by Hanleigh | Nov 3, 2024 | News
“There is a problem with ESD programmes in South Africa. We are finding out the nature of the problem and what can do about it” – Professor Kerrin Myres South Africa appears to have a relatively robust financial and capacity-related development landscape for...
by Hanleigh | Oct 18, 2023 | News
MTN Xlerator is MTN South Africa’s enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme that plans to increase MTN’s procurement spend by R4 billion over two years with 51% black-owned SMMEs. The programme plans to double the number of SMMEs on its supplier...
by Hanleigh | Jul 8, 2021 | Features
By Mark Frankel & Clive Govender – Founders of BU CGC Consulting Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) made up 98.50% of businesses in South Africa, employing an estimated 26% of the country’s labour market...