SA firm named Africa’s top SMME
Cape Town-based Roth Medical Components was named Africa's top small business at the first Africa SMME Awards function in Johannesburg.
Govt grants for entrepreneurs
The department of trade and industry has launched a Competitiveness Fund that provides financial support to qualifying entrepreneurs, allocating grants that cover up to 50% of their running costs.
Umsobomvu Youth Fund
Creating jobs and developing skills among young South Africans are the main aims of the Umsobomvu Youth Fund, which has spent about R470-million on 61 projects over the past two years.
AltX riding stock exchange wave
AltX, Africa's first alternative exchange for small to medium and growing companies, is riding the wave of the private sector's bullish sentiment about the South African economy with a number of important new listings.
SA banks’ governance ‘sound’
An independent review of South Africa's five largest banking groups has found that corporate governance standards are sound and comply with international norms.
SA’s first gay & lesbian bookstore
The Ultra Violet Book Cafe in Melville, Johannesburg is the only bookshop of its kind on the continent - the first specialist gay and lesbian bookstore in Africa.
SA cities join hands for growth
With 70-75% of South Africans expected to be living in urban areas by 2030, the economic sustainability of the country's cities will be crucial to its overall economic growth. A new initiative responds to the challenges.
