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Youth Training That Works — Octotel’s Model Goes National

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Octotel is scaling up its youth learnership model — turning a successful pilot into a long-term talent pipeline that feeds South Africa’s digital economy and builds real jobs in the country’s growing fibre sector. By BizCommunity Octotel’s learnership programme is moving from a promising pilot to a full-scale, long-term strategy — proving that corporate-driven training […]

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Leading with Legacy: Women Reclaiming Power Through Intergenerational Knowledge

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In South Africa, where the resilience of women has long been the backbone of communities, a new generation of leaders is rediscovering the transformative power of intergenerational knowledge sharing. It is in the passing down of wisdom, from grandmother to mother to daughter, that stories become strategies and lived experience becomes leadership. This belief came

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Iwisa No.1 Turns Heritage Into a Platform for Bold Young Designers

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Iwisa No.1’s Fills Bold Designer Search proves heritage can drive creativity. The competition gives young South Africans the space, confidence, and backing to turn cultural identity into powerful streetwear — and opportunity. Iwisa No.1’s first Fills Bold Designer Search has done more than name a winner. It’s set out to shift the narrative — showing

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Three-percent levy won’t fix transformation — real ESD does

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South Africa’s proposed “3-for-3” scheme, which would allow unlisted companies to pay three percent of their gross revenue in exchange for automatic Level-3 BEE status, may seem straightforward. But it’s a shortcut that risks undoing years of hard work toward genuine enterprise and supplier development (ESD). By Business Tech Paying a fixed share of gross

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DigiMine launches community trust platform

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A new digital platform developed at the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine) within the Wits Mining Institute is offering a practical solution to one of the mining sector’s most persistent challenges: building trust with the communities located near mining operations. By Mining Review Africa Designed to make information easier to access and understand, the platform

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Sustainability drives Isanti Glass

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Isanti Glass, South Africa’s only black-owned Level 1 B-BBEE glass packaging manufacturer, ties business excellence to transformation and environmental stewardship. Based in Johannesburg and part of Proudly South African, the company combines local manufacturing strength with a clear buy-local stance. By Business Day Its amber, flint and emerald containers use, on average, up to 50

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Bybit strengthens its footprint in South Africa

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Bybit is expanding in South Africa with a push that combines partnerships, seamless rand access and new scholarship programmes. The exchange says it aims to be the country’s most trusted and user-friendly crypto platform in 2025. By Bybit – Moneyweb A strategic partnership with Altify Capital is designed to give local traders easier access to

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Twenty businesses supported through East London retail park

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Growthpoint reports that 20 small businesses have benefitted from its East London retail park development through enterprise and supplier development initiatives. These enterprises were offered support across setup, training, promotion and integration into retail supply chains. By Schalk Burger – Engineering News By weaving local suppliers into its retail ecosystem, Growthpoint is demonstrating how property

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Sun Culture powers Africa’s agricultural revolution

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SunCulture has secured $5 million in investment to scale its solar-powered irrigation solutions across Africa. The funding will support expansion in markets such as Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia, and bolster the company’s mission to unlock agricultural growth through off-grid solar water pumps. By Serrari Group The move underlines how renewable energy can be a powerful

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