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Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1bn trade finance programme for emerging markets

Selena Li 12 Dec 2024

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

25 Nov 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: A powerful gathering for women’s leadership and empowerment

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: A powerful gathering for women’s leadership and empowerment

Issued by Topco Media 21 Nov 2024

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

Skills Training

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

20 Nov 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Issued by Topco Media 16 Oct 2024

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Energy

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 Sep 2024

Top financial management tips for women-owned businesses

SMEs

Top financial management tips for women-owned businesses

Gugu Mjadu, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Residential investment and development summit (Reside) chair, Debbie Tagg.

Property

Sustainability enhances residential property development's long-term viability

2 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Norbert Sasse, group chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Property

Growthpoint's dividend decreases amid strong operational performance in 2024

13 Mar 2024

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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Climate Change

#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Source: James Baldwin/Unsplash

Smart Buildings & Cities

Absa helps real estate sector lead SA towards a sustainable future

4 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Markets & Investment

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

Investment signing ceremony. Source: Supplied.

Internet

#ATF2023: IFC and RMB in R900m deal with Liquid to expand affordable broadband

16 Nov 2023

SMEs benefit from Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer event

Radio & Audio

SMEs benefit from Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer event

Issued by Algoa FM 15 Nov 2023

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

Funding

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

12 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Student Accommodation

Growthpoint to invest $63m in student housing

Tannur Anders 16 Aug 2023

Empowering entrepreneurs towards investment-readiness

SMEs

Empowering entrepreneurs towards investment-readiness

Issued by Edge Growth 2 Aug 2023

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

SMEs

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2023

Call for increased SME sector support to foster SA economic recovery

SMEs

Call for increased SME sector support to foster SA economic recovery

Issued by Business Partners Limited 30 Jun 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Rwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

SMEs

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 May 2023

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Materials & Equipment

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

Axiz invites tech startups to register for Connect-to-Connect programme

Social Entrepreneurship

Axiz invites tech startups to register for Connect-to-Connect programme

20 Feb 2023

Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Takealot. Source: Supplied

E-commerce

Takealot launches accelerator programme for Black-owned SMME suppliers

15 Feb 2023

Naked Insurance raises R290m in funding

Funding

Naked Insurance raises R290m in funding

15 Feb 2023

Residential Property

Greenovate Awards 2022: announcing the winners

Issued by Catchwords 28 Nov 2022

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

Mining

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Lulalend founders Neil Welman, co-founder and chief technology officer and Trevor Gosling, co-
founder and chief executive officer.

Financial Services

Lulalend secures $35m in Series B funding

1 Feb 2023

Responsible lending as a step up for SMEs

Funding

Responsible lending as a step up for SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 Jan 2023

New report: Local small businesses the lifeline of SA economy

Research Reports

New report: Local small businesses the lifeline of SA economy

6 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Green building: A golden opportunity for South African SMEs

SMEs

Green building: A golden opportunity for South African SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2022

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

Tech Startups

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

28 Jun 2022

Shift towards domestic tourism a game changer in post-Covid-19 recovery

Tourism

Shift towards domestic tourism a game changer in post-Covid-19 recovery

Wayne Godwin 22 Jun 2022

Anglo American signs $100m sustainability-linked loan agreement with IFC

Sustainability

Anglo American signs $100m sustainability-linked loan agreement with IFC

10 Jun 2022

Learners at Residensia Secondary School in Sebokeng receive school chairs donation

Primary & Secondary Education

Learners at Residensia Secondary School in Sebokeng receive school chairs donation

Issued by Adopt-a-School 2 Jun 2022

How companies can embed human rights in their organisations

Employee Wellness

How companies can embed human rights in their organisations

Issued by Trialogue 5 Apr 2022

Financial Services

Launch of SA's first national green finance taxonomy

4 Apr 2022

Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President at Salesforce South Africa

Skills Training

Everyday vs workplace digital skills: Preparing for an all-digital world

Zuko Mdwaba 25 Mar 2022

3 ways tourism SMMEs can fast track recovery

Tourism & Travel

3 ways tourism SMMEs can fast track recovery

16 Mar 2022

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

Development

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

21 Feb 2022

Cape Town receives R5.9m assistance donation from IFC for energy transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Cape Town receives R5.9m assistance donation from IFC for energy transition

21 Feb 2022

Biogas is a sleeping giant in a world of loadshedding and landfill airspace shortages

Food, Water & Energy Security

Biogas is a sleeping giant in a world of loadshedding and landfill airspace shortages

Issued by GreenCape 8 Feb 2022

Every milestone counts on Absa's sustainability journey

CSI & Philanthropy

Every milestone counts on Absa's sustainability journey

Lesego Rammusi, Issued by Trialogue 27 Jan 2022

Banking

International Finance Corporation mobilises new investors to support ODATA expansion in Brazil

14 Jan 2022