Call for applications: UCT GSB Solution Space in partnership with MTN Group are looking for entrepreneurs to join cohort 2 of their 2020 E-Track Programme

Published by Press Office on 17 July 2020

This is a three-part venture acceleration programme designed to support individuals or teams to build scalable businesses.

UCT GSB teaching case study on SA film industry wins top international award

Published by Press Office on 8 July 2020

Researchers from the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) have taken top honours in a prestigious international case writing competition.

ITFC finances Afreximbank with $200m COVID-19 response package for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

Published by Press Office on 1 July 2020

Murabaha financing agreement delivers critical support for thousands of farmers exporting food commodities across the continent as COVID-19 impacts global food commodity prices.

Scientists and economists from Honoris United Universities in global selection for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Published by Press Office on 11 June 2020

The selection of eight young scientists and economists from the network represents the strengthening of ties between Honoris and Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in promoting research in Africa.

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation releases 2019 Annual Development Effectiveness Report

Published by Press Office on 8 June 2020

In 2019, ITFC approved $5.8 billion trade financing, a 12% increase from the previous year, to advance trade in member countries.

Soronko Academy launches digital skills assessment tool in partnership with Mastercard Foundation

Published by Press Office on 8 June 2020

Soronko Academy announced the launch of a skills assessment tool for digital jobs, My Digital Skills, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation.

ITFC supports Senegal’s Covid-19 plan with €8m disbursement for the private sector

Published by Press Office on 3 June 2020

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation has approved a Murabaha Financing of €8 million for the Senegalese bank, Banque Islamique du Sénégal.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize Extends 2021 Awards submissions deadline to June 11, 2020

Published by Press Office on 1 June 2020

This extension gives innovators and entrepreneurs in Africa more time to enter the Prize.

UCT GSB Solution Space, backed by the MTN, selects 10 startups to join its Venture Exploitation Programme

Published by Press Office on 29 May 2020

The cohort joins the Venture Exploitation Programme, the second phase of the UCT GSB Solution Space e-Track Programme, to accelerate their ventures.

In a post Covid-world, the Africa Continental Free Trade Area could not come soon enough

Published by Press Office on 22 May 2020

Dr Mthandazo Ngwenya explains the importance of a free trade area and customs union.

Programme to connect future South African leaders to global conversation in a post Covid-19 world

Published by Press Office on 14 May 2020

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has become the first business school in sub-Saharan Africa to join CEMS – Global Alliance in Management Education.

UCT Graduate School of Business is number one in South Africa

Published by Press Office on 13 May 2020

Latest ranking of customised programmes from the Financial Times (FT) shows the University Cape Town Graduate School of Business is leading in South Africa.

Honoris United Universities and Le Wagon join forces to offer free online coding course across Africa

Published by Press Office on 7 May 2020

Course introduces the next generation of professionals to ‘the new language for the future of work’ – coding.

High-impact startups celebrated at the UCT GSB Solution Space virtual Demo Day

Published by Press Office on 4 May 2020

Four startups who were part of the UCT GSB Solution Space in partnership with the MTN Group E-Track Programme received awards at the Demo Day.

Call for applications: UCT GSB Solution Space in partnership with MTN Group are looking for entrepreneurs to join cohort 2 of their 2020 E-Track Programme

UCT GSB teaching case study on SA film industry wins top international award

ITFC finances Afreximbank with $200m COVID-19 response package for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

Scientists and economists from Honoris United Universities in global selection for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation releases 2019 Annual Development Effectiveness Report

Soronko Academy launches digital skills assessment tool in partnership with Mastercard Foundation

ITFC supports Senegal’s Covid-19 plan with €8m disbursement for the private sector

The Zayed Sustainability Prize Extends 2021 Awards submissions deadline to June 11, 2020

UCT GSB Solution Space, backed by the MTN, selects 10 startups to join its Venture Exploitation Programme

In a post Covid-world, the Africa Continental Free Trade Area could not come soon enough

Programme to connect future South African leaders to global conversation in a post Covid-19 world

UCT Graduate School of Business is number one in South Africa

Honoris United Universities and Le Wagon join forces to offer free online coding course across Africa

High-impact startups celebrated at the UCT GSB Solution Space virtual Demo Day

Eight agribusiness and food opportunities in Africa worth pursuing in 2021

Nine business ideas to pursue in Africa: Poultry, cannabis, vocational training and more

South African soft drink brand taps into global health trend

Creating a fruit juice business in Sierra Leone: The story of Sierra Juice

Uber-for-tractors platform makes agricultural machinery affordable for African small-scale farmers

An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built his business

How to build a private schools business in Africa

Namibia: Entrepreneur quits job and moves back home to start agribusiness venture

Made-in-Rwanda shoe brand popular among sustainability-minded millennials

Business of fashion: Malawian designer creates brand with a global customer base

Investing in Nigeria: Private equity firm African Capital Alliance shares its experiences

Rwanda: Entrepreneur finds export market for dried cassava leaves product

Profit-making idea: Businessman upbeat about student accommodation in Nigeria

Agribusiness in Africa needs disruptive, non-traditional investment models

The future of the hotel sector in Africa after Covid-19

Nigerian businessman explains how he capitalised on opportunities in the furniture industry

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