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South Africa’s healthcare system continues to face mounting pressure, with public hospitals stretched and demand for post-acute and rehabilitation services...
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On the back of its recent international property award, Rainmaker Marketing is making more waves through its collaboration with South...
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South African micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operate in one of the most challenging funding environments globally. Despite MSMEs...
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South Africa's agribusiness sector offers substantial investment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Securing capital is often critical for agricultural projects; however, the...
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Many small businesses within the waste management sector in South Africa are thriving, creating employment, driving environmental sustainability and bringing...
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South African SME funding platform Lula has secured R340 million (US$20 million) in local currency funding from FMO, the Dutch...
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November is an important month for business owners and entrepreneurs, with Global Entrepreneurship Week taking place from 17 to 23...
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With its Asset Finance and Short-term Finance products, Business Partners Limited addresses two significant pain points for South African small...
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As small businesses enter the critical festive trading period, which often sees November and December sales account for significantly more...
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Access Bank PLC is set to host its first-ever Africa Trade Conference (ATC), a landmark event focused on advancing Africa’s...
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South African small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) owners understand that obtaining business funding is imperative to business growth. However,...
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Marking its 30-year anniversary of collaboration with South Africa, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has concluded negotiations for a R7.6-billion...
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Over the last decade, great progress has been made in furthering electricity access in Africa. However, the pace of electrification...
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This year's AOW: Investing in African Energy – the continent’s leading oil, gas and energy event – reflected a new...
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As a shareholder representative, the Ministry of Finance has played a significant role in advising and guiding the Land Bank...
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited South Africa from 1 to 8 July 2024 to receive an update on...
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In the challenging world of owner-managed businesses, it is understandable that only a minority are operated by young entrepreneurs, but...
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The challenges that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face in South Africa may be even greater than elsewhere, according to...
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Watu Credit Limited has announced an initiative to expand its asset financing support for compressed natural gas (CNG) powered three-wheelers...
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Small businesses have felt the impact of the ongoing energy crisis in a very tangible way. Loadshedding has cut into...
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In a significant move to advance renewable energy deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa Finance Corporation...
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Zenith Bank – West Africa’s largest financial services provider – along with Nigeria’s promising carrier Ibom Air, and Airbus celebrated...
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Mauritania's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh, and the African Development Bank's (AfDB) deputy managing director for...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is taking a stake of US$10.50 million in the capital of Seedstars Africa Ventures (SAV)...
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The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has signed a landmark partnership agreement with Vista Group Holding to accelerate access to finance...
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The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has pledged EUR8 million to AgriGRADE, an innovative approach to graduate the co-operative agricultural...
Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of fintech company ProfitShare Partners, is giving entrepreneurs who lack access to funding an opportunity...
Since 2016, Sony Group Corporation has been participating in the ecosystem of new business creation around the world and has...
