Informal traders and micro-enterprises across the Eastern Cape have until Friday to submit applications for business support and equipment worth up to R50,000.
Eastern Cape business incubator Propella has been named Incubation Champion of the Year 2026 at the African Startup Ecosystem Builders Summit, celebrating its work nurturing high-impact innovators.
Inspired by his mother's struggles to afford basic cleaning supplies, 22-year-old entrepreneur Luzuko Memela built Luckzin Detergents into a certified brand supplying local supermarkets and creating jobs in his village.
Mdantsane sisters Khwaza and Siphosethu Tshisela have launched Hanger Appeal, an elevated women's ready-to-wear brand debuting with a modern take on the classic little black dress tailored for South African silhouettes.
Five Eastern Cape taxi operators have launched a community-owned auto repair and spares cooperative in Kariega. Backed by pooled member capital and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation, the venture aims to retain automotive…
TVET colleges have the potential to do much more than supply graduates to the job market; they can serve as dynamic hubs of innovation and problem-solving to build and transform local township economies.
