Facebook to boost Africa’s economy by $57 billion
With intensions of investing, global technology company Facebook is looking into infrastructure and connectivity across the African region. The results are expected to cost over...
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Seven in ten U.S. corporate funders increased giving during COVID-19
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, seven in ten U.S. corporate funders increased their charitable contributions, while 43.7 percent awarded more grants, a report from...
Report outlines challenges, lessons learned in funding systems change
The common challenge for funders supporting systems change is striking the right balance between recognizing a system’s complexity and dynamism and simplifying it enough to...
Visa works to drive consumers back into local shops
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit South Africa, one of the most affected sectors has been that of small businesses. Small businesses don’t only support the...
Youth-owned SMME looking for COVID-19 growth
Whilst most South African businesses have been allowed to re-open during the current lockdown level 3, the increased economic activity isn’t necessarily enough to ensure...
Partnership formed promote the development of SMEs in SA
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic,Exxaro and the Small Business Institute (SBI) have teamed up to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South...
Santam faces a litany of court applications for failing to pay out valid COVID claims
A flood gate of final demands were allegedly issued on Friday and on Saturday against insurance giant Santam in respect to ‘Business Interruption’ claims from...
President gives Agritex officers 5000 motorbikes in a bid to increase the rate of food deliveries to vulnerable communities
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has donated 5000 motorbikes to the Agriculture ministry in a bid to help Agritex extension officers carry out their duties...
Community development hub launches project to uplift women
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease itself, leaving many women in the informal economy without an income to...
Are you getting the best e-bang for your buck?
E-commerce, and specifically in the retail sector, has broken barriers regardless of the global pandemic’s lockdown restrictions. Statista, a global business-data platform, believes that the...