GENEVA - African stakeholders and the broader Global South convened at the South African Permanent Mission on 17 September 2025 to press for urgent reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The roundtable, titled “Making the WTO Work for Business and Consumers: A South-South Dialogue on WTO

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

11 December 2025: Pretoria, South Africa A state-of-the-art Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) facility has been unveiled at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria to support local companies in advancing their products by enhancing the strength and durability of metal

The GEM SA Special Report: Women’s Entrepreneurship in South Africa (2024) shows that women entrepreneurs are exiting their businesses at higher rates than they are starting and running them, with access to finance emerging as a key driver of this attrition. Around 21.5% of women entrepreneurs cite