Business
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Young Gqeberha entrepreneur making strides abroad
Funny, warm, hard-working and kind are just a few words that describe Gqeberha’s very own Alexandria Procter. She sat at a Walmer restaurant, smiling and laughing with the waitress as if she wasn’t exhausted from one of the many flights…
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Local finance advisor releases tell-all autobiography
With over 50 years of experience in the insurance industry, Fanie Du Preez (79) from Gqeberha plans to launch his newly-published autobiography, titled Voetspore van Fanie Du Preez, where he shares stories about his childhood, his early days as an…
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Load shedding costs local economy R1 billion a month
The Nelson Mandela Bay economy has been losing approximately R1 billion a month or the equivalent of R200 million a day, since the start of this year due to severe load shedding.
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Local entrepreneurs walk away with top honours
He was on the verge of closing his business because his car broke down and he had no idea where he was going to get the money for repairs.
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Boost for emerging farmers to rejuvenate economy
MORE than 30 urban agriculture and livestock emerging farmers received a major boost from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on February 16, when the city handed over much-needed agriculture equipment in support of their businesses.
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Young entrepreneur focuses on helping township economies
AT only 31 years old, this local entrepreneur has already made an incredible mark in the corporate industry, especially after being the youngest female boxing promoter in South Africa in a male-dominated sport when she started her first business at…
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SANZAF supports small business development
THE South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) has provided many independent small business owners with financial and developmental assistance, with the aim of breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Businesses graduate from development programme
KWAZAKHELE accountant, Bathulile Mdabula (30) of Bathulile LPPG Consulting, is one of 18 Nelson Mandela Bay entrepreneurs who graduated from the fifth phase of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber en
