Cape film studio back on track
Cape Town's film industry has been given a major boost with the formation of a public-private partnership that will see the development of a R430-million film studio on the outskirts of the city.
The South African SME toolkit
Global computer giant IBM, local company Business Partners, the International Finance Corporation and the Department of Trade and Industry have come together to offer South African entrepreneurs and small enterprises a free web-based toolkit to help them start, finance and grow their businesses.
Woolies boost for organic farming
South African retailer Woolworths' efforts to establish a local source for organic fibre for their clothing has been given a major boost, with the country's first commercial scale trial crop of organic cotton being planted this summer.
SA cellphone banking on the rise
The penetration of cellphone banking in South Africa has more than doubled in the past year, and is expected to climb further in 2008, while the gender gap in users of such services is also dropping, new research finds.
Cape Town's film industry has been given a major boost with the formation of a public-private partnership that will see the development of a R430-million film studio on the outskirts of the city.
The South African SME toolkit
Global computer giant IBM, local company Business Partners, the International Finance Corporation and the Department of Trade and Industry have come together to offer South African entrepreneurs and small enterprises a free web-based toolkit to help them start, finance and grow their businesses.
Woolies boost for organic farming
South African retailer Woolworths' efforts to establish a local source for organic fibre for their clothing has been given a major boost, with the country's first commercial scale trial crop of organic cotton being planted this summer.
SA cellphone banking on the rise
The penetration of cellphone banking in South Africa has more than doubled in the past year, and is expected to climb further in 2008, while the gender gap in users of such services is also dropping, new research finds.
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