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3 February 2023, Cape Town. Founders Foundation NPC in partnership with Outsourced CFO (OCFO) and Investec Corporate Social Investments (CSI) is excited to open applications for the fifth round of their Finance Readiness Programme aimed at assisting entrepreneurs in raising critical growth funding to scale their established businesses.The launch of this new round of the programme comes just as the total amount of debt and equity financing offered to previous participants closes in on the R100 … [Read more...] about Need Growth Funding? Applications open for Founders Foundation Finance Readiness Programme.

Are You Jade, Chloe, Megan or Ava?On Wednesday evening 1 February 2023 the Built Environment Ladies Association (BELA) hosted Simon Clark from Simon Clark Hairdressing and Make Up Artist Kayleigh Stopforth in a personal development event at the Beach Hotel. Two takeaways that resonated from both professionals were these: “There are only three main hairstyles in the world: The One Length Cut, The Layer Cut and The Graduation Cut” ~ Simon Clark. “If you look good, you feel good. And, if you feel … [Read more...] about Hair and Makeup Trends for 2023

What is an inverter?An inverter is a device that converts direct current (DC) electricity into alternating current (AC) electricity. Inverters are commonly used in a variety of applications, including powering AC devices from DC sources such as batteries or solar panels, and converting AC electricity from one voltage level to another. There are several different types of inverters, including: Pure sine wave inverters, which produce AC electricity that is very similar in waveform to the … [Read more...] about Inverters Are An Important Component In Many Renewable Energy Systems

The rise in living expenses in South Africa due to load shedding and other factors – not a hike in retail prices – will put pressure on potential buyers of passenger and light commercial vehicles in the first half of 2023.Kelston Chery East London dealer principal Robert Campbell believed that the cost of living was becoming a “real issue” as the traditional middle-class market was being weighed down by the ever-increasing financial pressure. As consumers shopped around to get more bang for … [Read more...] about Value for money key for vehicle sales as economy goes lights out

The third running of the Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km ultramarathon takes place on 26 February in Nelson Mandela Bay and gracing its presence will be International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) president, Nadeem Khan.The presence of Khan at the event signals yet another sign of top-notch race organizing and hospitality which has seen the event receive not only gold label status from the IAU but also elite status from governing body World Athletics. This event was the first … [Read more...] about President Nadeem Khan to attend Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km

Is a figure of R130 Million too low or too high? Is this sustainable when a business is already in crisis? We are all familiar with the fact that loadshedding is expensive – for the country, its economy and our global reputation. We aslo need to stop and consider just how much loadshedding costs the every inept Eskom every month in lost turnover. Think of Electricity as an ephemeral time based product – you either lose it or use it and can never really ‘catch up’ your consumption once it is … [Read more...] about How Much is Eskom Losing in Turnover During Loadshedding?

Rising star Tjaart van der Walt plans to use a move to the Madibaz Athletics Club in Gqeberha as a steppingstone to take his sprinting prowess to the next level.The 400m specialist, who has linked up with Nelson Mandela University this year, comes with a strong pedigree having represented South Africa at the World Junior Championships in Colombia last year. With that experience under his belt, he has set his sights on an upward curve in his career with the move to Madibaz a key part of the … [Read more...] about Young national sprinter relishes fresh chance with Madibaz

Confusion about SUPERSPAR Gelvandale’s halal compliancy has been cleared up to the satisfaction of the Muslim community and SPAR Eastern Cape authorities.The Al-Akbar Halal Authority and a team of inspectors re-inspected the Gqeberha store on January 11, a week after withdrawing its certification, and found it to be halal compliant. Two days later, representatives of Al-Akbar and the Muslim community officially handed over the certificate to store manager Rohan Seymor. Community leader Shaykh … [Read more...] about SUPERSPAR Gelvandale Certified Halal Compliant by Al-Akbar

Let’s first warn sensitive readers that we will be using two South African swear words extensively in this article: Eskom and Loadshedding.If you have a weak heart or are prone to uncontrolled bursts of anger when things go wrong then please move on and read gentler tomes such as War and Peace or watch a particularly violent World War movie… “With the advent/promise of continued loadshedding by Eskom for the forseeable future, let’s just say it outright – the solution to an infrastructural … [Read more...] about Ditch the 4×4 – THIS Solar 5×5 is Much Cheaper and Has a Much Higher ROI

Hoedspruit, Limpopo, January, 27 2023: South Africa is one of the most popular destinations for hunting safaris in the world. The country offers a wide variety of game species, diverse landscapes, and experienced South African hunting outfitters that make for an unforgettable hunting experience.Hunting in South Africa is regulated by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), which ensures that hunting is sustainable and that the hunting outfitters operate in an ethical … [Read more...] about Why South Africa is the Ultimate Hunting Safari Destination in the World

An accident was originally simply ‘an event or mishap’.It came into English in the Middle Ages via Old French from Latin, ultimately derivind from the Latin caders, meaning ‘to fall’, which also gave us words such as cadaver, chance, decay, incident and occasion. The idea of an event ‘falling’ remains in the English word, befall. Later the meaning of accident evolved into ‘something that happens by chance’, as in the phrase ‘a happy accident’, and by the 17th century the modern meaning had … [Read more...] about accident

An accident was originally simply ‘an event or mishap’.It came into English in the Middle Ages via Old French from Latin, ultimately derivind from the Latin caders, meaning ‘to fall’, which also gave us words such as cadaver, chance, decay, incident and occasion. The idea of an event ‘falling’ remains in the English word, befall. Later the meaning of accident evolved into ‘something that happens by chance’, as in the phrase ‘a happy accident’, and by the 17th century the modern meaning had … [Read more...] about accident

The word acid originally meant ‘sour-tasting’, and came from Latin acidus. The term seems to have been introduced by the 17th-century scientist Francis Bacon, who in 1626, for example, described sorrel as a ‘cold and acid herb’. The chemical sense came along at the end of that century because most common acids taste sour.The acid test was originally a method of testing for gold using nitric acid. An object made of gold will show no signs of corrosion if imersed in nitric acid, unlike one made of … [Read more...] about acid

The word ache is a good example of the way that English spelling and pronunciation have developedand in many case have diverged from eacj other.This noun comes from Old English and used to be pronounced ‘aitch’ (like the letter H), whereas the verb was originally spelled ake and pronounced the way ache is today. Around 1700, though, people started pronouncing thenoun like the verb. It is the spelling of the noun that has survived, but the verb is said in the way the verb (ake) used to be. The … [Read more...] about ache

An ace was originally the side of a dice marked with one spot. The word comes from Latin as, meaning ‘unit’. Since an ace is the card with the highest value in many card games, the word often suggests a sense of excellence.An ace was also a wartime fighter pilot who brought down many aircraft, and is now anyone who excels at something. In tennis an ace is a service that your opponent is unable to reach, and in golf it is a hole in one. If you have an ace up your sleeve (or in American English – … [Read more...] about ace