New UWC incubator in Bellville targets growth of township businesses

Image supplied Housed in a repurposed post office building in Bellville, this initiative will serve as a physical incubator for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), providing them with access to new markets, mentorship, and business resources. Supporting sustainable job creation through SMMEs Small businesses are critical to South Africa’s economic future. The National Development…

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Sanef proposes Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA

Source: © Pexels Pexels Sanef recently proposed its Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA reports Media24 Reported by News24 which states that the meeting was attended by Naspers, Discovery, Capitec, Nedbank, Old Mutual, Remgro, Hollard, Bowmans, TFG (Foschini), Allan Gray, Unilever, BDO SA, MultiChoice, AB InBev, Momentum, MTN, and the Minerals Council SA, along…

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BEEI to address SA’s high youth unemployment: Ramaphosa

Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2023. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) demonstrates its determination to address the country’s high youth unemployment. Under the initiative, about 200 000 people will start working…

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W Cape govt says FMD will not affect provincial food security

Cows being vaccinated against FMD in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government says the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease will not affect provincial food security. Foot-and-Mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep and goats. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, says the current biosecurity protocols will ensure that…

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Consumer inflation rises to 3% in June

Aerial view of food aisles in a supermarket. Household budgets remain under pressure amid the rising cost of goods as inflation edges up from 2.8% in May to 3.0% in June. Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) latest released data shows that consumer inflation rose on the back of higher food prices, which have reached a…

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