SME South Africa Hosts Inaugural Funding Summit

SME South Africa's first annual Funding Summit has taken place on Thursday, 12 June at The Empire Conference and Events Venue. The event brought together more than 400 delegates, including small business owners, funders and thought leaders from...

Urgent warning: South African small businesses targeted by RFQ scam

A sophisticated scam targeting small business owners across South Africa has re-emerged, causing significant financial losses for unsuspecting victims, Cape {town} Etc reports. The scam revolves around fraudulent Requests for Quotations (RFQs)...

Johannesburg Hosts 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit

The 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit is got underway in Midrand yesterday, bringing together industry leaders from across the continent to discuss youth entrepreneurship, small enterprise development, and personal transformation in...

LIVE | 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit

South African Tourism is hosting the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit & Challenge in Midrand today. The key focus areas include but are not limited to, youth entrepreneurship and students’ immersion in innovation, small enterprise...

Advancing inclusive and sustainable growth in Lesotho: The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a catalyst

The commencement of trading under the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) regime on January 1, 2021, marked the beginning of a new era for trade facilitation in one of the world’s largest free trade areas. With the AfCFTA, 54 of the...

Kyocera South Africa helps businesses get print-ready for Windows 11

Yunus Docrat, Service Manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa. (Image: Supplied) As more and more South African businesses are making the move to Windows 11, Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) is advising and helping...

Atlanta small businesses find opportunity amid tariffs and trade uncertainty

“This is our love letter to Atlanta, especially to its littles,” Bradley says excitedly as people line up outside the shop. Bradley decided this was the year that she was going to take a chance on herself and open her first brick-and-mortar store....

Africa loses $4bn annually to cyber-attacks … Speakers at AfPI meetings call for urgent solution

SPEAKERS at the 2025 African Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (AfPI) meetings in Accra have raised alarm over a significant rise in cyber-attacks in Africa with financial losses exceeding $4 billion per year. According to Interpol data, the...

Top KwaZulu-Natal SMEs shine at 2025 KZNCTC SME Accelerator Dragons’ Den

Local isn’t just lekker. It’s a powerful lever for economic growth, job creation, and transformation. And in South Africa’s clothing and textile sector, that shift is gaining serious momentum. From Woolworths and Pepkor Speciality to the Mr Price...

Africa Youth in Tourism summit gives young entrepreneurs hope

While the tourism industry is still recovering from COVID, there is hope for potential growth in the sector for young and emerging entrepreneurs on the continent. Africa Youth Tourism Co-chairperson, Akwasi Obeng Adjei says they have noticed a...

African Union Commission reaffirms Africa’s commitment to a bold and equal partnership with the US

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2025: Speaking at the USA Africa Summit 2025 in Luanda, AU Commission Chairperson – Mahmoud Ali Youssouf reaffirmed Africa’s commitment to a bold and equal partnership with the United States, stating, “We’re not...

SME South Africa hosts inaugural funding summit to empower local entrepreneurs

SME South Africa’s first annual Funding Summit took place on 12 June 2025 at The Empire Conference and Events Venue in Parktown. The full-day event brought together more than 400 delegates, including small business owners, funders, and thought...

Afreximbank meeting to boost Africa trade, investment

Benedict Oramah Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to host its 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 25 to 27, drawing a high-powered coalition of African, Caribbean (CARICOM),...

Africa must manage risk strategically, says Angola's finance minister

This article was produced with the support of ATIDI Backed by 24 member states and 13 institutional investors, including the African Development Bank and Africa Re, as well as international shareholders such as SACE, the Japanese export credit...

Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses

BRAKPAN – Themba Maseko quickly wipes oil and grease off his hands with a rag as he breaks away from repairing one car to assist another customer who needs parts for a low-riding BMW 325is that he’s pulled up in, exhausts booming. As soon as...

Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses

ThinkBusiness Africa Challenges CAPPA’s SSB Tax Proposals With Data-Driven Counter-Report

4 In a timely and rigorous intervention on Nigeria’s public health and fiscal policy debate, ThinkBusiness Africa has released a counter-report titled “Evaluating Nigeria’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax: A Critical Review of CAPPA’s Policy...

South Africa’s GenAI moment: Closing skills gap could unlock billions in economic value

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is fundamentally altering how businesses operate and governments deliver services globally. AI is poised to create significant value across various sectors worldwide. According to PwC research, AI...

South Africa's independent mechanics join forces to compete with big companies

The Motor Spares Collective is an initiative designed to unlock the potential of small township businesses in South Africa in the hopes of driving growth and creating jobs in areas where unemployment and poverty are high. Independent mechanic...

PaidHR sees opportunity in Africa’s small businesses, but the informal economy stands in the way

In 2024, PaidHR launched a cross-border payroll feature as part of efforts to stave off the effects of a currency devaluation in its primary market, Nigeria. Today, Co-founder and CEO Seye Bandele says it makes up 15% of the startup’s revenue and...