Where did you grow up and what was your childhood like? I was born in Springs in the Eastrand and I grew up in the township of Kwa-Thema, Springs. My childhood was okay. I had a good family support system. Read the full story
For ambitious financial services professionals lacking development opportunities, January is often the month to quit their jobs, with 21 January the most popular day.[1] The fresh perspective of a new year energises people to make big changes. Yet, for all the Read the full story
It is commonly stated that people do not talk about losers; they talk about winners. It’s no surprise that Akhona Mosiane is the talk of the town. The young Eastern Cape-born entrepreneur has made it a point to show upcoming Read the full story
“There is need to be brave and face the harsh reality squarely. We have to halt the obsession of telling a good story of yesteryear’s glory and urgently focus on tackling current underlying problems which have been triggering protests. The Read the full story
“It was a lot to handle for young person, the fear of financial exclusion would always envelop Gugulethu. Until she was made aware of Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) a mine located in her home district of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal, which Read the full story
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission (“B-BBEE Commission”) will be hosting its annual conference on 17 March 2021 through Government Communications & Information Systems (GCIS), in Pretoria. The annual conference will focus on skill development as one of the priority Read the full story
The Eskom Development Foundation officially launched the 2018 edition of the Business Investment Competition (BIC) today in Johannesburg. Small businesses from all provinces are encouraged to enter and seize the opportunity to win their share of R1,3 million worth of Read the full story
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has embarked on a number of initiatives to improve the country’s skills base – key among them to get young people involved in the fields of science, technology and innovation. The Deputy President said Read the full story
Given the increase in South Africa’s unemployment rate to approximately 27% as per Stats SA, the topics of education and skills development remain pertinent. While there aren’t necessarily any quick fixes to this problem that the country faces, there are Read the full story
For sustainable urban development in South Africa the support for the growth of small scale manufacturing enterprises is very important across the urban developing world, key barriers to development of these emerging manufacturing enterprises relate to access to finance, entrepreneurial Read the full story