Telkom’s FutureMakers initiative has reached its 10-year milestone with a 153.4% year-on-year surge in enterprise and supplier development investment in FY2025. Launched in 2015 with an initial R250 million, the programme has incubated ICT-focused SMMEs and expanded market access at scale. By Ashley Lechman – Business Report Over the decade, FutureMakers has supported 459 youth- […]
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South Africa’s food value chains need more high-performing, investment-ready SMEs. The AMIE Academy Fund aims to back them with targeted finance, hands-on mentorship and access to markets across the meat, poultry and wider import–export ecosystem. It’s positioned as a practical route for companies to meet ESD and B-BBEE goals while supporting real enterprise growth and
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Pick n Pay’s enterprise and supplier development push is opening doors for emerging brands, giving small producers shelf space, mentorship and a route into national retail. The promise is scale, credibility and a clearer pathway from kitchen-table startup to stable business. By Jamie Bennjamin – Daily Maverick The gains come with real pressures. New entrants
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Sappi is marking Arbor Month by highlighting work that runs year-round to protect and restore indigenous forests on its land. About 7% of Sappi’s holdings comprise biodiverse forest patches that support wildlife and rare plants. In 2024 the company partnered with The Biodiversity Company to assess these areas—including 28 patches within 156 Important Conservation Areas—and
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Cloudy Deliveries has been named overall winner of the 2025 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, taking home R200 000 at the national finals held in KwaZulu-Natal on 27 August. The competition, now in its third year and expanded nationally for the first time, drew more than 850 applications from township entrepreneurs across all
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Phakamani Impact Capital will mark a historic milestone this month—R1 billion in funding facilitated for South African SMMEs since inception—underscoring a long-term focus on building resilient entrepreneurs, backing mining-linked communities, and turning enterprise and supplier development (ESD) into real economic participation. By Phakamani Impact Capital – BizCommunity The organisation says its model combines patient capital,
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Anglo American’s Zimele programme, which has supported SMEs in mining towns since the late 1980s, is expanding into tourism to open skills and short-term job opportunities for young people — including chances to travel abroad. By Dineo Faku – Business Live Zimele’s head, Larisha Naidoo, says tourism is creating new pathways for youth in mining
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SEDFA’s Enterprise & Supplier Development Dialogue in Graaff-Reinet brought MSMEs, corporate partners and local government together to grow supplier capacity and unlock deals. Hosted at the Botanical Gardens, the session focused on practical collaboration to move small firms into corporate value chains. By Mfanekiso Ngqondeni – Pondoland Times What happened What’s next
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The Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge Summit 2025 brings 18 township entrepreneurs to KZN on Wednesday, 27 August, with R500 000 on the table. The top two from each province advanced after a nine-province run of pitches, under the theme “Future-Proofing Kasi Businesses: From Survival to Sustainable Success”. The summit is powered by
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Galp Moçambique, in partnership with AIESEC, has launched Vocational Light, a four‑week vocational guidance programme at two high schools in Maputo, offering students aged 14 to 20 practical exposure to different professions and support in planning their future careers. By Doreen Molefe – Daily Sun This Women’s Month, six female farmers from North West and
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