Business is a national asset, and adds value
Business is the driver of growth in the economy, and in turn economic growth reduces unemployment by increasing labour.
BLSA interventions during COVID-19 pandemic
BLSA under the BUSA auspices has been at the forefront of the business response to the COVID-19 crisis. This note serves to highlight the BLSA interventions and swift responses through its members to the COVID-19 crisis which has created an unprecedented challenge which will certainly have a long-term impact on our already ailing economy.
TFG committed to growing SA’s future leaders
TFG believes in making a positive impact on the community, and growing South Africa’s future leaders. That’s why the programmes and bursaries it offers give people with great potential the opportunity to grow and succeed in an environment of support, collaboration and respect. In the past year, TFG has invested in 97 graduates, trainees and…
Webber Wentzel Ignite: new legal incubation programme for entrepreneurs
Webber Wentzel has launched Webber Wentzel Ignite, a legal incubation programme that will provide selected entrepreneurs and innovators with: tailored legal services valued at up to R100,000; bespoke mentoring and training support focused on legal knowledge and developing key skills relevant to start-up businesses; and targeted networking and profile-raising opportunities. To join the programme, interested…
Enabling better futures through sustainable small business development
While Hollard believes South Africa has made significant strides towards transforming the economy, it believes there is a better way to help black-owned businesses grow. The company says the transformation of South Africa’s economy has not progressed quickly enough to meet the twin imperatives of broad-based black economic empowerment and consistent economic growth. It aims…
Phuthuma Nathi shares – making dreams a reality
MultiChoice South Africa established Phuthuma Nathi in 2006, as its broad-based black economic empowerment scheme. More than 90 000 black shareholders from all walks of life hold a 20% stake in MultiChoice South Africa. Total dividends of R9.1bn have been paid to Phuthuma Nathi since the scheme was launched. Here Phuthuma Nathi shareholder Priscilla Hadebe…
Training employable contributors to the economy – here’s how Multichoice is making a difference
Lights, music, action! The next intake of students to the M-Net Magic in Motion Academy – Multichoice’s flagship corporate social investment programme – is around the corner. The vision of the academy is the ongoing development of new generations of film and TV creators. Multichoice’s partnerships with South Africa’s top producers and production companies enables…
FNB initiates a dialogue with SA’s township entrepreneurs
In line with Global Entrepreneurship Week last month, FNB Business conducted a series of engagements with township entrepreneurs across South Africa’s biggest townships. The engagements started in Tembisa and Soweto townships in Gauteng and were followed by uMlazi Township in KwaZulu- Natal and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. Mike Vacy-Lyle, CEO of FNB Business said…
Making a positive impact on SA youth
This is a real ‘local is lekker’ story about three South African organisations that are making a positive impact on youth through investing in education, social behaviour change and job creation. It’s an exciting example of how local businesses can support social outcomes in a sustainable way. NGO gold-youth founder and CEO, Susannah Farr, had…
JSE’s financial literacy initiative encourages culture of saving
The JSE Investment Challenge, now in its 44th year, is a focused and far-reaching educational programme aimed at introducing South African high school learners and university students to the JSE and its role in wealth creation while contributing to the country’s economic growth. The challenge, South Africa’s largest financial literacy initiative, enables students to become…
Co-creating a prosperous future for young entrepreneurs
The Box Shop, an innovative and distinctive lifestyle retail outlet launched in Soweto in 2016, is revolutionizing the retail market space whilst providing a unique opportunity for young entrepreneurs to co-create a prosperous future in the heart of local communities. The Box Shop is an incubation programme to develop new suppliers by providing them with…
TFG backs local entrepreneurship
TFG (The Foschini Group) is backing local entrepreneurship by investing a substantial amount into a groundbreaking digital game. Since its launch in July 2016, Kreeate, an education technology solutions company, has managed to become a leading example for the development and implementation of edutainment for high schools in South Africa. TFG, with three of its…