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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Fempreneurs SA

When Meg Enerson saw a friend struggling to take her business to the next level, she recognised a challenge that other women entrepreneurs face: the overwhelming task of starting and scaling a business. "My friend was trying to build an e-commerce website and manage social media, but the time, cost
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(l-r) Dr Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria; Dr Sidi Ould Tah, African Development Bank Group President and Prof Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, pose together following the signing of a joint statement on the rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform. Tokyo, Japan. 14 November, 2025

Japan and African Development Bank roll out Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform to boost youth entrepreneurship and innovation

The African Development Bank on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer between Africa and Asia. This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents. A
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The UNIPOD removes barriers that often hinder progress for Africa’s emerging innovators.

New UJ hub to drive innovation, entrepreneurship

The UNIPOD removes barriers that often hinder progress for Africa’s emerging innovators. The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is preparing to launch the University Innovation Pod (UNIPOD). It is billed as SA’s first innovation hub supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its
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