Biotech is increasingly seen as a solution for global challenges in health, food, agriculture, and the environment; as well as a driver of economic development and diversification. Falling costs of performing life sciences research mean that biotech is no longer reserved for large corporations, universities and government organisations. Cape Town based biotech incubator OneBio has opened applications for...
Inclusive Fintech 50 is a competition to identify, assess, and select 50 early-stage fintechs driving financial inclusion. We are looking for fintechs in advanced or emerging markets that offer a solution among credit, insurance, payments & remittances, savings & personal financial management, or infrastructure addressing special challenges of underserved customer segments. Read more and apply ...
This is Africa’s foremost forum for debates on Africa’s energy solutions. The Africa Energy Indaba focuses on topics like alternative and renewable energies, oil and gas, as well as investment opportunities in African energy projects. Look out for side events that include the World Energy Council Africa regional meeting, the Africa’s Youth Energy Innovator award,...
Impact Makers and Creators is a fully-funded, three-month business accelerator for ideation-and-growth-stage social and creative entrepreneurs. The programme will support entrepreneurs to build their businesses, make their impact sustainable and reach wider communities and beneficiaries through their work. Impact Makers and Creators is an ambitious programme that will work with 120 Ideation-and Growth-Stage social and creative entrepreneurs in Cape Town and...
Your first year in business could be the best or hardest of your life – likely both. You can roll with the punches better if you're prepared for these scenarios and factors. You've finally taken the plunge and opened that little store you always wanted. Perhaps you've even planned for this moment for years, but...
For those steeped in the world of digital marketing, direct mail seems like a dinosaur from another time. The conventional thinking is that people's mailboxes are overwhelmed, and that direct mail is super expensive to send. But in today's world, it's email inboxes that are exploding with blasts and social media alerts. And with...
Are you a young South African entrepreneur in the infrastructure or energy sectors? • Have you been in business for more than 3yrs & are looking for opportunities to scale up your business? • Ever heard of the Doing Business In Southern Africa session launched by The Business Development Agency (Pty) Ltd at the Sasol headquarters...
The WFP Innovation Accelerator said it is mainly looking for proposals that can transform the lives of smallholder farmers and small-scale livestock producers, reach a step change in food systems or increase the effectiveness of emergency response. The challenge, is run in partnership with US agriculture conglomerate Cargill, was launched yesterday (4 February). It aims to identify...
Startups with safety or insurtech solutions that are ready for piloting, stand a chance to win about R150 000 worth of incubation support as well as up to R200 000 in seed funding in the third Santam Safety Ideas Challenge. In addition to incubation support from Stellenbosch-based business incubator LaunchLab, the winner of the Santam Safety Ideas...
A number of regulatory changes took place in South Africa in 2018, impacting a variety of sectors and that to varying degrees speak to the rule of law. LexisNexis South Africa, a provider of business and legal research services, outlined how seven of these regulatory changes will impact the rule of law in 2019. Read more: BusinessTech...
