5+ day, 1+ min ago   (466+ words) Led by Thandiwe Maqetuka, the fund has been established in partnership with Knife Capital and Thinkroom. It follows the deployment of Grindstone Ventures Fund I, which invested in seven portfolio companies and helped catalyse further seed investment from South African…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (476+ words) As a profession, we need to be clearer and more confident about this distinction. PR is not competing for attention — it is shaping the environment in which attention becomes possible. The Prisms Awards play a vital role for several reasons:…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (525+ words) The Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) was launched at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, on 4 September. The 12-year mechanism will operate in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, targeting approximately 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises. ARCAFIM…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (521+ words) The ECMX study showed illicit trade – conservatively estimated to be worth R280bn across 12 sectors – is not an isolated problem within a limited set of industries, but affects the entire economy by crushing legal businesses, eating into tax revenue, displacing jobs, exposing…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (435+ words) The bank will participate in the event from 9 to 12 September at Bredasdorp Park in the Western Cape, under the theme “Together We Grow”, and will host three lunchtime discussions focused on issues affecting farmers and the wider agricultural value chain....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) For the Innovator Trust, supporting a technology entrepreneur like Mac Namara is about more than strengthening one business. The greater opportunity lies in what happens next: when stronger businesses create jobs, knowledge is passed on, and access to technology begins…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (597+ words) As businesses seek to diversify export destinations, strengthen supply-chain resilience and reduce dependence on traditional trading partners, the Africa-China corridor is gaining strategic weight. Enhanced renminbi settlement and payment capabilities could prove equally important, helping businesses turn lower tariffs into…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) At the MTN Group Fintech Annual Summit in Johannesburg, industry leaders, regulators and policymakers explored how digital finance could move beyond payments and transfers to help consumers build resilience, grow businesses and take greater control of their financial futures. As…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1291+ words) Gideon Gitonga, co-founder of Kenya-based blockchain company Nomachain, believes technology can help close that gap. What began as an effort to make rent-to-own pathways more accessible has developed into a broader platform designed to connect African property owners and developers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) The digital shifts every African marketer should be watching Bizcommunity The digital shifts every African marketer should be watching This edition unpacks why nostalgia is emerging as a powerful driver of brand relevance, how marketers can improve visibility in AI…...