A co-created and tailor-made South African Startup Act would be a powerful tool for empowering entrepreneurs and addressing key developmental issues, although case studies from other African countries show that it will require prolonged and widespread engagement with various stakeholders. This was the conclusion reached at the end of a webinar discussion on the relevance of a […]
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Hundreds of novice app developers taking part in first of its kind learning platform to drive digital education and innovation across SA Yesterday saw the launch of the first MTN Business App Academy, a virtual app development learnership initiative with over 900 students registered from around the country. This 5-week online coding programme sees novice
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The softer side of banking has really been put to the test during Lockdown. Finding the golden thread that takes CSI from boardroom box ticking and into company culture and conversations, has never been more front and centre than during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Kennedy Dembetembe, Senior Manager: Corporate Social Investment (CSI) at African Bank
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South Africa has hundreds of thousands of small businesses and there’s nothing small about the impact these small businesses have on our country’s economy. Small businesses need the nation to mobilise behind them more than ever before. That’s the word from Mike Anderson, Founder & CEO of the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC). The role
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The Department of Employment and Labour has published a notice indicating that it plans to introduce the Employment Equity Amendment Bill to the National Assembly. First announced by Labour minister Thulas Nxesi in July 2019, the bill promises to make a number of significant changes to the country’s employment equity laws. At the time, Nxesi said that
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It’s common company practice to stick to a three-year cycle to update and upgrade employees’ computers and laptops, but many of these devices still have years of use to go. So, instead of sending them off to the recycling depot, rather follow DriveRisk’s example in donating them to a worthy cause. Here’s how the country
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Most classrooms in South Africa have over 50 learners per class with one teacher having to give enough attention to each child. This is impossible in most cases resulting in some children being left behind. 2020 has added additional strain to this already tenuous situation with Teachers and Parents now having to help learners to
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The global coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented crisis. In South Africa, never before has the plight and livelihoods of black-owned suppliers and small businesses been so threatened. Save an SME and play your part in building an inclusive economy, by booking space for one or more of your suppliers in this year’s ESD
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Now in its 12th year, CSI: The Human Face of Business has become the key reference guide for best practice and innovation in SA social investment. With the social, economic and health challenges emerging from the Covid-19 crisis, thousands of South Africans are set to be adversely impacted – throwing into sharp relief the importance
The Thebe Foundation Relief Fund, an initiative launched at the beginning of lockdown to help feed the country’s most vulnerable communities, is continuing with food relief this Saturday, 18 July 2020, with hampers being distributed to feed another 1 000 families in the Soweto. Over 3 400 families, in communities around Gauteng, have already received desperately
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