Cape Town Activist named one of Top 100 most influential women in the world
Gender Violence and Rights Activist from Lavender Hill has been named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the world. The BBC...
Category : Business
New App to increase business for truck drivers
WRAPP (Waste Recycling App) is an innovative start-up that uses technology to connect independent truck owners to customers who need waste removed from their worksites....
Bridging the gender gap with Female Foundary Programme
In 2017, UNESCO Institute for Statistics revealed that that literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasing year-on-year, but there is still a gender gap....
The City of Ekurhuleni gives land to local farmers to grow economy
The City of Ekurhuleni has made council-owned land valued at R120 million, available to local smallholder and subsistence farmers to improve food security, increase tax...
SANRAL includes SMMEs in N2 and N3 road upgrades
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has shown a strong interest in including small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) businesses in major road...
Newtown Improvement District board begins plans to revive the inner city
The Newtown Improvement District (NID) has begun its journey to revive and restore the inner city under the leadership of a new board. The new...
R1bn investment in new production centres to help revive South African economy
DEFY, a subsidiary of Arcelik Global, has invested R1bn in upgrading three local production centres to serve as their strategic manufacturing hub, this move was...
#BizTrends2019: NPOs need to be nimble
Without sufficient income, their much-needed services cannot be delivered. In focus group discussions among NPOs, and in general discourse, we have seen confirmations of decreased...
ECOSOCC engages with Zimbabwean and South African civil society on the ending of sanctions against Zimbabwe
A delegation of civil society leaders from Zimbabwe , led by the Patron of the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches, Mr Jimayi Muduviri, along with...
South African startup secures additional $1.85 million funding
WhereIsMyTransport has received an investment of USD 1.85 million from Liil Ventures and Goodwell Investments as part of its Series A funding round. The investment...