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Celebrating Women’s Month: Nqobile Msibi’s Journey with WeSit

In the spirit of celebrating South Africa's Women's Month, we spotlight Miss Nqobile Msibi, a remarkable entrepreneur whose dedication to safety, fairness and efficiency in childcare inspired her to innovate WeSit. This innovative platform is revolutionizing the way parents and sitters connect

Female Entrepreneurship at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation: Investigating the motivations of, and barriers faced by, female entrepreneurs.

There is a large entrepreneurial gender disparity in South Africa. A recent survey shows that the average total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) female/male gender ratio is 0.70. Further statistics show that only 9% of women are involved in the early stages of entrepreneurial pursuit

Corporate Innovation Challenge: The 2021 Progress Report

At the Innovation Bridge Portal, we strive to uplift entrepreneurs and increase economic growth as well as employment in Africa. Part of this effort is taking place in our Corporate Innovation Challenge and we made quite a lot of progress in the year 2021. The year included an educational webinar

National Intellectual Property Management Office

National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) is the implementing office of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research & Development Act (IPR Act ) in South Africa.