by Hanleigh | Nov 16, 2022 | News
Alstom, global leader in sustainable and green mobility solutions, released a new study today titled, “The Role of Urban Rail in Sustainable Africa” in collaboration with EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services. As a contribution to the important...
by Hanleigh | Oct 16, 2022 | News
Amidst slugging economic growth and a high rate of unemployment, revitalising South Africa’s township economies is potentially one of the most efficient ways to help kick-start the country’s economic revival. Official unemployment figures of 33.9% –...
by Hanleigh | Oct 7, 2022 | News
Today, the Gauteng Provincial Government, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the SA SME Fund launched the SMME Crisis Partnership Fund, a R300 million debt fund for small businesses based in Gauteng townships. There are more than 2 million formal and...
by Hanleigh | Aug 25, 2022 | Features
By Alan Shannon, Executive: Small Business Services and Private Clients Although the need for a more entrepreneurial culture in South Africa was not created by the Covid‑19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns, it certainly raised awareness of the importance of...
by Hanleigh | Aug 25, 2022 | News
The confidence that South African small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners have that the South African economy will be conducive to business growth in the next 12 months is at its highest level in a decade. This is according to the Q1 2022 SME Index conducted by...