South Africa’s unemployment rate is high, and this remains one of the greatest challenges facing this struggling economy. Young people are at the centre of this problem and some are forced to rescue themselves. Many are still roaming the streets Read the full story
#Entrepreneurshipissues: As per my previous columns, I encourage small business owners to look for funding when they want to grow their businesses. However, I’ve been asking myself this question for a long time now – if it is that easy Read the full story
Cases of a corporate behemoth exploiting its might, indulging in uncompetitive practices are too numerous to be documented. Start-ups with innovative business models find themselves being driven out of businesses due to unfair business practices like unsustainable underpricing, intellectual theft Read the full story
Green Innovationz’s environmentally-friendly face mask production business is based on the concept of preventing colourants from discarded cloth ending up polluting rivers and soil. In addition, the company ensures that cloth, which is not biodegradable, does not end up in Read the full story
Only registered and tax-compliant small businesses can qualify for unrest Relief Fund, which automatically sidelines black-owned informal businesses in townships. The government’s move to establish a Relief Fund for business that were affected by unrest in July is laudable. However, Read the full story
A high profile victim of looting and vandalism is retired soccer star, former Orlando Pirates Captain, Lucky Lekgwathi, whose new restaurant at Klipton in Soweto, which is barely three months old, has been targeted. Black South African-owned black businesses, which Read the full story
“All the funding and risk-taking in the world may not be enough if South Africans lack the basic foundations in education to set them up to be successful“ lt is only fair to admit that South Africa’s noble efforts to Read the full story
South Africa has been importing goods which local small and medium companies have manufacturing capacity, resulting in loss of revenue and depriving citizens of job opportunities, at a time the country has an unemployment rate of 35%. Hopefully, a new Read the full story
The record increase in business closures negates the gains that have been made in the transformation of the country’s economy. This is based on recent data from StatsSA which indicates that 49% more businesses have been liquidated from March 2020 Read the full story
“Leaving a best paying job to start a business is not an easy decision.” Lindani Mbense (39) was born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, in Kwazulu Natal province. Upon completing his high school, Mbense pursued a qualification in journalism and communication. Read the full story