The lockdown forced some retailers to look at local producers instead of importing. This created a classical dilemma for Trudy Mkansi from Ambesha Africa who manufactures African patio furniture. Does she go into retail with her own brand or should she manufacture for established retail outlets?

When you design a FMCG product, make sure the ingredients are freely available, that you’re able to secure supply and that you’re able to find cheap & reliable alternatives. Ryan “chef” Lurie from Namyajapan kicks off our new series on how to build an FMCG product from scratch and the topic today is the design of your product.

Sometimes your product is just not totally suitable for local consumption and you need to devise a strategy to sell internationally. If you really want to sell locally, your prices would need to reflect “exclusivity”. Siyanda Mhlahlo, Co-founder of Pex Lifestyle, steps into conversation with Allon Raiz.

The culture of the blame-game is strong in business. How do you as employer stop this? You can’t. What you can do, is to guide your employees to self-discover why certain situations make them angry, sad, aggressive etc. Nikki Seberini, Mind Freedom Fighter, unpacks.

#OnThePulse @MTNza is a drive aimed at the youth of South Africa. They are asked to post videos of their passion points on all social media platforms using these tags, and the winners will receive internships with various captains of industry. Mirriam Mathebula unpacks.

Qalisa Hub offers incubation programmes specifically aimed at township entrepreneurs and the end goal is to get these entrepreneurs to the space where they can apply for funding. Sanjay Soni, Co-founder: Qalisa Hub, unpacks.

In our Training Academy, Allon Raiz gives tips on how parents can assist their children to become financially savvy and how to support their path towards financial literacy.

An unusual and stimulating conversation with a 10-year-old markets & shares expert, funding opportunities if you follow ESG principles and training tips on how to assist your children to become financially savvy

Daniel Boswell is a 10-year-old market and shares expert as well as an investor. He plans to be a dollar millionaire by the age of 18 and reads books on war strategies for fun. Allon Raiz steps into conversation with this bright and unusual young man with firm opinions about tech company shares, bitcoin and the economic status of the world in general. Not to be missed!

Greg Walsh from G&G Productions started his entrepreneurial career as a waiter while he was studying. A while later, he became a shareholder in the annual matric Rage events and his entrepreneurial journey started to make these events more safe, more spectacular and more memorable.