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 | Winners of the Seed Low Carbon Award has been announced... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | Workers affected by the Covid-19 lockdown regulations since March 2021 will once again be able to claim from the Covid-19 Ters... Read |
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 | Omnisient, a secure data collaboration platform, has achieved its second raise this year totalling $1.4m, will be key to supporting their expansion globally... Read |
 | This new seed investment for Koa will see the team grow its offering up to Grade 12 and expand beyond the borders of South Africa... Read |
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 | LIZLE LOUW, KATE COLLIER, DHEVARSHA RAMJETTAN, SHANE JOHNSON AND MBALI NKOSI Employers seeking an appropriate response to the civil unrest and public looting in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of South Africa will have to consider different factual circumstances... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY PRAEKELT We've got bots to the left of us, intelligent assistants to the right, and here we are - stuck in the middle with a bold statement: A chatbot won't solve all your problems... Read |
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 | South African and Italian organisations have partnered to launch Fashion Bridges, a project aimed at laying the foundations of sustainable cooperation between the Italian and SA fashion industries... Read |
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 | QHAWEKAZI MEMANI, ISSUED BY VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Four students from the Vaal University of Technology won awards at the Intervarsity Entrepreneurship Competition, which took place on Saturday, 10 July 2021... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA A week of violence that has engulfed SA slowly began to ebb on Thursday, and people counted the cost of an orgy of arson and looting that has destroyed hundreds of businesses... Read |
 | LISA SWAINE & MARIA PHILIPPIDES Businesses seeking to recover losses from the damage caused by recent riots and looting need to act promptly in filing claims with the Sasria... Read |
 | EUSTACE MASHIMBYE The current spate of looting will be a major setback for hundreds of thousands of our people and their families that depend on the income that they will now lose, says the Proudly SA CEO... Read |
 | There is a good reason why the saying goes "first impressions last" and this is particularly important for small businesses... Read |
 | A youth-owned agri-business in Loeriesfontein is one of 13 micro-businesses and social entities that has received funding to support their goals and build sustainable entities... Read |
 | Digitise your processes with a clear digital transformation strategy and your business will function that much more efficiently, while being more environmentally friendly... Read |
 | Scott Thwaites, head of emerging markets for TikTok Global Business Solutions, offers tips that can help SMEs grow new business leads through digital tools... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | LESEDI NTULI The sustainability issues facing societies are threatening the well-being of people across the globe... Read |
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| Starting Up |
 | ALLON RAIZ Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz has identified a number of pitching techniques critical to attracting investors and funders looking to back small businesses... Read |
 | Greig Jansen has seen the Pura Soda Beverage Company grow quickly, having launched in 2017 and now exporting to over 13 countries around the world... Read |
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 | SAMUEL AYOKUNLE OLÓWÓSEJÉJÉ Worldwide, the ugly consequences of a warming planet are rearing their heads. Many countries are increasing efforts to decarbonise their energy systems in a bid to limit global warming... Read |
 | The AfCFTA will create one of the largest free trade areas in the world, connecting 55 countries in Africa with a combined GDP valued at $3.4tn... Read |
 | Africa recorded a 43% jump in Covid-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds... Read |
 | Botswana has begun work on its first iron ore mine, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as the country seeks rapid diversification from diamond mining... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Multiple retailers and shopping centres in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have limited their operations or closed their doors as civil unrest and looting continues... Read |
 | PRINCE CHARLES Keeping people in poverty is expensive, as we have seen spectacularly these past few days. The thin balance holding this country from exploding... Read |
 | BRENDON KOTZE Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Recently, one criminal group staged a global attack that locked the systems of organisations in 17 countries, including South Africa... Read |
 | JENNILEE PEREMORE-OLIVER We've entered the week of Nelson Mandela's birthday, which is on Sunday, 18 July. We will start to see many companies posting about their initiatives, offering 67 minutes of their time to help their communities... Read |
 | NTOMBI MHANGWANI The world is calling for accelerated efforts to counteract a gender divide made wider by the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | The Automobile Association also advises motorists to avoid unnecessary journeys and to buy no more fuel than necessary... Read |
 | Standard Bank is planning to buy up the 46% of shares in Liberty it does not already own, to take full ownership of the insurance company... Read |
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