ASI unveils R300 million ETA Search Fund to drive employment and economic growthin South Africa
This first-of-its-kind fund enables skilled, driven individuals to buy and grow existing businesses, a smarter alternative to starting from scratch, and a way to preserve jobs, legacies, and local economies.…
Why big business needs to rethink its relationship with SMMEs
Matsie Mpshe delves into the often overlooked importance of SMMEs to big business. South Africa has over 2.5 million small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs), employing nearly 10 million people.…
The unfinished symphony of change
From Mandela’s first notes to coalition chorus-three decades of South African leadership, transformation gains, and the verses still unsung South Africa’s Leadership in 2025: Transformation, Unity, and the Work Still…
Manganyi’s vision
Ido Lekota takes a deeper look at Professor Chabani Mangyani’s vision of a post-liberal, non-racial, and egalitarian South Africa. During a recent public debate held at the University of South…
A new CEO to drive Zutari Africa’s mission
Ido Lekota sat down with Zutari Africa’s newly appointed CEO Tlhabedi Christopher Ralebitso for a chat about everything from being an Afrocentric consultancy to future-fit infrastructure development. Infrastructure development is…
A new dawn?
The structural and systematic overhaul of the Post School Education and Training Sector (PSeT) must seize our immediate horizon, writes Thabo Masombuka. Although the month of June marked the country’s…
A Strategic Response to U.S. Tariffs: South Africa’s Path to Sovereignty and Economic Resilience
Don Laka takes a look at what South Africa should do now that the U.S. has imposed a 30% tariff on exports. The United States has imposed a 30% tariff…
The cry of BRICS journalists
Don’t sensor our voices, don’t restrain our freedom, writes Dr Nonkululeko Mantula There is a great move towards South-to-South collaboration and multi-polarism. Organisations such as BRICS plus have proven that…
Worsening Illicit Substance Abuse Epidemic Threatens Our Country’s Development
As South Africans, we need to roll-up our sleeves and support efforts at various levels that are designed to turn the tide against illicit drugs abuse in our beloved country,…
The Crisis of Non-Payment of Suppliers: Implications, Causes, and the Road Ahead
In both the public and private sectors, the non-payment of suppliers has emerged as a chronic issue undermining economic sustainability, business development, and the delivery of services. This problem is…