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The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, together with the CSIR, confirms the full distribution of prize funds to the six winners of the SA Tech Challenge 2025. In November 2025, six Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) stood on stage at the opening plenary of the 10th Science
At the JSE’s closing bell on 1 July 2026, ten growth-stage SMEs finished a 12-month accelerator with 134 new jobs, 32.75% average revenue growth and over R37 million raised. The most valuable thing they gained wasn’t any of that. (Part 1 of the Innovation Bridge Portal’s series covering the JSE
South Africa has taken another step towards strengthening youth entrepreneurship with the launch of the Peo Pele Youth Fund, a new government initiative aimed at improving access to finance and integrated business support for youth-owned enterprises. Launched by the Minister of Small Business
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