crowd-funding

South Africa's NSPCA has been protecting animals for more than six decades and now calls on the public to help it rid our neighbourhoods...

Mathiba Molefe The mothers from Tales of Learning are just one group that have benefitted from generous donations made through the Different Donations initiative. (Image:...

Mathiba Molefe Masego "Maps" Maponyane says he wants to make lasting difference in the lives of as many people as he can. So much can...

When it is complete, the Riversands incubation hub near the impoverished township of Diepsloot will be filled with small businesses benefiting the innovative Asset-Based Community Driven Development programme. The plan is to grow the township's talent pool, increase skills and create jobs.

Crowd-funding, an anarchical response to old capitalist, risk-averse big business, has taken off on rich countries like the US and UK. Now a Cape Town-based project called Thundafund has adapted the online crowd-funding model to successfully launch small South African start-ups.