Advertising agency Ireland Davenport (ID) has responded to a statement sent out by the Association of Communications and Advertising (ACA), confirming its decision to suspend the agency’s ACA membership for a period of twelve months following ID’s participation in a Read the full story
On Wednesday, 12 July RH Bophelo listed as a special purpose acquisition company “SPAC” on the Main Board of the JSE and joined five other companies in the Non-Equity Investments Instruments sector of the exchange which currently has a total Read the full story
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will have spent R100 million to support emerging black filmmakers through the South Africa Emerging Black Filmmakers Incentive by the end of March 2018. This was announced by the Director of Film Read the full story
This is particularly welcome at a time when 31% of South African companies have no female representation in senior leadership roles, according to the latest Gender (Dis)parity in South Africa report, published by Bain & Company. The World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Global Gender Read the full story
The Innovation Hub, an innovation agency of the Gauteng Province through its Fablab School programme, in collaboration with PrimeStars Marketing launched Step up 2 a Start-up IV programme at Montecasino on Thursday, 7 July 2017. Step up 2 a Start Read the full story
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Bulelani Magwanishe launched a multi-million rand Black Industrialist firm, Microfinish Automotive in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. Microfinish, an automotive valve guide and valve seat manufacturer, was co-funded by the dti Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS) Read the full story
The most obvious factor stoking racial tension in South Africa is structural socio-economic inequality, which is heavily, though not exclusively, influenced by race. This is according to Dr Gavin Andersson, a prominent scholar in the field of race relations. Andersson, Read the full story
Hundreds of small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) who battle daily to gain access to markets to ensure their profitability and sustainability have been thrown a lifeline, thanks to Ithala Development Finance Corporation. Limited access to markets is one of Read the full story
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the latest statistics, showing that more than two-thirds of students studying at the country’s higher education institutions are black Africans, is a cause for celebration. “It is very pleasing that despite our Read the full story
Alexander Forbes has announced the appointment of Thabo Mashaba as Group Chief Empowerment & Transformation Officer (GCETO). The company said all appointments are effective from 1 September 2017. “Mashaba was formerly GCHRO at Alexander Forbes and previously at ABSA bank, Read the full story
