.

Sign up for free to the Siyafunda Portal for access to a wealth of learning material by visiting: https://siyafunda.blackumbrellas.org/learn/login/index.php

04/08/2022

The digital-only bank seeks to break-even and reach profitability in the coming year, says CEO Coen Jonker.

04/08/2022

The companies will undergo intensive review of their strategies and be provided with coaching from global resources.

03/08/2022

We are rebranding!

01/08/2022

Mohaswa’s beverages, after five years of operating, is now stocked in Food Lover’s Market, Pick n Pay, Spar, Takealot, and Makro.

28/07/2022

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will lead the Small Enterprise and Co-operatives Policy Dialogue scheduled to take place on 04 – 05 August 2022.

“Overarching Small enterprise development through coordinated ecosystems”.

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27/07/2022

The telco seeks the next group of ICT-focused, township entrepreneurs to be part of its incubator programme.

22/07/2022

Creecy said that the game meat strategy will create a scalable commercial game meat industry focused on game meat production, harvesting, processing, distribution and marketing – and the new legislation seeks to formalise the industry, which is currently mainly a by-product of informal operations.

“There are large areas of community-owned land that are suitable for plains game, and which provide an opportunity for community-based enterprises to drive rural socio-economic development. There are also high barriers to entry, which would need to be addressed,” the minister said.

Game meat enterprises will need to be commercially and ecologically sustainable, the department added.

New legislation could lead to more game meat alternatives of popular products coming to grocery store shelves in South Africa.

21/07/2022

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to deliver keynote address at Telkom FutureMakers Township Innovation Incubator.

20/07/2022

Call for Application!

The office of the Executive Chairperson of the NYDA Invites young people between the ages of 18-35 to participate in the II BRICS International Youth Camp.

Submit a motivation as to why you should be nominated to participate.

For more information and submission of applications contact Thobile Mbele at: [email protected]

Applications close: Sunday 24 July 2022 by 17h00

16/07/2022

Invitation to enroll for Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) programme for chefs.

Closing date: 22 July 2022

13/07/2022

Calling all SMMEs to join the Absa Group Virtual Masterclass!

You will learn:
- How to write a winning 1-page proposal,
- How, why, and when to use it,
- What to leave out when you have a lot to say.

Register at no cost: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsfuqgqTgrGdxWPYn4f6Nue3YrDILQlIvd

13/07/2022

International companies, like Amazon and Panasonic, are increasingly choosing to set up headquarters in South Africa as part of their global expansion. With more foreign businesses moving in every year, skilled people have become one of the country’s most in-demand commodities.

13/07/2022

Start-up advisor Heike Kannemeyer creates the New Business Launch Programme, an online incubation initiative.

12/07/2022

The SA Innovation Summit and Anza Capital launch the Foodtech Programme to bolster the food value chain.

12/07/2022

The UK tourist are making their way back to the Western Cape, with arrivals recovering to 98% of pre-pandemic levels. But the number of visitors from Germany, US, the Netherlands and Switzerland have yet to fully recover.

09/07/2022

Former Bafana Bafana star player Teko “The General” Modise has launched a new talent management agency aimed at helping sports and other talented people from different industries to have successful careers and broaden their streams of income.

07/07/2022

Makawana Farmers Stokvel was formed in 2017 as a platform for young farmers to support one another. The stokvel, based in Kuruman, Northern Cape, initially served to address the dire after-effects of the drought which the province experienced in 2016.

06/07/2022

SA’s travel sector is forecast to grow at an average rate of 7.6% annually over the next decade, the World Travel & Tourism Council says

05/07/2022

As Durban's port decays, the Maputo option is becoming increasingly popular with SA exporters

05/07/2022

A team of Johannesburg waste pickers has collected more than 700,000kg of plastic recyclables over the past eight months.

03/07/2022

A new wave of lodges on the north-eastern side of the Kruger National Park illustrates that game parks are back