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From frustration to action: Kagiso Trust launches practical guide to active citizenship

From frustration to action: Kagiso Trust launches practical guide to active citizenship

New comic-format playbook shows ordinary South Africans exactly how to engage with local government on issues that matter Key pointsKagiso Trust launches the #StartWhereYouAre Playbook today, 30 September 2026, as the anchor tool of its nationwide

Seasoned Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Mike Schlebach, Founder of Screan

Seasoned Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Mike Schlebach, Founder of Screan

MATTERS OF FACTQUICKFIRE Q&A WITH PEOPLE WHO MATTER Mike Schlebach   Co-founder and Managing Director Screan     Mike Schlebach is a seasoned entrepreneur, big wave surfer, environmental activist and proud family man. Mike has a

Engineers must recognise imaging errors to realise potential of thermal tech

Engineers must recognise imaging errors to realise potential of thermal tech

Thermal imaging is now widely integrated across civil, mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering with some 60% of professional engineers globally incorporating thermographic surveys into project management and asset maintenance. Real-time visual temperature maps enabled by FLIR

Defend SA’s Democratic Heritage with Local  Data Centres

Defend SA’s Democratic Heritage with Local Data Centres

South African democracy must be defended through resilient data infrastructure  located firmly on home soil. This is according to Adriaan Venter, CEO of Cube ICT Solutions, a leading managed ICT services provider.“After 32 years, democracy

Entrepreneurs and funders share accountability for business growth

Entrepreneurs and funders share accountability for business growth

Young businesses are more likely to succeed when entrepreneurs, funders and development partners share responsibility before, during and after capital is deployedBy Duduzile Mathabela, Programme Manager, Mr Price FoundationThe funding conversation in youth entrepreneurship is

Digital finance for AI-driven economies: Africa’s role in the next phase of cross-border commerce

Digital finance for AI-driven economies: Africa’s role in the next phase of cross-border commerce

By Mthokozisi Dlamini, Managing Executive: Transactional Banking Sales, Absa CIB and Richard Southey, Managing Executive: Payments as a Service, Absa CIBAfrica’s relevance to the evolution of global finance is significant. The continent’s experience, particularly in

A financial reset should start with what has changed

A financial reset should start with what has changed

In the 10X Investments Retirement Reality Report 2023/2024, based on the 2023 Brand Atlas survey, 29% of respondents over 50 who had a retirement plan said it was probably or definitely not on track. It

Africa’s energy transition doesn’t need more guarantees – it needs bankable deals

Africa’s energy transition doesn’t need more guarantees – it needs bankable deals

By Sihle Bulose, Partner, Corporate and Commercial Practice at CMS South AfricaAfrica’s energy transition is not short of ambition, projects or potential investors. Its constraint is the number of projects - and acquisition targets -

Back-to-back annual declines expose South Africa’s mining production challenge

Back-to-back annual declines expose South Africa’s mining production challenge

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; Alvarez & Marsal says the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressuresAfter five consecutive months of year-on-year growth, South African mining production

What South African businesses need are more finishers than starters

What South African businesses need are more finishers than starters

As Senso founder Zuko Mandlakazi takes his place among the Shell LiveWire Impact Makers 2026 finalists, Keegan Moodley, CEO of GROW Impact, an enterprise and supplier development company that helps build resilient black-owned businesses, reflects