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Entrepreneurial primary school opens new Northriding campus to families choosing schools for 2027

Radley Primary champions entrepreneurial thinking at new Northriding campus

Radley Primary School will host an open day on 19 September 2026, giving prospective families a preview of its new Northriding campus and its focus on entrepreneurial learning.

Lomo Senoamadi founded Bashumi Instruments and Control Services in 2003 and has spent more than two decades building a technical business serving laboratories and essential industries across South Africa.

How Lomo Senoamadi built BICS into a South African laboratory-services business

Lomo Senoamadi founded Bashumi Instruments and Control Services in 2003. She reflects on building the South African laboratory-services business through technical expertise,…

Margie La Grange with her daughter, Paula Karnasopoulos, the founders of Badoodoo.

From idea to established brand: How Badoodoo is growing South Africa’s dog wellness market

Badoodoo’s journey from a simple idea to an established South African dog wellness brand highlights the patience, adaptability and resilience required to build a successful SME.

Heritage is more than something to preserve, argues Tsakani Nkombyane—it can inspire South African businesses, products and ideas that compete in global markets.

Our heritage, our future: why entrepreneurship matters

Heritage is more than something to preserve, argues Tsakani Nkombyane—it can inspire South African businesses, products and ideas that compete in global markets.

Tanya du Bois is the owner and founder of her cosmetics company Naturals Beauty.

From a kitchen solution to an award winning beauty business

Tanya du Bois started making skincare products in her kitchen to help her family. Eighteen years later, Naturals Beauty is an award winning South African business with ambitions…

Brent Blankfield, investment executive, at Westbrooke.

Westbrooke invests R750m to empower South African entrepreneurs

Discover how Westbrooke’s investment of over R750 million is shaping the future for South Africa’s entrepreneurial businesses, providing them with the capital and support needed…

Discover how Liesl Smerdon transformed her passion for natural haircare into Curl Chemistry, a thriving South African brand now stocked at a major retailer in the country, despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Embracing natural beauty: The journey of Curl Chemistry

Discover how Liesl Smerdon transformed her passion for natural haircare into Curl Chemistry, a thriving South African brand now stocked at a major retailer in the country,…

Moving from R5 million to R100 million in revenue requires more than sales growth. South African founders need to evolve their leadership, build scalable systems and introduce tighter financial controls.

Why SA scale-ups stall before R100m

Experts explain how founders can break through the growth barrier.