Lumkani Secures Funding From 4Di, Accion, others
Cape Town-based startup Lumkani announced that it has raised seed funding from 4Di, Accion Venture Labs, and Lireas Holdings. Lumkani developed a low-cost system that detect early signs…
Day: 11 June 2018
Wendy Luhabe to Join Steinhoff Africa Retail as Director
Steinhoff Africa Retail said on Monday it had appointed veteran marketer Wendy Luhabe as an independent non-executive director of the board with effect from 1 January 2019.…
The Truth About Entrepreneurship Young SA Entrepreneurs Want Everyone to Know
Young South African entrepreneurs who’ve genuinely built businesses consistently push back on the same myth: that entrepreneurship is a fast path to wealth and fame,…
How to Build a Business Around Events and Community
A business built on events and an audience earns nothing for a long time and then earns from several directions at once. The sequence matters:…
Vodacom Agrees to R17.5 Bln Black Economic Empowerment Deal
Large-scale broad-based black economic empowerment transactions, like Vodacom’s multi-billion-rand BEE deal restructuring its shareholder base in 2018, illustrate how major corporates use equity ownership schemes…
Quality Standards Key to SA Global Trade, says Minister Rob Davies
The South African government recognises the increasingly instrumental role that quality standards play in international trade, hence its focus on strengthening the country’s technical support…