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Small businesses urged to sign up for support programmes

ADDRESSING a business seminar in Ladysmith, the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition (the dtic), Nomalungelo Gina, urged small business operators in KwaZulu-Natal...

Local tyre industry nurtures next generation of professionals

IN a collective effort, the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) and its member companies are striving to empower the youth and foster employment...

New EE regulations should not be confused with BEE

SINCE President Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill into law on April 12, 2023, there has been significant commentary - from positive to...

Multiple innovations developed and jobs created through CDI fund project

THE Craft + Design Institute (CDI) is celebrating the close-out of a five-year R48.5 million project, funded mainly by the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund,...

SA’s Big Four banks sign up for low-value, real-time payments

THE largest automated clearing house in Africa and the nexus of the South African payments system, Bankserv Africa, has launched the country’s first low-value,...

Entrepreneurs learn how to pitch their businesses to investors

THE Play Your Part Ignite campaign, launched in July 2022, assists with fine-tuning existing and new business ideas, providing participants with resources to pitch...

Accelerator programmes now open for the furniture and textile sectors

THE eThekwini Municipality-sponsored Business Accelerator connects high potential, black-owned small businesses with large customers in their sector, explains the head of the accelerators at...

Equity crowdfunding platform raises capital for qualifying African startups

TWO African businesses have reached their minimum funding goals, raising over R6 million in just six weeks through equity crowdfunding. The fundraiser was facilitated by...

KZN Premier promotes digital transformation strategy in the province

KWAZULU-NATAL Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube announced that the province is at the cutting edge of innovation and positioning itself to be a digital technological hub...

Know the opportunities that lie in new recycling regulations

THE Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations which came into effect in May 2021, aims to ensure that producers are accountable for the entire life...

Mere compliance is not sufficient for EE plan and report

EXPERT ADVICE | By January 15, 2023, businesses are required to submit their employment equity reports outlining the progress they are making in implementing...

Bank commits a further R200m to SMEs via its tailored funding model

FNB contributes R200 million to the Vumela Enterprise Development Fund for deployment into new, innovative alternative SME financing solutions, aiming to benefit approximately 150...

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Third time lucky: Transnet re-issues RFP for DCT’s North Quay upgrade

TRANSNET National Ports Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for a contractor to reconstruct, deepen and lengthen berths at Durban Container Terminal’s (DCT)...

‘Smart’ all-season tyres to launch next year

SUMITOMO Rubber Industries (SRI), the Japan-based parent company of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, which manufactures Dunlop tyres, will release next-generation all-season tyres in late...

Gas specialist announces new GM

The Board of Air Products South Africa is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2024, Charles Dos Santos will succeed Rob Richardson as...

SEIFSA questions support for the Steel Master Plan as the industry faces disintegration and collapse

OPINION | THE steel industry is the backbone of any economy, it forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential to every...