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Eric Poku Shoe doctor
news

Poku, the Shoe Doctor?: Here’s a new kind of ‘doctor’ in Pretoria

School train
Start-up Africa

Students of Soshanguve High School build SOLAR-powered train

Gizzards
Start-up Africa

Crazy about chicken gizzards

Eric Poku Shoe doctor
Start-up Africa

Poku, the Shoe Doctor?: Here’s a new kind of ‘doctor’ in Pretoria

School train
Start-up Africa

Students of Soshanguve High School build SOLAR-powered train

Gizzards
Start-up Africa

Crazy about chicken gizzards

Mpumalanga residents join forces to fight unemployment and poverty
Start-up Africa

Mpumalanga residents join forces to fight unemployment

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele02-02-2023 07:53

Bushbuckridge young graduates came together to form a cooperative that has created employment in Mpumalanga.

Oral Hygiene: first black owned mouthwash
Start-up Africa

Oral Hygiene: first black owned mouthwash

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele01-02-2023 16:55

Paul Masilo produced the first oral hygiene, Freshmo, in Africa with no preparation or a chemical engineering background.

CHIETA creating future entrepreneurs
Start-up Africa

CHIETA creating future entrepreneurs

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele01-02-2023 12:13

Paul Masilo lauded CHIETA programme in giving him the skills and training that will help him run a successful business.

Empowerment to South Africa's Women engineers
Start-up Africa

Empowerment to South Africa’s women engineers

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele01-02-2023 10:43

Nyameka Tshangana is an empowered woman in electrical engineering by the Job Fund in south Africa and excelling in the industry.

Western Cape community cracking the egg business
Start-up Africa

Western Cape community cracking the egg business

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele31-01-2023 16:51

Friemersheim community cracking the egg business in Western Cape and creating jobs for community members to end poverty.

Welding programme benefits learners
Start-up Africa

Welding programme benefits learners

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele31-01-2023 15:12

Kwayiyo Mavuso, Lusanda Marwalana and Mzoleni Kosana are part of the welding learners at Coega Development Corporation

mobile-first mobile strategy and apps
Business & Finance

How to write a marketing plan

By Small Business24-01-2023 15:01

This guide offers practical advice on developing and writing a marketing plan using simple English.

6 best small business ideas fo
Business & Finance

6 best small business ideas for 2023

By Small Business18-01-2023 14:07

New year, new you: here are six ideas for setting up your own business in 2023.

Need investment in your business? Complete the Startup Africa investment form below
Business & Finance

Need investment in your business? Complete this Startup Africa investment form

By The South African16-01-2023 18:49

Startup Africa is a connection/marketplace for startups seeking investors and a network of angel investors looking for interesting investment opportunities.

Loop
Start-up Africa

LOOP: New online platform for taxis launched in Cape Town

By Ground Up18-10-2022 14:26

Loop is a new Cape Town-based tech start-up that enables commuters to book a minibus taxi for once-off trips.

orange farm
Start-up Africa

Orange Farm pair find treasure in trash

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele15-09-2022 21:49

Phumudzo Muthanyi (29) and Mbali Mokgosi (31) from Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, successfully turn junk into high-end fashion.

NYDA
Start-up Africa

NYDA funding allows Shange to call the shots

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele15-09-2022 21:19

Mthokozisi Shange (31) of Kagiso in Gauteng used to get work as an extra on several popular TV drama series. 

Community
Start-up Africa

Feeding the community

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele15-09-2022 13:39

Anna Kgaretswe is contributing to turning the fortunes of her community around through her vegetable farm which also benefits her family.

Beans
Start-up Africa

Cool beans! How a young woman is helping feed SA

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele14-09-2022 09:18

A young KwaZulu-Natal(KZN) woman is riding the success of her bean farming into the commercial agricultural space.

shoemaker
Start-up Africa

Shoemaker eager to walk a successful path

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele06-09-2022 08:34

From a young age, Ike Lekgoro (36) learnt to work with his hands and became a shoemaker who is known for the quality of his work.

online grocery
Start-up Africa

Online grocery delivery service takes Eshowe by storm

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele31-08-2022 14:52

Siyanda Mthethwa (36) launched an online grocery business in response to the escalating fuel costs affecting some businesses.

waste
Start-up Africa

One person’s waste is another person’s meal ticket

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele31-08-2022 14:00

Nomfundo Mkhaba (35) co-founder of Waste for Change encourages her community to reduce, reuse and recycle!

Farming
Start-up Africa

Making farming fashionable

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele29-08-2022 11:08

Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) wants to make farming more fashionable for youths.

mechanic
Start-up Africa

Motor mechanic revs up students’ dreams

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele29-08-2022 09:39

Sanele Ndlovu (40), has been successful in getting his workshop accredited to offer in-service training to artisan students

POULTRY
Start-up Africa

Lebohang masters the poultry market

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele29-08-2022 09:13

Lebohang Dhludhlu (32) has mastered network marketing for her poultry business. She has created job opportunities for 64 women.

furniture
Start-up Africa

Furniture manufacturing vital in job creation

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele23-08-2022 08:01

When Hlamarisa Ndaba’s law firm could not provide an income, she started a furniture manufacturing business

bursary
Start-up Africa

Bursary opportunities for young people

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele22-08-2022 11:33

Sonia Malinga (23) from Piet Retief in Mpumalanga is one of the people who received a bursary from the Shoprite Group

Breastfeeding
Start-up Africa

Breastfeeding tonic helps new moms

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele18-08-2022 10:36

A KwaZulu-Natal mother, Thandeka Jali owner of Lactease has invented a tonic that enhances breast milk production.

GirlBoss
Start-up Africa

Become a GirlBoss and the CEO of your life

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele18-08-2022 09:21

Launched in 2018, GirlBoss is part of the AfroBotanics Group, which produces various beauty and eco-friendly hygiene products.

Women's rights
Start-up Africa

Artist puts women’s rights in the picture

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele18-08-2022 08:30

Kganya Mogashoa (28) was motivated by unfair treatment of women in male dominated fields to fight for women’s rights through her art.

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