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The launch of a game-changer in South Africa’s payment landscape

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In a country with a large underbanked community and millions of businesses still reliant on cash-only transactions, the launch of a groundbreaking association promises to contribute to an inclusive financial sector for all and progress the digitisation of payments in South Africa. The Association of South African Payment Providers, known as ASAPP, was officially launched […]

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Why Africa has more women entrepreneurs

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The statistics are compelling: Africa has the highest proportion of female entrepreneurs globally, and the numbers in South Africa are a testament to this dynamic change. The entrepreneurship rate for women on the continent has increased to 25.9%, with 1 in 4 women running their own businesses. Image : Jun Omondi – Kamango Clothing Maboneng

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IKhokha launches affordable new smart card machine for SMEs

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One of the market leaders in the fintech space in South Africa, iKhokha, has announced the launch of a new smart card machine that fits into your pocket, called the iK Flyer Lite. This new offering follows the success of the flagship iK Flyer card machine, launched in 2022, which far surpassed initial sales expectations.

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SMMEs can alleviate SA’s jobs crisis – with help

Small Business, Thought Leadership / Chris Buchanan

South Africa’s most recent unemployment figures paint a gloomy picture. Our unemployment rate is now a staggering 32,9%, which is among the highest in the world. By Stephen de Blanche, Chief Revenue Officer for TransUnion Africa The problem is that the country’s chronic joblessness is what leads to most other socio-economic issues, including crime, poverty

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Small Business Survival Toolkit Part-5: Leadership and Crisis

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In part five of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Professor Caren Scheepers addresses the subject of leadership and crisis in a Covid era. Compiled by Tarren Bolton Caren Scheepers is a Professor in Contextual Leadership; Organisational Design and Gender Studies and management consultant who has worked in various environments – the financial sector, e-commerce

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Small Business Survival Toolkit Part-3: Resilience in decision-making

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In this third part of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Dr Charlene Lew looks at resilience in decision-making. As a faculty member at GIBS, Charlene writes, publishes, and teaches extensively in the space of decision-making, and shares some valuable insights. Compiled by Tarren Bolton In this third part of the Small Business Survival Toolkit

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smme development

The launch of a game-changer in South Africa’s payment landscape

Why Africa has more women entrepreneurs

IKhokha launches affordable new smart card machine for SMEs

SMMEs can alleviate SA’s jobs crisis – with help

Small Business Survival Toolkit Part-5: Leadership and Crisis

Small Business Survival Toolkit Part-3: Resilience in decision-making

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