Is disaster looming for final exams?

At a time when quality education is becoming unaffordable, private tutoring is emerging as a flexible and affordable education resource. The flexible nature of tutoring allows parents to book tutoring sessions that fit their pockets. A group of young entrepreneurs...

Fundi aims to disrupt education-funding model

Education finance specialist Eduloan is gearing to redefine the greater education-solutions space in the country starting with its rebrand as “Fundi”. Revamped to reposition the brand in the market, Fundi’s launch is the culmination of almost a year...

How design is changing the way we bank

Every day consumers are bombarded by an enormous amount of commercial messaging, advertising, sales prompts and calls to action. The tools through which they receive this information have also become more intricate, adding layers of complexity to how they consume...

Raising money for kids at Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge

More than 30 000 cyclists will participate in the 20th edition of Joburg’s biggest cycling event, the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge will be held on Sunday 20 November. As part of its effort to raise funds for the much needed children in road safety initiative,...

Zoona wins at African entrepreneurship awards

Zoona, an African mobile payments business that helps communities thrive, by enabling emerging entrepreneurs to provide much needed financial services in their communities, has accepted an award for Social Entrepreneurship at the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship...

Cash, PoS, digital collections should be complementary

Norway, Sweden and Denmark are examples of countries moving towards becoming true cashless societies, in which retailers or petrol stations won’t be obliged to accept cash payments. Yet cash still accounts for about 85% of global consumer transactions and in...