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Linda van Tilburg
Seeing how hard it is for farmers to grow a businesses, Zamokuhle Thwala set up Agricool, an online marketplace linking farmers and buyers to markets.
Yellow CEO and founder Mike Heyink told BizNews there are upsides into tapping into Africa’s young populations and enabling entrepreneurs to flourish.
Founder of Cheeba, Trenton Birch, is confident the cannabis industry will grow into a multi-billion rand field – despite regulatory hurdles.
BizNews spoke to UTF CEO Wayne Stocks, who wants to awaken the sleeping giant of intellectual property as an asset class in South Africa.
‘It’s the start of creating greater awareness. It’s the start of a greater education. It is the presence of different black representation’.
This 15-year old South African ice-skating sensation told BizNews she is hoping to represent her country at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
‘The next generation will grow up differently. We have managed to reduce the dropout rate to about zero at the school. Our next vision is to have zero unemployment.’
BizNews speaks to Professor Volmink, a transformation educationist who is doing what he can to help transform the education curriculum in SA.
“I could not shake my love for farming,” said Mahlatse Matlakane, a Limpopo farmer creating jobs in SA and shattering stereotypes.
It’s a really important step forward for beginning to turn the tide on HIV infections in women on the continent, says Prof Delany-Moretlwe.