South Africa turns to cinema to build young entrepreneurs
Thousands of learners in South Africa are taking part in an initiative set up to boost youth
entrepreneurship and economic development. Called Step Up 2 a Start Up II, it offers skills, a
toolkit and entry into the Maker-preneur of the Year Competition, with bursaries up for grabs.
South African initiative targets entrepreneur culture
South African businesspeople, government officials and celebrities got to together to launch Step
Up 2 a Start Up, a programme that teaches schoolchildren and students about entrepreneurship
and gets them to design, make and sell their own products.
Women of excellence: Bongekile Radebe, social entrepreneur
Bongekile Radebe is a self-driven young woman who has gained leadership skills through involvement in nation-building initiatives such as youth development programmes - including One Day Leader - and social entrepreneurship.
Gentlemen’s club motivates sharing skills
An initiative to identify the good men of Africa who play a role in business and their community was launched in Johannesburg. These men will use this platform to share ideas and brainstorm how they can combat challenges.
Africa is future for software entrepreneurs
A tech guru based in the city of San Francisco says Africa has the potential to create a new wave
of global software entrepreneurs. He is excited about the possibilities of the continent, which will
have 50% of the world's working population by 2040.
Six South African entrepreneurs on 2015 Forbes list
Forbes has named its 30 under 30 - its list of the 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa
under the age of 30. Six are from South Africa, but all are "entrepreneurs with fresh ideas".
They were nominated by readers, and judges looked at business size, location, struggles and
determination.
Small business is big business for South Africa
South Africa's high rate of unemployment, poverty and extreme inequality call for bold and far-
sighted interventions, Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu told the Global
Entrepreneurship Congress in Milan, Italy, last week.
IBM targets South African entrepreneurs
Multinational IT firm IBM is extending its Global Entrepreneur Programme, which aims to
convert "start-ups to speed-ups", to next-generation entrepreneurs in South Africa
for the first time.
‘A start-up with lots of potential’
Swedish entrepreneur Stephan Ekbergh has launched his latest venture, a one-stop travel portal, in SA and plans to move his headquarters to Cape Town. South Africa and his new business, he says, have a lot in common.
