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At Change your Game, we believe entrepreneurs are the key drivers of tomorrows’ African innovations and essential to creating a thriving African economy. As an authentic voice across the African continent, we cover the latest issues and insights affecting entrepreneurs and bring together credible, unique and authoritative voices in the world of entrepreneurship as well as providing peer-to-peer opportunities to engage and understand the challenges and success of African entrepreneurs.
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The Junior Chamber International World Congress South Africa launched a youth entrepreneurship program in South Africa, the JCI BIZHUB Program. The program aims to create a community of sustainable small medium enterprises addressing numerous socio-economic issues.
We talk to Junior Chamber International South Africa National President, Silindile Mbaza.
Midwest Fashion Week has announced its upcoming CONNEXIONS fashion event in South Africa. CONNEXIONS is an initiative that strives to grow the already established fashion community beyond the Midwest and open up markets for designers based in other parts of the world.
Founder of Midwest Fashion Week and Fashion Designer for Catou, Berny Martin.
Over The Rainbow calls for Small and medium-sized enterprises to secure their spot in the annual 67 Logos Designathon initiative set to provide small businesses and entrepreneurs with free, professionally designed logos as well as business support through participating partners.
Lesley Waterkeyn, the brains behind the 67 Logos Designathon, as well as the Founder and Executive Director at Over The Rainbow along with Dawn Nathan, Executive Director at Over The Rainbow
Our Game Changer of the Week is Matthew Henshall, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Code4Kids – a company that provides an easy way to upskill teachers and implement a complete coding, robotics, and IT curriculum in classrooms for ages 8-15 using read world tools and content.
Former cashier, Alleschia Burrows, paved her way by starting her own laundry mat Oasis Trading Services, and expanding it into a mageu production business that would enable her to contribute to her community in Kuruman.
Recent studies found that artificial intelligence can do much more than just improve South African government processes – it can if applied right, improve the reach and quality of services to its citizens.
We speak to University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) graduate of the MPhil in Futures Studies programme, Jan Hofmeyr
The Pan African Tech Foundation supports African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (PAN)
The Pan African Tech Foundation, PATF has been pushing the African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030).
It aims is to harness the talent of Africa’s youth by enabling an environment of idea generation.
We talk to Ghanaian-born Elaine Bannerman is PATF Founder and Managing Director
South African leading shoe brand Bathu, recently hosted a guided speed-networking event where innovators and entrepreneurs such as Tumi Phake, Nicolette Mashile and Lerato Kganyago shared their journeys through in-depth and meaningful conversations.
We talk to Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bathu, Theo Baloyi
Our Game Changer of the week is Bontle Tshole Chief Executive Officer of Baaa Health; a health bar that was created out of a desire to offer consumers healthy and convenient meal options.
Bontle is one of Forbes Africa’s recently recognised ’30 under 30’ young innovators and risk takers.
With the country at a high unemployment rate, amounting to a total of 32.5% in the last quarter of 2020, with youth joblessness according to Stats SA. Youth development lab, Lucha Lunako is set on reshaping and repositioning the views regarding the development of youth.
Nizenande Machi, Co-Founder and director of Lucha Lunako
The Inanda Africa Cup Polo kicks off at the Inanda Polo Club in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 19th of June 2021. The tournament over the years has brought together a display of exceptional horsemanship amongst teams from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This year’s Africa Cup will be presented as a 1-day format, introducing a headliner match between Development Polo Players from South Africa and Nigeria.
We speak to Craig James, Inanda Club Polo Manager...
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, DHL Express and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) have launched a partnership to bring vital entrepreneurial skills and support to women across South Africa. The AWIEF Growth Accelerator is designed to support the unique needs of early-stage and high growth-oriented women-led ventures with business modelling.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum, Irene Ochem…
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) offers an opportunity for South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are looking to expand their enterprises into other parts of the continent. However, there are still a number of challenges to address if this agreement is to bring real value across all of the different countries on the continent.
We talk to Mark Paper, Chief Operating Officer of Business Partners Limited as he breaks down the effects of the opportunity by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement...
The sugar giant Illovo South Africa, recorded remarkable successes with the Small-Scale Grower Cane Development project, culminating R127-million and creating over 860 sustainable jobs in KwaZulu-Natal while empowering women to participate in the rural economy
We speak to the South African Minister of Agriculture, land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, Illovo Sugar South Africa Managing Director Mamongae Mahlare and Nomvula Shozi one of the contractors benefiting from the Small-Scale Grower Cane Development project...
South Africa’s first cannabis fund, SilverLeaf Investments makes its opening investment into a local medical cannabis facility. The SilverLeaf Fund Management team has rapidly evolved and has entered a joint investment with Druids Holdings; a South African based cannabis cultivation facility
We talk to joint Chief Executive Officer of SilverLeaf, Cliff Giesenow...
Boss Babes of South Africa is a digital empowerment platform aimed at celebrating authentic, powerful and multifaceted women of South Africa. They are a sisterhood of inspirational women in collaboration sharing stories of success and struggle.
We talk to Kovini Moodley Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Boss Babes of South Africa…
Some of the sharpest young minds in Africa will come together later this month for the Breaking Down Borders Africa Youth Summit to share learnings and solutions from the coronavirus pandemic. The preeminent independent youth conference will, for the first time in its five-year history, be hosted in multiple African countries where delegates can join in via digital platforms.
We talk to Lorato Modongo, Botswana based psychologist and programme director for the Breaking Down Barriers African Youth Summit
This week’s game changer is actor, writer, Producer and Voice-over artist Fabian Adeoye Lojede, who has made his directorial debut with Eje (Blood). He has previously co- produced and starred in the award-winning film “Man On Ground” He's appeared in the Showmax/ HBO international series “Trackers.
Business maverick and award-winning artist, Ntombezinhle Jiyane popularly known as DJ Zinhle has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of international sparkling wine brand Boulevard Rosé, being the founder of Era by DJ Zinhle, an accessory and Eyewear brand. Adding to the long list of entrepreneurial endeavours, she has ventured into the hair industry, Hair Majesty; a line of premium Peruvian Lace wigs and HD frontals.
The global pandemic Covid19 has negatively impacted South Africa’s township economy with 67% being unable to operate at all under stricter lockdown levels
In the efforts of boosting the township economy, Silicon Cape and the United States Embassy in South Africa is set to host a virtual hackathon and bootcamp series.
We are joined on the line by Will Stevens, Acting Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Cape Town...
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