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The Office of the Premier of Mpumalanga calls for applications from interested young entrepreneurs to apply for 2025 Premier’s Youth Development Fund (PYDF). The fund is aimed at assisting deserving young people aged 18-35 years to kick-start and grow their business ventures.

Potential candidates should ensure that their application is in the form of a BUSINESS PLAN accompanied by the following returnable documents:

Applications open for Pre-Seed and Seed Fund!

The Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development Programme (RAA-ED) invites applications from Youth residing in South Africa and the SADC Countries.

THE OPPORTUNITY 

This six-month, full-time Online Programme is offered out of the Johannesburg Business School (JBS), a Faculty of the University of Johannesburg. The Vision of RAA-ED is to inspire and empower young people to become economically active and responsible citizens. 

The Hollywood Foundation is thrilled to announce 2025 edition of the Mpumalanga (MPU) Bambelela Business Awards, a prestigious event that honours the extraordinary contributions of local entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga region. These awards not only spotlight the transformative impact of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in communities but also celebrate their crucial role in job creation across the region.

South Africa will host the Y20 Summit 2025 as part of its historic G20 Presidency, bringing together youth leaders from across the world to influence global policy. The Y20 Summit will focus on five key themes that align with South Africa’s G20 agenda and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

In partnership with Tuksnovation, Standard Bank of South Africa seeks to unearth viable FinTech startups that aim to contribute to the transformation of the South African Financial Services sector.

The Standard Bank-Tuksnovation Innovation Challenge 2025 invites all eligible entrepreneurs to submit applications for the opportunity to be one of 10 startups to undergo a 6-month intensive incubation with Tuksnovation in their 2025 intake.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas. The RISE Urban Challenge provides customised support to maximise each initiative’s potential for impact and aligns potential funders to these initiatives and drive attention to the urgent need for urban systems transformation.

Who can apply?