The number of South Africans planning to start a business has more than doubled since 2023, a sharp jump in entrepreneurial intent at a time when the country needs it most. Nearly one in five adults now intend to launch a venture within three years, and early-stage activity has surged alongside it, from 11.1% to 14.7%. But fewer of those businesses…
Recently, Changan Automobile held the national qualifying rounds of the 2nd CHANGAN Middle East & Africa (MEA) Service Skills Competition across four key markets: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Oman. The competitions drew around 60 service professionals from over 40 authorized outlets, with the top performers advancing to the Regional Final. With over 40 years…
Learners from St John Paul II Secondary School won Vodacom SA’s 2026 Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition. (Image supplied) Learners from St John Paul II Secondary School in Elandskop, KwaZulu-Natal, have won Vodacom South Africa’s 2026 Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition. Vodacom South Africa launched the competition in October 2025 to encourage learners from grades nine to 11 at…
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), working alongside the South African Parliament, opened the week-long summit at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on Youth Day, 16 June 2026, drawing presiding officers and parliamentary delegations from across the continent into a single room to confront a shared question: How does Africa build political stability strong enough to…
Nonhlanhla Mdletshe, executive for cash for product at Absa Business Banking South Africa’s banking sector is likely to undergo significant change as the industry moves towards faster payments, shared infrastructure and greater interoperability, according to Nonhlanhla Mdletshe, executive for cash product at Absa Business Banking. Speaking to ITWeb, Mdletshe said the shift towards real-time payments…
Tanzania midfielder Issa Mussa Chole has been named theTotalEnergies Man of the Competition at the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 AFCON, Morocco 2026, after playing a key role in the Serengeti Boys’ historic run to the final. Chole was one of the driving forces of a Tanzanian side that exceeded expectations, reached the final for the first…
The Competition Commission has signalled it is open to settlement talks with MultiChoice over its allegation that the pay-TV operator entered into a 2014 market-division pact with set-top box manufacturer Altech UEC. The regulator’s head of cartels has explicitly invited MultiChoice’s new French parent, Canal+, to negotiate rather than face full prosecution at the Competition…
South Africa’s Competition Commission has approved the R1 billion acquisition of major payment platform Pay@ by the fintech group Araxi. The transaction, facilitated through Araxi’s African Resonance subsidiary, involves the acquisition of Pay@ and its cross-border expansion arm, IPH, without conditions. The Commission determined that the deal is unlikely to substantially diminish competition in any…
Applications have opened for the eighth edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes competition, which awards a total of $1.5 million in grants to African entrepreneurs. The program is supported by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy and aims to recognize entrepreneurs building businesses across the continent. Each year since 2019, the competition has selected 10…
Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, concluded its 7th edition in Kigali on 13th December 2025 with Diana Orembe, Co-Founder and CEO of NovFeed from Tanzania, emerging as the overall winner and Africa’s Business Hero. Diana was recognised for her pioneering biotech innovation that transforms organic…
