Township Paint Manufacturer Wins R1 Million
Soshanguve entrepreneur Rodney Maduwa has won R1 million after his growing paint manufacturing business claimed the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge. Maduwa...
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Albany Targets 3,000 New Entrepreneurs
Tiger Brands is expanding its Albany Bread-On-The-Streets initiative, with plans to create at least 3,000 income-generating opportunities for entrepreneurs across South Africa within the next...
Standard Bank Backs Township Entrepreneurs
Ten entrepreneurs representing all nine provinces will compete for R1 million in Standard Bank’s 2026 Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge in Gqeberha next week. The...
City Signs LGSETA Skills Partnership
Cape Town has strengthened workforce development through a new partnership expanding accredited training, creating opportunities for communities, entrepreneurs and municipalities across the Western Cape. The...
Township Bakeries Create 220 Jobs
eThekwini’s Community Container Bakeries Programme has created 222 permanent jobs while supporting township entrepreneurs, food security and sustainable local economic development. The eThekwini Municipality’s Community...
Safe-Hub Transforms Youth Employment Opportunities
Safe-Hub is proving that long-term community investment can tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis by creating pathways to education, employment, entrepreneurship and lasting opportunity. With...
Spaza Fund Expands Township Opportunities
Government is intensifying efforts to help spaza shop owners formalise businesses, access funding and strengthen local economies through targeted support programmes. Government is stepping up...
Cape Town Expands Informal Trading Opportunities
Cape Town has approved 693 new informal trading bays across multiple communities, creating one of the largest expansions of public trading opportunities approved during the...
Cape Town Expands Youth Skills
The City of Cape Town has expanded a youth technical skills programme aimed at improving employability and creating pathways into long-term economic participation for unemployed...
Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities
Tiger Brands is expected to recruit unemployed youth and People living with a Disability from local communities to support the company’s drive to increase its presence...