Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, will host the 7th ABH Summit and Grand Finale in Kigali, Rwanda, on 12–13 December 2025 in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). The two-day event will bring together over 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, founders, partners,…
This Entrepreneurship Month, Consult Financial Adviser, Shaun Meintjes shares steps that business owners can take to protect their personal finances if they find their business failing. Ask any entrepreneur what it is like to own a business and they might answer that it’s a bit like taking a sea voyage. When you start a business,…
The Business Council for Africa (BCA) has appointed Dr Alim Abubakre to its Board, marking a strategic step toward deepening UK-Africa business collaboration and strengthening governance across the continent. Dr Abubakre — a respected leadership strategist, Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School, and Founder of TEXEM UK — joins the Board in…
Diopoint delivers integrated ICT solutions that simplify complexity. In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, businesses need more than just technology – they need a trusted partner who understands their goals. Diopoint, a 100% Black women-owned ICT service provider with a 14-year track record, continues to help organisations across South Africa modernise, secure and scale their IT environments…
The 2025 Bellville Business Expo (BBEXPO) brought the local business community together for two energetic days on Tuesday, 28 and Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at the Tygervalley Centre Arena, marking its third successful year as one of Cape Town’s most dynamic platforms for business growth and collaboration. This year’s event connected more than 500 businesses,…
AI innovations at Microsoft Ignite will have a big impact in 2026. DAC Systems will attend Microsoft Ignite, taking place in San Francisco from 18 to 21 November, as momentum builds around a new wave of AI-centred capability across the Microsoft ecosystem. Bernard Vertenten, Microsoft Solutions Business Development at DAC Systems, says the company is…
IN East Africa, we’re experiencing an exciting period of business growth driven, in part, by digital transformation and its myriad of benefits such as mobile-driven financial inclusion, smarter agriculture and industrial manufacturing, critical infrastructure, data centres, to name but a few. Similarly, digital transformation is creating opportunities for our channel partners who include system integrators…
New Magix R&D Lab White Paper Helps Local Businesses Identify Hidden Cybersecurity Weaknesses and expose Business Logic Vulnerabilities. Learn how logic flaws in apps can cause major business risks and how to identify them before attackers do. South African businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity – patching systems, encrypting data, and monitoring endpoints. Yet many…
According to Gartner, organisations using paper-based tasks management systems face a 30% higher risk of operational disruption and compliance failure. According to Gartner, organisations using paper-based tasks management systems face a 30% higher risk of operational disruption and compliance failure. Whatever your industry, all teams have routine tasks – like maintenance, quality or safety checks…
Altron CEO Werner Kapp. Despite a challenging economic environment, JSE-listed technology group Altron has delivered a strong set of results, with a 15% increase in operating profit, for the six months ended 31 August. Announcing its financial results in a statement this morning, the group says despite its digital business taking a knock, operating profit…
