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Telkom FutureMakers marks a decade of SME backing

Fuel the future with the AMIE Academy Fund

Small suppliers lift off — but risks remain

Sappi deepens stewardship of indigenous forests

Cloudy Deliveries wins Kasi SME Challenge

Telkom FutureMakers marks a decade of SME backing

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

Fuel the future with the AMIE Academy Fund

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

Small suppliers lift off — but risks remain

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

Sappi deepens stewardship of indigenous forests

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

Cloudy Deliveries wins Kasi SME Challenge

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

Phakamani hits R1bn SMME funding milestone

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