by Trudi Makhaya | Dec 8, 2017 | economic development, enterprise development, Featured, Media Release
Port Elizabeth, 07 December 2017 — BAIC South Africa (SA) announced that the first shipment of vehicle assembly plant equipment for the new BAIC automotive manufacturing facility, currently under construction in the Coega Special Economic Zone, has arrived in...
by Trudi Makhaya | Nov 20, 2017 | competition, economic development, economic freedom, economic policy, enterprise development, entrepreneurship, Events, Featured, finance, funding, innovation, insights, inspiration, Investment, media, Opportunities, public policy, social enterprise, start-ups, wealth, youth entrepreneurship
The concept of social enterprise has gone mainstream over the past few years, reflecting a desire for new ways to create economic value in a manner that delivers measurable social impact. This year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week kicked off on 10 November at the...
by Trudi Makhaya | Oct 30, 2017 | achievement, competition, creative economy, economic development, education, enterprise development, entrepreneurship, Events, Featured, finance, funding, Notices, Opportunities, small business
Engen Petroleum and Nedbank have partnered with Raizcorp to bring the ENGEN Pitch & Polish programme to cities and towns across South Africa, for the eighth time. The programme helps to educate and grow entrepreneurs. It teaches entrepreneurs how to polish their...
by Trudi Makhaya | Jun 17, 2016 | credit rating, economic development, economic policy
IT IS still too early to tell how the post-apartheid creation story will be told. But I suspect one of the founding tales that will endure is that of a new administration that inherited a near-bankrupt state (with junk status at S&P and Fitch) and turned it...
by Trudi Makhaya | May 25, 2016 | economic development, human capital, inequality
IN RECENT weeks business, labour and the government have presented a united front to fight economic uncertainty and stagnation. Too many people are excluded from meaningful economic activity in SA, manifest in high levels of unemployment (catastrophic for the youth)...
by Trudi Makhaya | Feb 2, 2016 | base of the pyramid, economic development, small business
This year marks the 30th anniversary of The African Council of Hawkers and Informal Business (ACHIB). Having being formed in 1986 during the height of Apartheid, to serve and protect the interest of hawkers, spaza shops and other informal businesses. These businesses...
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