Amazon Web Services (AWS) and South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed an agreement that will see 100% black-owned small businesses in the IT sector getting support. The agreement signed on the sidelines of the SA Investment Read the full story
A partnership to further youth employment by bringing together innovation, infrastructure, 4IR thinking and a commitment to jobs for youth in township and peri-urban communities has just been announced between the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and YES (the Read the full story
By Bob Dilrajh (Accountability and Performance Mgmt Specialist) 70 000 people in the Yokohama Stadium, Japan, rose to their feet in rapturous applause as Siya Kolisi lifted the Webb Ellis trophy of the Rugby World Cup 2019 on Saturday, November Read the full story
President Ramaphosa has launched Tshwane Automotive Hub on Tuesday, 05 November 2019. The Automotive Hub is an outcome of the SA investment conference held in October 2018 where the Automotive Industry pledged investment, transformation and localisation in fulfillment of commitments Read the full story
South Africa is embracing 21st century digital technologies to make it easier to register businesses. This was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel, with the on-line launch of a pilot phase of a new Read the full story
Dr Patrice Motsepe’s charitable organisation, Motsepe Foundation, has pledged R100m towards a jobs fund to help alleviate SA’s unemployment crisis. Motsepe’s jobs fund comes after just a week the Statistics South Africa’s (StatsSA) released the country’s jobs data for the Read the full story
Parliament, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 – The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development has welcomed a presentation that was made by its Content Advisor, Mr Sibusiso Gumede, with regard to access to market by the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises Read the full story
Johannesburg – Fin-Uwezo, a public awareness and engagement platform to be launched on 26 October 2019 at The Venue Melrose Arch, aims to make financial literacy learning a lifestyle. The event to follow from the Global Financial Inclusion Week, 21st Read the full story
There is still a need for transformation in the property sector, revealed Portia Tau Sekati, CEO of the Property Sector Charter Council (PSCC). “Despite significant progress since the establishment of a democratic government in 1994, South African society, including the Read the full story
Currently celebrating its 10th birthday, Afrocentric IP has shown that black owned and managed IT businesses are not only possible, but profitable… Even with B-BBEE legislation firmly in place, the South African IT sector faces significant transformation challenges. Fully owned Read the full story