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FNB Launches Race-Based SME Assistance Programme
FNB LAUNCHES NEW ENABLEMENT PROGRAMME TO FAST-TRACK SME DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – For Black Owned SME's Only When one considers the history of South Africa and the painful past that we have emerged from, it is always a concern when current policies and initiatives become fixated on racial profiling and particularly when there is such a
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 13 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Trump Heads to Beijing With Major Business Entourage Us President Trump's visit to China today marks the will first by a US president in almost a decade. It will also be a key test of a fragile trade truce between the two global economic giants, following a spate
Business School AI on a Budget: Free Tools That Help Build Bootstrapped Teams
African startups and scale-ups face intense pressure: razor-thin margins, explosive mobile-first growth via WhatsApp and e-commerce, and the need to compete with global players without venture capital safety nets. Bootstrapped business teams can’t afford $50–200/month SaaS subscriptions. Enter free AI tools with generous tiers or open-source foundations that deliver enterprise-grade automation in customer support, content
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 12 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today New Cocoa Crop Funding Plan for Ghana Ghana is planning to raise $1 billion through domestic bonds to fund cocoa purchases from farmers ahead of the 2026/2027 crop season, as the country seeks to overhaul how it finances and delivers cocoa to global buyers. The Ghana Cocoa Board
Africa Must Think in Grid-Scale Power to Compete in the Artificial Intelligence Economy
As AI infrastructure drives power demand into the gigawatt range, Africa must move beyond incremental energy planning – placing grid-scale generation at the center of discussions at African Energy Week 2026’s AI and Data Center Track Energy Scale in Africa Needs to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping
Breaking News Today – Monday 11 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Kenyan Refinery Plan – Dangote Aliko Dangote is reportedly looking towards Kenya as the site of a new 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery that he intends to build in East Africa, according to a Financial Times report on Sunday, citing an interview with him.b“I’m leaning more towards Mombasa because Mombasa
Business School – Cashflow Mastery: 7 Ways to Stretch Every Dollar While Building Your African Startup
In the high-stakes world of African startups, founders often obsess over revenue growth, user acquisition, and investor pitches. Yet the silent killer of most promising ventures is not lack of sales — it’s cashflow. Even profitable startups can collapse when cash stops flowing. Supply chains stall, suppliers demand upfront payment, marketing campaigns get cancelled, and
Breaking News Today – Thursday 7 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today African Bourses Lift Tracking Global Increases South Africa's Main Bourse, the JSE, climbed around 4% yesterday, closing at 119 166 index points, mirroring a wide global share recovery. The lift was driven mainly through improving global sentiment, with investors responding to reports of a possible peace talk restart
No Free Lunch Podcast – Why Bolting on AI Is a Losing Strategy
Insights from an Insurance Tech Expert The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has resulted in many business leaders eager to jump on the bandwagon. But is simply adding AI to existing systems the right approach? Or are there deeper issues at play? In the latest episode of No Free Lunch, we explore the pitfalls of
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 6 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Gender Equality Report Reveals Top Performers in West African States An announcement yesterday indicates that Côte d’Ivoire ranks first on gender equality in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with a score of 0.708, above the regional average of 0.640. The ECOWAS Gender Equality Index(GEI) report,
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 5 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Business Liquidation Growth in South Africa a Concern Liquidations in South Africa saw a consecutive month lift in March 2026, growing by 8% month-on-month, following a 40% surge in February. According to the latest liquidation statistics from Stats SA, the country recorded 146 liquidations in March, up from
Will AI redefine The World of Work? – Insights from SAP HR Connect
At the recent SAP HR Connect Summit in Johannesburg, SAP’s Megan Fife unpacked useful stats around AI adoption and sentiment. “Lots of companies making very quick decisions to get rid of an entire area of their workforce only to just hire them back a few months later because they realised they weren't ready for it”,
ABSA PMI Rebounds to Expansion in April 2026: A Promising Start or Temporary Relief?
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for April 2026 delivered a significant positive surprise, rising to 52.6 from 49.0 in March. This marks the first time the index has entered expansionary territory (above the neutral 50-point level) since September 2025. The 3.6-point jump, is a positive indicator that South Africa’s manufacturing sector has made a
Breaking News Today – Monday 4 May 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Crude Oil Prices on Downward Trend As Opec Set to Increase Output Brent crude futures traded just below $107 per barrel this morning after sliding for two straight sessions, as US President Donald Trump said Washington would move to “free” stranded cargo ships stuck in the Strait of
Open-Source Power Moves – Free Alternatives Every African Founder Should Consider
Many African startups are bleeding cash on USD-priced SaaS subscriptions. With the rand, naira, and other currencies under pressure, a single tool like Canva Pro, Slack, or QuickBooks can cost a founder the equivalent of a junior employee’s monthly salary. The good news? A growing number of battle-tested, completely free open-source alternatives now deliver 80–90%
Breaking News Today – Thursday 30 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today OPay’s Valuation Tops $3 Billion with IPO Plans in View Nigerian super-app OPay is reportedly valued at over $3 billion, with early backers suggesting an IPO could be on the horizon. The company has achieved strong profitability and user growth in payments, lending, and e-commerce. The valuation reflects
No Free Lunch Podcast – A Micro Lending and Micro Business Model That Works
Listen to the Podcast Here: This episode of "No Free Lunch" features a conversation between host Greg Stewart and Cameron Kyle Perumal, the Commercial Strategy & Ops Leader and General Manager of M-KOPA South Africa. The discussion centres on the growth of micro-lending and micro-business opportunities in South Africa, focusing on financial inclusion and the
AI Agent Cost – Crushing AI Value in Business Adoption
The promise of AI was simple: massive productivity gains at a fraction of human labour costs. That narrative however just took a major hit. In a widely discussed report published on 26 April 2026, Axios revealed that some companies are now spending more on AI compute and tokens than they would to pay the human
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 29 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Temporary Fuel Relief Measures for South Africa South African National Treasury has extended the temporary reduction of the general fuel levy of R3 per litre into May and June this year and has further cut the diesel levy to zero, effective as of 6 May. National Treasury and the
Business School – Understanding the New Direct Marketing Compliance Requirements
The newly created National Opt-Out Registry (also called the Opt-Out Registry System or OORs) is a central, government-run database in South Africa, where consumers can register a pre-emptive block against unwanted direct marketing communications (phone calls, SMS, emails, etc.). Consumers can block specific marketers or the entire direct marketing industry. OORs was created under Section