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‘Self-Reliance, Not Dependence, Must Be Our Final Goal’
“Self-reliance would come when we have total control over our platforms and their components,” believes Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Delivering a keynote address on “Export as the Lever: India’s Next Big Push”...
Owner: Nitin A. Gokhale
South Africa’s top 20 entrepreneurs and small businesses revealed
Celebrating vision, resilience and entrepreneurial excellence The 2025 South African Small Business Awards stand as a national tribute to the relentless drive, resilience, and innovation of South Africa’s most inspiring entrepreneurs and small...
Owner: National Small Business Chamber (NSBC)
South Africa fintech launches platform to unlock SME funding
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SME Snapshot has launched an updated version of its business management dashboard, aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) demonstrate their financial health more clearly to potential funders. Access to finance remains one of...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Local trailblazers put South Africa products on the world stage
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Six Eastern Cape companies took their products to North America, showcasing South Africa’s entrepreneurial talent at Grocery Innovations Canada (GIC) 2025, held at the Toronto Congress Centre on 28-29 October 2025. Accessing new markets The trade...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
South Africa launches youth fund to fight unemployment
South Africa is launching a $135 million Youth Fund to support youth-owned small and medium enterprises, part of a government effort to tackle the country’s persistently high youth unemployment. Nearly half of South Africans aged 15–34...
Owner: Teresa Clarke
Redrawing the manufacturing map: Singapore’s mission to South Africa
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Sesona Mdlokovana|Published 1 hour ago 4min Trade in goods between Singapore and South Africa soared to US$1.4 billion in 2024, nearly doubling 2020 levels. This significant increase highlights a broader shift as companies re-evaluate supply...
Owner: Iqbal Survé, Chinese Government & South African Government
JOY AND TOGETHERNESS OUTPOURED AT “WE VILLAGE DAT – ST PETER’S”
(Dept. of Cultural Heritage, St. Kitts, November 03, 2025): Wednesday, October 29, 2025 was a day of celebration, togetherness and spontaneity when dozens of residents of the Parish of St. Peter came out to reminisce, recall and regroup at the...
Owner: Tito Chapman
South Africa’s greylist exit opened new doors for SMEs
South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list in October 2025 marked a defining moment for the country’s small business sector. Entrepreneurs who had faced high borrowing costs and nervous investor sentiment during the...
Owner: Iqbal Survé
WAMS Middle East & North Africa Review
In the past two years, the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region has witnessed very active developments in the area of merger control: new regimes have come into effect (and others are under development), several competition authorities...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Green Seeds programme cultivated next wave of entrepreneurs in South Africa’s green economy
South Africa’s next generation of green entrepreneurs took a major step forward as the second Green Seeds Competition officially launched in Waterfall City on Wednesday. The accelerator programme had been designed to support emerging businesses...
Owner: Iqbal Survé
Epic deals, music and vibes: Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025 kicks off today at Accra Mall
The biggest celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and unbeatable deals is here again as the Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025, powered by JoyPrime, takes over Ghud Park at the Accra Mall from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2, 8 am...
Owner: Kwasi Twum
South Africa rolls out $135 million fund to curb unemployment
South Africa will on Friday begin offering loans through a 2.5 billion rand ($135 million) Youth Fund aimed at supporting small businesses. South Africa will on Friday begin offering loans through a 2.5 billion rand ($135 million) Youth Fund aimed...
Owner: Leonard Stiegeler
My Business Mag: Meet the visionaries shaping SA’s business future
The 2025 South African Small Business Awards shines a spotlight on entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of South Africa. In this issue, we discover more about these incredible businesses and offer you an opportunity to rub shoulders with them...
Owner: National Small Business Chamber (NSBC)
Africa lagging behind in AI adoption, expert says
Africa lagging behind in AI adoption, expert says A leading advocate for real-world skills and digital fluency, Godson Ozioma, has decried the slow pace of adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Africa. He said that the industrial revolutions of...
Owner: Maiden Alex Ibru
Ex Shopify developer launches Storebridger targeting African SMEs
Storebridger, a new tech startup founded by a former Shopify developer is a rival to old employer as it targets African small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The idea for Storebridger came when co-founder Hameed Damee helped his wife run a small...
Owner: Frank Aigbogun
How Brazil’s New Digital Payments System Managed to Enrage (and Terrify) Both Wall Street and Silicon Valley
A mobile payments system that is publicly controlled, easy to use and without fees (for individuals and small businesses) is “tough to beat.” Over the past decade Brazil, like China, has morphed from a heavily cash-dependent economy into one of...
AICIF: Metropolitan, FG harps on Islamic finance for inclusive, sustainable development
Vice President Kashim Shettima and other economic stakeholders have called on African nations to deepen the adoption of Islamic finance as a tool for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation across the continent. Represented by Dr. Tope...
Owner: Dotun Oladipo & Oladipo Family
Thunes and Ecobank to power instant cross-border payments in Africa
A major new partnership between Thunes and Ecobank Group aims to accelerate financial inclusion and unlock instant cross-border payments for millions of Africans. Instant cross-border payments in Africa The collaboration operationalises a landmark...
Owner: Gemma & Alexander Rolfe
Why the Supreme Court tariffs case is about so much more
This week, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of Trump’s tariffs. But the implications are far greater than trade policy. How the ruling could change the scope of presidential power. GuestsLori Wallach, director of the Rethink...
Owner: New York Public Radio
South Africa Needs A Collaborative And Coordinated AI Skills Strategy
South Africa has the potential to harness the power of AI to positively transform the economy and society. The global shift driven by AI is affecting industries and altering how businesses function, promising to add an estimated $15.7 trillion to...