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Do you need funding for your research?
Sasol and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have partnered to fund collaborative research grants in science and engineering that will contribute ...
Restaurant success only comes with hard work, says East London ...
Natasha Hogg starts restaurants — profitable ones — and she has turned what can be a hit and miss affair into something of an art form.
Young medical innovator is a reminder that ...
Ex-headmasters find new purpose in changing lives
Heavy-duty driving’s become a long, hard slog
Being behind the wheel of a R2.6m truck and trailer, running loads throughout SA and into countries to the north, was ...
Former airport cleaner flying high
A former airport cleaner, who is now a student pilot at Focus Air Flight School in Durban, encourages people from ...
Transforming the auctioneering industry
Auctioneers who are most representative of the country’s population can expect to gain the lion’s share of business ...
Beautiful creations from old tyres puts Benathi on road to success
Benathi Makiyela has mastered the art of turning trash into treasure, with his creations on display in guest houses, ...
Caring for the aged brings great job satisfaction
A career at a seniors’ centre is unlikely to make a person fabulously wealthy, but the job satisfaction will more than ...
Gutsy student entrepreneurs head own PR firm
Start where you are and with what you have. That is the advice Walter Sisulu University student Kamvelihle Kalani has ...
East London adrenaline junkie finds niche in world’s fastest growing trade
Wind turbine service technicians, the people who repair rotor blades 90m above the ground, are an elite group in the ...
Building ‘community’, not numbers: a founder and podcaster calls for meaningful discussion
On a typical day, podcaster Mashudu Modau can be found in his new studio at 27 Boxes, Melville.
What to study now for the future job market
A major development arising from the changing world of work over the past year and a half, is the growth in the gig ...
Lwazi Msipha makes it big on Cartoon Network
Lwazi Msipha has turned his love for cartoons into a full-time career. He has created, written and animated a new show ...
East London management company assists small businesses hamstrung by lack of skills
Shoving SMMEs into the role of champion job creators might sound wonderful in the government’s dreams of future ...
East London entrepreneur ventures into alcohol industry with launch of SA gin
Mawande Kweyi, a 37-year-old entrepreneur from East London, is what you would call an all-round creative.
Institute tackles South Africa’s crippling youth unemployment rate head-on
Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2021 paints a bleak picture for jobseekers.
Ofentse Rabaji is a waste whizz
Making face masks from discarded cloth has ensured a successful business for an innovative entrepreneur. Ofentse ...
Safe access to finance vital for start-up businesses
Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of many economies, especially emerging ones. They drive job creation and employment, ...
Honour for East London attorney elected to National Legal Practice Council
East London attorney Paula De Azevedo has been elected onto the National Legal Practice Council.