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More often, employees leave because of workplace experiences that make them feel undervalued, overlooked or disconnected from the business.
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Leadership mistakes that quietly drive talent away from SMEs

More often, employees leave because of workplace experiences that make them feel undervalued, overlooked or disconnected from the business.

  • Jeremy Lang
4 min read
Khayelitsha Cookies is owned by former Shoprite employees Adri Williams and Eunice Nyobole. They have turned it into a thriving baking business with 87 employees, that is devoted to empowering women. Its range includes mouthwatering hand-baked Strawberry Flavoured Cookies with White Chocolate Chips, and scrumptious Lemon Flavoured Cookies.
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South Africa’s SMMEs are surviving, but struggling to scale

South Africa’s small businesses are surviving. Why aren’t more of them growing?

  • Ashley Lechman
4 min read
From Left to Right: Thatiso Dube, Founder and Creative Director of GALXBOY, Lesiba Matladi, Senior Manager for Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa, Winner of the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, Founder of Maduwa Paint World (Pty) Ltd, Rodney Maduwa, Nokhanyo Ntshingila, Senior Manager for Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking, Naledzani Mosomane, Head of Enterprise & Supplier Development for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa and Master of Ceremonies, Gugulethu Mfuphi, Renowned Financial Journalist, Conversation Strategist, and Global Moderator.
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Soshanguve paint manufacturer wins R1 million Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge

Maduwa Paint World, founded by Soshanguve entrepreneur Rodney Maduwa, has won the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge and its R1 million grand prize.

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read