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Ramaphosa 

talks 

tough against 

corruption 

Marvellous Zondi 

Newly elected ANC 

president, Cyril 

Ramaphosa said on 

Thursday, 18 January 2017 

that the country was heading 

towards the right direction in 

dealing with corruption and 

state capture. 

Ramaphosa was speaking at 

a breakfast event ahead of 

the World Economic Forum 

which will take centre stage 

next week. 

The ANC president also 

cited that the war against 

corruption and state capture 

will restore the confidence of 

investors making our country 

conducive for investments. 

“The most important thing 

is to address the issue of 

corruption and state capture. 

As a result, we welcome 

the establishment of the 

commission of inquiry that 

the president has announced,” 

said Ramaphosa. 

Corruption has stolen bread 

off a lot of SMMEs who 

are supposed to benefit 

from funding and deals 

which fall through because 

of briberies and a host of 

other mismanagement of 

state organs. Ramaphosa 

also took time to commend 

the National Prosecuting 

Authorityfor being tough 

on companies implicated in 

corruption and their quest of 

recovering about R1.6 billion 

which was allegedly earned 

through unsolicited deals 

with Eskom. 

“We want to see action being 

taken against those who have 

done wrong things. We have 

started seeing the beginning 

processes of precisely that. 

The national prosecuting 

agency is starting to move, 

and we welcome that,” said 

Ramaphosa before adding 

that the actions are long 

overdue. 

“We want them to act with 

urgency and increase the 

tempo of action that is being 

taken. The freezing of assets 

#@yourservice 

ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa 

is an important component of 

that, but we want to see much 

more following on the actions 

that they should have taken a 

long time ago.” 

The Deputy President of the 

country will lead a team of 

government officials, business 

personal, labour and civil 

society leaders to the annual 

WEF meeting in Switzerland. 

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NEWS January 2018 

2 

Social Media - the 

Influencer business 

SMME News 

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Nontobeko Duma 

Making money from social 

media requires more than 

having a lot of followers. 

The Influencer marketing trend is a 

billion-dollar market globally. There 

are a few things you should know if 

you want to live the glamorous life 

of an influencer. Companies look for 

influencers based on the message they 

put out on social media, who follows 

them and what their brand value is. 

Social media stars or influencers are 

new in South Africa, but there has 

been a steady growth of marketing 

industries and brands working with 

them especially in fashion, health and 

fitness. 

“Influencers are fundamentally like 

celebrities/brand ambassadors, but the 

fact that they are ‘real people’ makes 

them more trustworthy and authentic 

as their followers can emulate them, 

they can buy into their lifestyle (or 

the idea of it) – something you can’t 

do with superstar celebrities as they 

are unreachable, a dream,” says Sara 

Maggioni, Director of Retail and 

Buying at Trend Forecasting Agency, 

WGSN in an article in Wanted 

Online. Maggioni went on to explain 

that in commercial terms, influencers 

have the power of “influencing” 

people to purchase a product or 

engage with a brand. 

Your job as an influencer is to create 

social media content daily on several 

social media platforms, (Instagram 

and YouTube are currently the most 

valuable ones.). Networking and 

creating good content whether it is 

funny or aesthetically, pleasing is 

what will earn you a large amount 

or followers. Companies will pay 

you to talk about their products or 

service either by simply posting it 

online, or giving a review. Your other 

Job includes going to events hosted 

by brands and using social media to 

show people that you enjoyed your 

time at events. Your content must be 

created and posted often and be of 

consistent quality if you want to be 

taken seriously. 

Here are few successful Influencers 

from KwaZulu-Natal, Durban to look 

at: 

Mihlali Ndamase 

Mihlali is a 21-year-old Vlogger 

(Youtube star), Makeup artist and 

brand strategist. She was born and 

raised in KwaZulu-Natal. She has 

been in magazines such as Elle, and 

has a large following on all her social 

media platforms YouTube, Instagram 

and twitter (her tweets are funny, 

insightful and relatable). Mihlali is 

also the co-founder of Siyasizana 

Foundation, a non-profit organization 

that supports underprivileged 

children. 

Brands she’s partnered with: Ariel, 

NYX, Mac, Superbalist, Labello and 

Bobbi brown. 

Minky Mothabela 

Minky Mothabela is a 23-year-old 

beauty Vlogger and health enthusiast 

her Youtube channel is called The 

Glam Guide. Minky is passionate 

about business, entrepreneurship 

and turning your leisurely pursuits 

into fully-fledged business ventures. 

The Glam Guide is a sleek, clean 

and informative channel focused 

on makeup artistry and health for 

students and young professionals 

alike. 

Brands shes partnered with: Clinique, 

Dark and lovely, and Nyx. 

Pamzo Kuhle 

Pam is a fashion and lifestyle blogger 

her blog PamSoleStreetFashion, 

showcases stylist capabilities in 

various outfits, often bought from 

affordable retailers such as Mr. Price! 

Pam has street style minimalist look, 

with a dash of chic. 

Brands shes partnered with: Mr Price, 

Capitec bank and Clinique. 

Fanele Mpanza: Marketing Manager 

- fanele@smmenews.co.za 

Marvellous Zondi: Journalist & 

Content Manager - marvellous@ 


Jabulani Khumalo: Sales & 

Distribution Manager - jabulani@ 


Siyabonga Sikhakhane: Graphics and 

Sub-ediing 

Mandisa Magadla: Research & 

Admin Intern 

Kgosi Kgalegi: Business 

Development - kgosi@smmenews. 

co.za 

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Production & IT - bongani@ 


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Intern 

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Tender 

fraudsters 

on a rise 

January 2018 

Kuzoqhilika 


NEWS 

izihlathi ngophethroli 

3 

Nomcebo Mncube 

SMMEs are faced with different 

challenges on a daily basis, challenges 

such as trying to sustain 

their businesses, gaining investor’s 

trust and sealing lucrative 

deals to help fuel their businesses. 

It comes as no surprise 

that they are often targeted by 

scammers, knowingly that they 

will do anything to keep their 

businesses afloat. 

At the moment the hottest topic 

currently trending in South Africa 

is tender fraud. Many companies 

and individuals has been 

victims of such malicious practice.Therefore, 

various national 

government departments have 

warned the public and companies 

about fraudsters or individuals 

who pretend to be the government 

representatives sending 

emails to some business owners. 

Most scams include fraudsters 

using department letterheads to 

send fake tenders to companies 

and request them to provide 

goods and equipment. 

The targeted companies are 

requested to supply specific products 

which are hard to find. And 

when you search for the products 

online, you find that there is only 

one company in South Africa 

which offers those products. Even 

though the company might look 

legit. It is NOT, it is a SCAM and 

that is where people lose their 

money. 

There are several things you need 

to check if you have been contacted 

by fraudsters who claim to 

be government representatives. 

• You need to lookout for the 

order/purchase number. As the 

Government will never send an 

email asking you to supply goods 

and equipment. 

• The banking details are in a 

private name and not a company 

name. Government will NEVER 

ask you to deposit funds for any 

business transaction. 

• You need to check the sender’s 

email address. All the government 

email address end with ‘gov. 

za’, if the email contains or end 

with ‘gov.org.za’ or ‘org.za you’ 

you should know that is a scam. 

• The contact details provided on 

the letterhead. Be cautions that 

although the numbers may look 

valid, they are not connected to a 

property. Call the number to be 

sure. 

• When searching on the Internet 

for the address of the company 

that has sent the fake tender 

document, the address does not 

exist. 

You are advised to always be 

vigilant about tender fraud. If 

you suspect or you are aware of 

tender fraud, you can report it 

anonymously on 0800 701 701 

Intatheli ye SMME 

Ukusimama kwe Randi 

uma liqhathaniswa ne 

Dollar sekuholele ekutheni 

uphinde wehle uPhethroli 

njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi wehle 

ngo-41 cents ekuqaleni kuka 

Nhlolanja 2018. 

Njengamanje iRandi lihweba 

phakathi kuka R12.30 no R12.40 uma 

liqhathaniswa ne Dollar laseMelika. 

Ngokusho kuka Layton Beard 

wenhlangano ebhekelela izimoto 

i-Automobile Association (AA) 

lokhu kuyizindaba ezinhle kwazise 

uPhethroli usanda kwehla esikhathini 

esingengakanani esedlule. 

“Ukusimama kwerandi kusho 

ukuthi uma sithenga impahla 

kwamanye amazwe sikhokha imali 

encane. Uma sithenga uphethroli 

namanye amafutha asetshenziswa 

emotweni kusho ukuthi sizosebenzisa 

imali encane, Ucwaningo lwethu 

lukhombisa ukuthi uphethroli 

uzokwehla ngo-41 cents, udizili 

wehle ngo-23 cents bese upharafini 

wehle ngo-26 cents,” kusho uBeard 

ngaphambi kokuqhuba ngokuthi 

isimo sezepolitiki kuleli sinomthelela 

ekwenzeni kahle kwe Randi. 

“Abatshalizimali babheka izinqumo 

ezithathwa ngosopolitiki nemithetho 

abayishayayo ezweni. Uma 

beshaya imithetho engabacindezeli 

osomabhizinisi kusho ukuth 

abatshalizimali beza ngobuningi 

KULINDELEKE amanani kaphethilomu ehle 

babo kodwa uma bebona sengathi 

imithetho icindezela osomabhizinisi 

baye babheke kwamanye amazwe,” 

Kusonga u Beard. 

Ukwehla kuka phethroli kuyizindaba 

ezinhle kakhulu kosomabhizinisi 

abasafufusa kwazise ukuqhuba 

ibhizinisi kudinga ukwehla 

nokwenyuka uhlangana nabantu 

abanhlobonhlobo abangaphosa 

esivivaneni ukuze kusimame 

ibhizinisi.



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Innovator Trust launches 

flagship programme for SMMEs 

SMME Staff Reporter 

The innovator trust 

launched a ground-breaking 

‘Youth Entrepreneurship 

programme’ in December 2017. 

The Innovator Trust is an enterprise 

development programme created 

specifically for the Information 

and Communication Technology 

(ICT) sector, delivering quality and 

results specifically designed business 

development programmes, aimed 

at facilitating growth of SMME 

businesses. 

This initiative is the brainchild 

of South Africa’s leading service 

provider, Vodacom. In 2014, 

Vodacom made a bold move to 

make a significant investment 

to impact on developing SMME 

businesses in the country. 

The service provider granted the 

Innovator Trust, an independent 

organisation, a R750 million loan 

facility for investing in YeboYethu 

shares to finance the enterprise 

development programme. To date 

the trust has drawn on R600m of the 

Tashline Jooste. (internet photo) 

facility. 

According to Tashline Jooste, CEO 

of the Innovator Trust who is also 

the member of the board of trustees, 

the main aim for this trust to fuel 

small businesses. 

“The Innovator Trust primarily uses 

share dividends and interest earned 

to fund the trust administration 

and the various projects to support 

established small businesses 

in the ICT sector to grow. The 

Innovator Trust was established 

with a clear mandate to: accelerate 

transformation in the ICT sector 

through the development of blackowned 

ICT businesses,” said Joote 

when speaking to fin24. 

Jooste also highlighted the 

significance this trust makes in 

filling up the divide. 

“Innovator Trust provides a 

tailored development programme 

for selected, established small 

businesses in the ICT sector. 

Through training, mentorship, 

networking and infrastructure 

support the Innovator Trust is 

helping to create ICT leaders of 

the future. Through our Enterprise 

Developmental Programmes, we 

are able to reinforce the efforts of 

the beneficiaries in making their 

vision a reality,” said Jooste before 

adding that, “I’m passionate about 

creating opportunities for SMMEs 

and, specifically, female-owned 

businesses and it is a crucial element 

in the Innovator Trust’s aim of 

growing and nurturing SMME’s in 

the ICT sector. 

The entrepreneurial world is not an 

easy one to start out in, but with the 

right guidance and knowledge, it has 

the potential to change someone’s 

life forever.” 

The Youth Entrepreneurship 

Programme (YEP), is aimed at 

equipping local unemployed youth 

with the requisite set of skills to 

become cutting-edge entrepreneurs. 

The tailor-made youth 

entrepreneurial programme aims 

to drive innovations and create 

job opportunities that could bring 

significant changes to the local 

economy. 

SMME Staff Reporter 

The Department of Trade 

and Industry (the dti) invites 

Black Industrialists to apply for 

participation in the Trade Mission 

to Mozambique that will take place 

from 5-9 March 2018. 

The mission to Mozambique is 

part of the implementation of the 

Black Industrialists Programme. 

This programme is aimed at 

promoting industrialisation, 

sustainable economic growth and 

transformation through the financial 

Minister announces business 

opportunity for Black Industrialists 

and non-financial support of blackowned 

entities in the manufacturing 

sector. The BIP is anchored on three 

fundamental pillars, namely access 

to capital, access to markets and 

non-financial support. 

Companies in agro-processing, 

economic infrastructure (general 

engineering services, railway, and 

ports) and energy (hydro, renewable, 

solar, petroleum, gas) are encouraged 

to apply to the department by 26 

January 2018. 

The Minister of Trade and Industry, 

Dr Rob Davies says the mission is 

part of the department’s strategy to 

increase trade between South Africa 

and Mozambique. 

“The objective of this mission is to 

increase black industrialist’s trade 

with businesses in Mozambique. 

This is an ideal platform for the 

industrialists who would like to 

export value-added products and 

services. I am encouraging the 

industrialists to take part in this 

mission and go form partnerships 

with their Mozambican counterparts 

for the exploitation of business 

opportunities in the Mozambican 

economy,” says Minister Davies. 

He adds that South Africa has 

become the main trading partner 

to Mozambique and the relations 

between the two countries are 

cordial as demonstrated by the 

growing bilateral trade which 

Minister of Trade and 

Industry, Dr Rob Davies. 

Picture by BuzzSA 

amounted to more than R42 billion 

in 2016. 

Companies that are willing to 

participate will be funded and will 

be screened according to the Black 

Industrialists Guidelines. 

More information can be obtained 

from: www.thedti.gov.za


SMME, what you should know 



5 

How To Register A New Company 

CIPC registers Companies and 

Co-operatives. It is not necessary 

for all businesses to formalise by 

registering with the CIPC. For 

some businesses, such as informal 

businesses and sole proprietors, 

there may not be sufficient benefits. 

Businesses that wish to transact 

with government and the formal 

sector, or that wish to access certain 

types of government support, are 

generally required to be registered 

with the CIPC. 

STEP 1: RESERVE THE 

COMPANY NAME 

In terms of the Companies Act, 

2008, a company may be registered 

with or without a company name. 

When a company is registered 

without a reserved name, its 

registration number automatically 

becomes the company name. This 

is the quickest way to register a 

company. 

Where to go: Companies and 

Intellectual Property Commission 

(CIPC) 

Cost: R50 if done electronically and 

R75 if done through a paper system. 

Time to complete: 3 days 

The applicant can either apply 

for a company name as part of 

the process, use a name that was 

previously approved, or register 

the company using the registration 

number given by the CIPC as 

company name. If the applicant 

chooses the first option, he or she 

will need to enter between 1 and 4 

proposed company names, in order 

of preference. The first available will 

be selected. 

STEP 2: REGISTER AT 

THE COMPANIES AND 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

COMMISSION (CIPC) 

Where to go: Companies and 

Intellectual Property Commission 

(CIPC) 

Cost: R125 for a private company, 

R475 for a non-profit company 

registered without members 


What to take: Details about 

the owners/directors (Names, 

Nationality, ID/Passport number, 

Appointment date, Date of Birth, 

Phone, email, Physical addresses as 

well as the postal addresses); Details 

about the company (Financial year 

end, Authorized shares, Email 

address, website, physical address 

and postal code) 

An entrepreneur has 4 different 

ways to register a company with 

the Companies and Intellectual 

Property Commission (CIPC). 

1. Through the CIPC website (www. 

cipc.co.za) 

2. Self-service terminals 

3. Certain bank branches 

4. By email 

To register the company online, 

the entrepreneur needs to register 

as a customer on the CIPC website 

(www.cipc.co.za). Once registered, 

the applicant has to fund the new 

virtual account with (125 ZAR). 

The account can be funded via wire 

transfer. 

Once the steps mentioned above are 

completed, an email will be sent to 

the applicant requesting additional 

documentation to be emailed to 

CIPC. Which are: 

• Certified ID copies of all indicated 

initial directors and founders 

• Certified ID copy of applicant if 

not the same as one of the indicated 

initial directors or founders 

• Signed registration forms 

Finally, once the company is 

registered, the customer receives an 

email confirming that the company 

is registered and a link back to 

the CIPC website to retrieve the 

disclosure certificate and all the 

incorporation documents. 

STEP 3: OPEN A BANK 

ACCOUNT 

Where to go: Bank 

Cost: R0 (Depending on bank you 

may have to put some money into 

your business account) 

Time to complete: 1 day 

In order to open a bank account, 

the applicant must submit proof 

of the directors’ identity and the 

original company documents. 

This procedure may take longer if 

the required documents per the 

Know Your Customer (“KYC”) 

requirements in the Financial 

Intelligence Centre Act No. 38 of 

2001 are not in order. 

STEP 4: REGISTER FOR 

INCOME TAX AND 

WITHHOLDING TAXES (PAYE, 

UIF AND SDL) 

Where to go: South African Revenue 

Service (SARS) 

Cost: No Charge 

Time to complete: 1 day 

The Companies and Intellectual 

Property Commission (CIPC) and 

the South African Revenue Service 

(SARS) are linked electronically. 

When the entrepreneur visits 

a SARS branch to register for 

income tax, SARS retrieves the 

information previously provided by 

the entrepreneur to the CIPC during 

company registration. 

The entrepreneur still needs to visit 

the SARS office for: 

a) Income tax registration – for 

which the applicant needs to bring 

Owner ID, Registration Certificate, 

and Bank Statement. 

b) Employees tax (PAYE), 

Unemployment Insurance Fund 

(UIF) and Skills Development Levy 

(SDL) registration: 

The entrepreneur must submit the 

EMP 101e form which is available 

online or at the local SARS office. 

Registration is immediate and can 

be done online or at the branch. 

Explanation of acronyms: 

• Pay as you earn (PAYE) tax refers 

to the tax required to be deducted 

by an employer from an employee’s 

remuneration paid. The employer 

is compelled to register in terms of 

paragraph 15 of the 4th Schedule to 

the Income Tax Act. 

• Unemployment Insurance Fund 

(UIF): These funds are used to 

provide short-term relief should 

workers become unemployed 

or unable to work for various 

reasons. Any employer who is 

liable to register for the employees 

tax (PAYE) is required to register 

with SARS for the unemployment 

insurance contributions. 

• Skills Development Levy (SDL): 

This levy is used by the government 

to fund education and training as 

stated in the Skills Development 

Act, 1998. This levy is payable 

monthly by employers to SARS. 

STEP 5: Register for VAT 

Where to go: South African 

Revenue Service (SARS) 

Cost: No Charge 


Businesses with annual taxable 

turnover of more than ZAR 

1,000,000 must register for VAT. The 

application for the registration of 

VAT is done on a VAT 101 form. 

VAT registrations are completed 

in real time at the entrepreneurs’ 

nearest SARS branch. It typically 

takes a week to secure an 

appointment. In order to register 

for VAT, an entrepreneur will need 

to complete and sign the VAT 101 

form and submit the form together 

with the following documentation: 

(1) certified copy of certificate of 

incorporation; 

(2) certified copy of proof of the 

company’s residential address, not 

older than three (3) months; 

(3) original bank statement, not 

older than three (3) months; 

(4) original balance sheets and 

income statements (proof of annual 

turnover); 

(5) original identity document 

and certified copy thereof of the 

representative vendor submitting 

the VAT 101 form; 

(6) certified copies of the identity 

documentation of the directors of 

the company; and 

(7) original proof of residential 

address of the representative vendor. 

Look out for our next issue where 

we will explain what you, as a 

business owner, should legally 

comply with in your relevant 

business industry. 

Business is not always about what you good at 


It is often said that if you start a 

business in a field that you are good 

at you are bound to succeed. What 

is more potent than that is starting a 

business that is viable. 

This may seem farfetched, but if you 

give it a thought you will realize that 

business is not always about what 

you are good at. It should be about 

what makes ‘business sense’ 

A general example for this would 

be a football fan living in an area 

dominated by rugby fans, does it 

make business sense for that person 

to sell football replicas because he 

loves soccer and he is good at it? 

What makes business sense is for 

that person to start a business selling 

rugby regalia. 

Much like in other fields as well, be a 

businessman, it’s not about what you 

like – it’s about what your potential 

customers want. 

A huge number of businesses fail 

because people fail to understand 

that they are doing it for the people 

and then profits. People bring 

profits, how can you make profit 

if the people do not buy into the 

products or services that you are 

offering. 

This mistake often attack a lot of 

SMMEs because they follow their 

hearts and forget about doing 

feasibility study. Too much capital 

has over the years been spent 

on fruitless companies because 

company owners follow their hearts 

and not what makes ‘business sense’. 

This is why business plans are so 

important, invest more time in 

going around looking for something 

missing within the area in which 

you want to open your business at. 

This will enable you to open up a 

business that people desperately 

need rather than being just another 

drop in the ocean.



6 


Business Profiles 


Nay Maps popularly 

known as Mxolisi Xulu 

from the SABC 1 drama 

series Uzalo has a clothing 

label and it is nothing like the 

devious character he portrays on our 

TV screens. 

The vibrant Nay Maps Clothing 

(NM) label has all the makings of a 

trendsetter. 

Other than being the brains behind 

the fashion label, Nay Maps is also 

a community leader with a groundbreaking 

initiative where he helps 

young people from all 67 Municipalities 

in KwaZulu-Natal. Talking 

to SMME News, Nay Maps opened 

up about his love for fashion and 

passion for giving back to the community. 

“What inspired me to venture into 

fashion is the love I have for it, from 

an early age I have always been in 

love with fashion” said Nay Maps before 

adding that the feedback from 

the public has been overwhelming 

since the launch of his clothing label. 

“The feedback is so overwhelming 

and amazing, people are so excited 

about this brand and they are in love 

with it. We get so many orders every 

day from all over the country. We 

are still working towards having our 

own boutique, for now purchases are 

made online at www.naymapsclothing.com” 

Uzalo’s Nay 

Maps ventures 

into business 

Among the items NM clothing has 

to offer are t-shirts, pants, caps and 

hoodies for both genders just to 

mention a few. 

Multitasking has over the years been 

credited as the key to many success 

stories, a thing Nay Maps seems to 

be doing very well juggling between 

acting and being the head of an in 

demand brand, something which 

he says is not hard to do. “It’s not 

hard at all, both these things are in 

my heart. I make sure I give it all 

the attention, especially the fashion 

brand because it is growing in an 

amazing way, I have reps all over the 

country to make things easier” said 

Nay Maps before urging everyone to 

dedicate their lives to building their 

own empires. “Believe in yourself 

before people tell you what you can 

or cannot do. 

Strive to build your empire.” 

“The love I have for you guys reading 

here and owning NM items at 

home is unmeasurable. 

To those who don’t have it, please 

hurry up and get it. I love you 

guys there is no ‘me’ without you.” 

Further said the multitalented Nay 

Maps before concluding by urging 

young people who need help in skills 

development to contact him. “My 

heart is in Young people development, 

my company is currently 

working on youth development for 

all 67 Municipalities around the 

Province of KZN. Although it’s not 

easy to reach to them as intended, 

we request if there is anything they 

think we can do for them they must 

not hesitate to contact me on 072 

8873 647” 

Nay Maps wearing a hoodie from his namesake brand Nay Maps 

Clothing 

Owe Elppag - The Brand wenza 

ezibukwayo ngengqephu ehlukile 


Uthunga inqephu enenkosi 

phakathi uKhemamahle Kweyama 

onesitolo esithi yena sezingubo 

esitholakala eBat Centre, enkabeni 

yedolobha iTheku esibizwa ngokuthi 

i-Elppag. 

Lomthungi wenza ingqephu ehlukile 

kakhulu kwejwayelekile esebenzisa 

indwangu ka-Jean Kanye ne Leather. 

Kweyama uveze ukuthi ikhono 

akhe lokuthunga uphoqelekile 

kuthi alisebenzise ngesikhathi 

zama ukuthola izingubo ezitolo 

odwa engazitholi azithandayo. 

Ngabona lapho ukhuthi kukhona 

kushodayo ngengqephu yase 

zansi. Bengazi ukuthi abantu 

baningi bagqoka u-Denim, kodwa 

intula abantu abenza izingubo 

ziqondene ngqo nabantu Kanye 

emizimba yabo ngokuhluka kwayo” 

ubeka uKweyama. 

entokazi ayikuyelanga esikoleni 

kwenza lomsebenzi njengoba 

acela ukufundiswa ngothize 

kwenza amahembe okunye 

kulandela lapho yabe isizifundisa 

ona. Ngokusho kuka Kweyama, 

-Elppag ikhiqiza izingubo 

ziseqophelweni eliphezulu futhi 

zithakaselwa ngabantu bonke. 

Njengamanje asinazo izitolo 

ziningi ezenza imikhiqizo ehlala 

sikhathi eside, imikhiqizo eminingi 

Eminye yemisiko ka Khemamahle Kweyama 

uyithenga manje futhi ngemuva 

kwezinyanga ezimbalwa sezigugile”. 

Inselelo ebhekene no Kweyama 

inselelo ebhekene nosomabhizinisi 

abaningi, ukuzama ukunxenxa 

abantu ukuba bathande umsebenzi 

wakhe. Nakuba kunjalo lomthungi 

akazange athembele kokushiwo 

ngabantu ukubonisa ukubaluleka 

kobuciko bakhe. 

“Bengazi ukuthi ngaphandle 

kwekhulu kunamaphesenti 

angathanda ukuthi mina 

nomsebenzi wami sithokoze 

ukusebenza ngaleyo makethe” 

kuqhuba uKweyama ngaphambi 

kokuveza ukuthi ngesikhathi eqala 

ukubona umuntu ogqoke uphawu 

lwakhe wagcwala ukuziqhenya futhi 

usazizwa ngaleyo ndlela lapho ebona 

umuntu egqoke izimphahla zakhe 

ikakhulukazi uma engamazi. 

Iseluleko sika Kweyama kubantu 

abasha nabanamabhizinisi 

asathuthuka ukuthi babe 

nenhlonpho. 

“Hlonipha abanye, hlonipha 

ikhasimende lakho, futhi uthathe 

isikhathi sakho ngomsebenzi 

wakho.” Abafisa ukubona umsebenzi 

walentokazi bengavakashela 

isitolo sayo okuanye ikhasi layo ku 

Instagram, @Elppagbrand 

Organic food innovators 


Many people have a set of New 

Year’s resolutions, usually they 

include getting healthy. Leading 

a healthy lifestyle requires being 

active and eating well. Organic 

food offers the best source of 

nutrients and can help your body 

fight illnesses and help it stay 

strong, it can often be expensive 

and the busy lives people lead 

can make the luxury of strolling 

through the aisle of fresh food 

markets picking vegetables seem 

impossible. 

Umgibe Farm Organics wants to 

make sure it’s not, by providing a 

professional well priced organic 

vegetable delivery service. The 

issue of healthy eating is a personal 

one for the founder Nonhlanhla 

Joyce who cites that “Poverty 

and hunger is a reality felt and 

experienced by me”. 

In 2014 Nonhlanhla was diagnosed 

with cancer, the prognosis was a 

huge blow to her family, because 

of her poor health she was unable 

to work. While looking into a way 

of dealing with her cancer she 

realized what she ate could not 

only alleviate her cancer symptoms 

but put food on her family’s table. 

She decided to start her own 

organic vegetable garden. Her first 

time around was not successful 

because chickens ate all her crop 

and that left her devastated but 

not discouraged. She then came 

up with a solution which involved 

growing vegetables in used 

plastic bags that were headed for 

landfills. With this simple solution 

Nonhlanhla had hit gold, not only 

could she protect her vegetables 

from the chickens but it saved 

water. This time around she grew 

so much produce she even sold 

the surplus to her neighbours. 

Nonhlanhla had turned her tragedy 

to triumph; dedicated as she was, 

Nonhlanhla began imparting her 

knowledge with other community 

members so that they too could 

successfully grow organic food to 

feed their families. 

Currently Umgibe farm organics 

is an award winning organization 

that provides a sustainable source 

of income for more than 497 

families and is in partnership with 

51 co-operatives. 

They have now introduced a 

door to door vegetables delivery 

system where you can order fresh 

vegetables, vegetables juice and free 

range chicken with just a Phone 

call. 

Nonhlanhla believes that “Umgibe 

is the rope of hope that pulls 

the unemployed and neglected 

communities up.” 

Watsapp or call 0711377779 to get 

full the product list and to place 

your order.




7 

Education 

Incwadi ecibisa 

ngolimu 

lwakho 

kwezamabhizinisi 


Umsunguli 

wenkampani iMatoyana 

Business Solutions 

uNksz. Nokwazi Mzobe 

wethule ushicilelo olwehlukile 

lwencwadi ecebisa ngezamabhizinisi 

ngolwimi lwesizulu. Lolushicilelo 

lwesibili isihloko salo sithi 

‘Umhlahlandlela Wamabhizinisi 

Amancane’ kant kuhloswe ngalo 

ukusiza abantu abakhuluma isiZulu 

ukuthi bakwazi ukuthola ulwazi 

ngolimu lwabo. 

IsiZulu sibalwa Kanye nezilimi 

ezinothile kakhulu ezwenikazi 

i-Africa kanti sihamba phambili 

ngokukhulunywa kuleli njengoba 

becela ku 11.6 million abantu 

abakhuluma lolulimi eNingizimu 

Afrika. 

Ngokusho kuka Mzobe ekhuluma 

nelinye lamaphephandaba akuleli 

inhloso yokwenza lolushicilelo 

ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu 

abakhuluma isiZulu bayakwazi 

ukuzilungisela izinkinga 

ababhekana nazo kwezama 

bhizinisi. 

“Izinsiza eziningi ezingasiza 

ngolwazi zijwayeke ukungabi 

ngolimi lwebele, lokho kwenza kube 

nzima ukukhulisa ulwazi” kusho 

uMzobe ngaphambi kokwengeza 

ngokuthi amabhizinisi amaningi 

ayafadalala enyakeni wokuqala 

esunguliwe ngesimanga sokuntuleka 

kolwazi olwanele kanye namakhono 

adingekayo okuphatha amabhizinisi. 

Lencwadi iqukethe ulwazi 

oluyisisekelo ngokusungula noku 

simamisa amabhizinisi kanti 

iyatholakala ezitolo zezincwadi ngo 

R295. 

UNksz. Nokwazi Mzobe nencwadi yakhe ecebisa 

osomabhizinisi ngolimi lwesiZulu. Isithombe ngabe Daily Vox. 

Learn a trade and make profit Small Business Resolutions for 2018 


Many young people have just 

gotten their results and are now 

expected to make a decision that 

will effect the rest of their lives. 

The obvious choice is going to 

university, studying and then having 

the dream job that will enable 

them to finance their expenses. 

The reality for many young people 

is not if education is accessible but 

if it is worth it. The high rate of 

unemployment in South Africa is 

a huge cause for concern especially 

as it is also prevalent amongst 

graduates. For many young people 

that makes them want to take a new 

direction so as not to be caught 

in that “trap” so they decide to 

try start their own business and 

often times they not sure what to 

do. They is often one business that 

is over looked; running a trade 

business. A trade is basically things 

like wielding, carpentry, plumbing, 

electrician, seamstress, mechanics 

etc. These type of jobs are not often 

chosen as they lack the glamour of 

a fancy degree and means getting 

your hands dirty yet they are able 

to bring in a steady good income 

where you can quickly become your 

own boss working your own hours 

(with public holidays off). 

The advantages of learning a trade 

• Cheaper: the cost of university is 

quite high currently as of this year 

registration fees alone are between 

R4000- R15000. Then tuition fees 

if you don’t qualify for a grant or 

financial aid ranges from R25 000 – 

R60 000 a year. A degree takes 3-4 

years if you are able to finish it in 

time, you can do the math. That’s 

not adding in the accommodation, 

and textbooks. Whereas trade 

schools often cost R5000 –R 18000 

for full course and once you can 

start earning half way through 

your course while getting work 

experience. 

• Quicker: As mentioned before 

even if you do end up learning 

a trade for few years chances 

are you will already be making 

your own money halfway in. The 

maximum amount of time to get a 

trade qualification is 2 years. It all 

depends on what you learn studying 

to be a welder will take less time 

than studying to be a mechanic. 

• Not effected by inflation: The need 

for people with trade skills has 

never not been around, even if the 

country plunged into war, the need 

for trades such as seamstresses, 

electricians, plumbers and other 

skilled workers such as doctors and 

nurses will be unaffected. In fact 

people with trades will be the first to 

recover as they will be needed. 

• Sense of satisfaction: for many 

people Academia was never their 

talent and they have often neglected 

their other talents trying to keep up 

with those who have the ability to 

pick up what is taught at school with 

ease Maybe even feeling inadequate. 

Learning a trade maybe where your 

talent lies working with your hands 

is how your brain works best and 

where your creativity really fly’s. 

If so you will find a great sense of 

satisfaction making a success on the 

road less travelled. 


If you are an SMME looking to make 2018 as fruitful 

as possible, you may need to look at these few tips 

from the ‘small business site’. According to this online 

platform, small businesses everywhere need to take 

stock of the year and make final plans for the New Year. 

At this time, it is always good to revisit your business 

and adopt some key tips, strategies or reminders for the 

year ahead. 

Don’t be afraid to make big mistakes 

The best things that happen in a business most often 

happen on the heels of failure. Don’t be afraid to 

fail; it’s proof that you are meant to be a successful 

entrepreneur. The only difference between people who 

are hugely successful and those who aren’t is the time it 

takes them to get back up after being knocked down. 

Little companies always move faster 

The big guy may have the corner on money but the 

little guy usually has the corner on creativity. Take some 

time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is 

promoting their brand and plan something smarter and 

more creative for yours. 

Take full advantage of all the free social 

media out there 

Before you go out and blow money on advertising, 

capitalise on the free online access that leads you 

directly to your customers. Blog, tweet with humour, 

and make as many friends as you can on Facebook. You 

can quickly build a huge following of customers willing 

to try your new product without spending anything on 

advertising. 

Choose only really good people 

Make sure you pick good people to build your business 

with, as they’ll determine 80% of your success. The best 

people are honest and have lots of enthusiasm. Don’t 

worry too much about their level of experience when 

you’re interviewing, as the right attitude always delivers 

much more than just experience. 

Focus on what’s already working for you and do 

more of it 

When you look for ways to expand your business, the 

real pot of gold is usually the same stuff that’s already 

proven successful. So, before you move on to the next 

exciting project or a new strategy, slow down. Do a lot 

more of what’s already working and then do the new 

stuff. 

Never stop networking 

Never stop pushing, never stop networking. Keep 

looking for business or providing the best service. It’s 

hard to always believe, but as a self-employed person, 

you simply have no choice. Never stop. 

Stop putting it off 

Procrastination is the enemy of success. The time you 

waste on stalling breeds guilt, and guilt deflates energy 

and sometimes even leads to depression. When you feel 

stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember 

that you don’t have to get it right, you must just get it 

going. 

Be decisive 

Don’t wait for everything to be perfect. Instead of 

seeking the impossible, efficient decision makers tend 

to leap without all the answers and trust that they’ll be 

able to build their wings on the way down. 

Make sure you know what not to do 

Everyone should have their own ‘Not to Do’ list. I sit 

down regularly and make a list of all the things I have 

spent time on that have amounted to nothing. It’s smart 

to post your ‘Not to Do’ list where you’re bound to see 

it so you’re reminded to do more productive things that 

give a better return on the time you spend at work. 

Shoot the dogs early 

If you spot a complainer and if you have the authority 

to do it, fire them right away. Complainers are like 

thieves, robbing you and your company of its good 

energy. Your whole team’s outlook will shine brighter 

once you’re rid of them. 

Don’t do it alone 

You need a support system when building a business. 

There are organisations such as the NSBC who can 

help with advice and inspiration, as well as quality 

networking opportunities. When you’re starting a 

business, experienced guidance is the best support 

system of all. 

Be different 

Challenge the status quo, get out of your comfort 

zone, do things differently and stretch your abilities. 

Stretching your abilities will make you great.



8 


Land of Opportunity 

ith the start of the 

New Year, SMME 

News is focusing on 

usiness opportunities for student 

ntrepreneurs. African and global 

rganizations open business plan 

ompetitions and awards annually 

o support and encourage budding 

nd successful entrepreneurs in 

frica. Whether you need funding 

o bring your bright idea to limelight 

r have made innovative progress 

s an entrepreneur in Africa and 

eed a platform to demonstrate your 

chievements, there are opportunities 

ut there. 

elow is an AfterSchoolAfrica list of 

usiness plan competitions and awards 

or African entrepreneurs. Most of 

hese programs are offered annually. 

. The African Innovation Prize 

AIP) 

is a UK based non-profit organization 

ounded by Cambridge University 

raduates to spur student innovation 

nd entrepreneurship in Africa. 

rough university based business 

lanning competitions, AIP aims to 

ncourage students to dream, design, 

nd dedicate themselves to their 

usiness ideas. AIP also develops 

onnections between students and the 

ocal enterprise community through 

eeding entrepreneurship clubs within 

niversities, and brokering mentorship 

etween students and local business 

eaders. 

Business Funding Opportunities & 

Awards for Student Entrepreneurs 

2. The Dell Social Innovation 

Challenge 

identifies and supports promising 

young social innovators who dedicate 

themselves to solving the world’s 

most pressing problems with their 

transformative ideas. The program 

provides university students with 

world-class teaching and training, as 

well as with start-up capital and access 

to a network of mentors and advisors. 

3. INDIAFRICA: A Shared Future 

features a series of multi-disciplinary 

contests across top campuses in Africa 

and India. The contests are aimed at 

offering students and professionals 

from both geographies a common 

platform for future collaborations in 

business, design and culture. 

4. The Cola-Cola Africa 

Foundation Entrepreneurship 

programs provide students with 

the tools needed to prosper as a 

young adult. The main objective is 

to help today’s youth understand the 

importance of self-reliance and the 

impact they all have on the future of 

the economy by addressing the issue of 

unemployment in Africa and helping 

to create a culture of entrepreneurship. 

The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation has 

invested $3.1 million in programs that 

promote entrepreneurship amongst the 

youth in 12 countries. 

5. Allan Gray Entrepreneurship 

Fellowship for South Africa, Namibia, 

Botswana and Swaziland Students: The 

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation offers 

the exceptional Allan Gray Fellowship 

to Southern Africa’s pioneering bright 

young students. This initiative aims 

to develop students, known as Allan 

Gray Candidate Fellows, into Southern 

Africa’s future high impact responsible 

entrepreneurs. 

6. The School Enterprise 

Challenge is a global business 

planning awards programme run by 

the educational charity ‘Teach A Man 

To Fish.’ It aims to create globally 

aware, socially responsible, young 

entrepreneurs. The School Enterprise 

Challenge is an international awards 

programme for schools around the 

world with up to $50,000 in prizes 

available for the most entrepreneurial 

schools, teachers and students. 

7. The Skoll Scholarships in Social 

Entrepreneurship for International 

Students, UKprovides funding and 

exclusive opportunities to meet with 

world-renowned entrepreneurs, 

thought-leaders and investors. The 

Skoll Scholarship provides tuition 

for entrepreneurs who have set up or 

have been working in entrepreneurial 

ventures with a social purpose, and 

who wish to improve their knowledge 

of market-oriented practices so 

they can be more effective in their 

subsequent social change pursuits. 

The Skoll Scholarship covers full costs 

of Said Business School tuition and 

college fees. The Scholarship also covers 

partial living expenses based on need, 

up to an additional £8,000. 

8. Google Hash Code 

Programming Competition for 

Students and Professionals in Africa, 

Europe & Middle East is a team-based 

programming competition organized 

by Google for students and industry 

professionals (18+) across Europe, 

the Middle East and Africa. You pick 

your team and programming language, 

Google picks a real-lifeengineering 

problem to solve. 

9. How will you change the 

world with US$1 million? Apply 

for 2018 Hult Prize – Social 

Enterprise Challenge: thousands of 

university students worldwide team up 

to create start-ups aimed at solving an 

issue faced by billions in need. More 

than 10,000 applicants will begin the 

journey, and only 300 start-ups from 

around the world will move on to 

pitch their start-up ideas at one of five 

global locations, including: Boston, 

San Francisco, London, Dubai and 

Shanghai. 

10. The Google RISE Awards is an 

annual grant program for informal 

education organizations around the 

world that promote computer science 

for K-12/pre-university age youth. 

It aspires for students to be creators 

not just consumers of tomorrow’s 

technology, and that includes students 

from all backgrounds. This is why 

it’s efforts emphasize participation 

from girls, youth in low-income 

communities, and minorities who have 

historically been underrepresented in 

the field of computer science. 

COMPETITIONS 

The Milken-Penn 

GSE Education 

Business Plan 

Competition (EBPC) 

is open to applicants worldwide and 

offers a tremendous opportunity to 

entrepreneurs and investors alike. 

The Competition includes a path for 

Ventures (opening January 2018), as 

well as a path for Ideas. In offering 

multiple prizes and prize categories, 

the EBPC attracts innovative ideas 

in education from around the world, 

ranging from those structured on 

local or global needs, public or 

private issues, Pre-K through adult 

education, and social or for-profit 

ventures. 

Competition Themes: 

• Urban Education 

• Connecting Research to Practice 

• Teaching & Learning 

• Technology in Grades K through 

12 

• Special Education & At-Risk 

Students 

• Open & Collaborative Solutions: 

The Education Ecosystem 

• Online & Distance Learning in 

Higher Education 

• Global/Borderless Education 

Solutions 

• Early Childhood Education 

• Workforce Learning 

Ventures and Ideas 

As of the 2017 Competition, the 

Venture and Idea paths of the 

Milken-Penn GSE Education 

Business Plan 

Competition will run in series 

rather than concurrently. If your 

innovation is further along in its 

development, the Venture path 

opens for submissions in early 

January 2018. Applicants in the 

Venture path are generally expected 

to already have or plan to generate 

revenue, grants, customers, or 

investors. 

The Idea Path, aimed at 

entrepreneurs in the early stages 

of ideation or product/service 

development, recently held its 

IdeaFest competition finals in 

conjunction with the Reimagine 

Education Awards & Conference in 

December 2017. Applicants in the 

Idea path are expected to be prerevenue 

and pre-investment. Please 

note: even if your idea is in the 

early 

stages of 

development, if 

you plan to generate 

revenue, grants, customers, or 

investments, you are still eligible to 

apply to the Venture Path! 

How to enter 

For enquiries go to educomp@gse. 

uppen.edu and to enter go to www. 

educationcompetition.org 

VALEO INNOVATION 

2018 

Valeo wishes to encourage students 

from all over the world to innovate 

and to develop their entrepreneurial 

spirit, offering the winners the 

opportunity to create their own 

start-ups. 

ABOUT VALEO 

Valeo is an automotive supplier and 

partner to automakers worldwide. 

As a technology company, we design 

innovative solutions for smart 

mobility, with a particular focus 

on intuitive driving and reducing 

CO₂ emissions. The Group also 

provides and distributes spare parts 

for automakers and independent 

aftermarket operators. 

THE AIM OF THE CHALLENGE 

The aim is to reward an innovative 

project, whether it is a technological 

innovation or an idea for new ways 

to use cars. The participants will 

have to propose new solutions in 

one of the following categories: 

Vehicle Electrification, Autonomous 

Vehicle and Digital Mobility. 

RULES AT A GLANCE 

The competition is open to students 

who have completed high school 

and are now in higher education 

(e.g. university) in higher education 

from all disciplines and to the 

teachers, one per team. 

Entrants must compete in teams 

made up of between two and a 

maximum of five people. 

Teams can take part to the challenge 

by presenting a relevant, innovative 

project in English by submitting: 

1. Mp4 video pitch (maximum 3 

minutes) that explains the project in 

a clear, simple and audible way, 

2. Accompanied by 5 slides 

describing the composition of the 

team; the problem identified; the 

existing or known solutions; the 

proposed technical solution; the 

target market and the business 

model. 

Yale Young 

African 

Scholars 

YYAS accepts applications from 

current secondary school students 

in Africa who will have to complete 

at least one full academic term 

or semester after August 2018. In 

addition, applicants must be citizens 

or permanent residents of an African 

country. YYAS does not accept 

applications from students in their 

final term of secondary school, from 

secondary school graduates, or from 

university students. YYAS cannot 

accept applications from students 

who are younger than 14 years old 

by the application deadline. Students 

who have attended YYAS previously 

are not eligible to reapply, but are 

encouraged to apply for the Yale 

Young Global Scholars Program. 

A typical YYAS participant has: 

• Excellent academic records 

• Demonstrated leadership potential 

• Strong written and verbal 

communication skills 

• A desire and ability to work 

cooperatively with peers 

• Persistence and determination 

when facing challenges 

• High standards of personal and 

professional conduct 

• The ability to read, analyze, and 

reflect on large quantities of difficult 

material in English 

• Interest in engaging in discussions 

about intellectual, moral, and 

political issues in Africa 

If you have any specific questions 

about your eligibility, please email 

african.scholars@yale.edu.




9 

Apply Now for Tony Elumelu 

Entrepreneurship Programme 

2018 – $100 million to create 10,000 

African Entrepreneurs in 10 Years 

The Tony Elumelu Foundation 

Entrepreneurship Programme – 

TEEP – to offer 10,000 aspiring 

African Entrepreneurs an 

opportunity to benefit from $100 

million grant to create 1,000,000 

jobs and contribute $10 billion 

in annual revenues to Africa’s 

economy over the next 10 years. 

Application Period: Interested 

entrepreneurs will be able to 

submit their applications to join 

the programme as from 1st January 

2018 until Midnight WAT on March 

1, 2018. 

Offered annually? Yes. For a 

period of 10 years 

Opportunity is open to: All citizens 

(18 and above) and legal residents 

of all African 

countries with businesses that 

operate in Africa. 

About Entrepreneurship 

Programme: Nigerian billionaire 

investor and philanthropist 

Tony Elumelu has committed 

$100 million to create 10,000 

entrepreneurs across Africa over 

the next 10 years. Elumelu made 

the commitment on Monday 

during a press conference in 

Lagos to announce the launch of 

The Tony Elumelu Foundation 

Entrepreneurship Programme 

(TEEP). 

Value of Programme: The 1,000 

start-ups selected from a pool 

of applicants across Africa will 

participate in a comprehensive 

programme which will include; 

• A customized 12-week business 

skills training course 

• Start-Up Enterprise Toolkit 

• Mentoring 

• Resource Library 

• 2-Day Boot Camp 

• Seed Capital Funding 

• Elumelu Forum 

• Alumni Network 

To apply and for more info visit 

www.tonyelumelufoundation.org 

Call for Applications: 

Microsoft Airband Grant 

Initiative (fund to overcome 

barriers to affordable internet 

access) 2018 

About the Award: Internet 

connectivity is an increasingly 

critical part of accessing a better 

education, jobs and health care, and 

in participating in the 21st century 

economy. 

Yet, with more than half of the 

world’s population lacking internet 

connectivity, often in rural and 

other underserved communities, 

there is still a long road ahead of us. 

Eligibility: 

• Grant fund applicants must be 

early stage internet and energy 

startups. 

• Applicants must be commercial 

organizations with at least two fulltime 

employees, have a prototype 

of a working solution and have 

preferably paying customers. 

• These solutions ideally 

More opportunities 

combine new cloud services and 

applications, low-cost forms of 

internet connectivity, and new 

payment mechanisms designed for 

consumers and smaller businesses 

in underserved markets. 

Application Deadline: 31st January 


Pangea Accelerator Program 

for African Entrepreneurs 


Pangea is happy to announce that 

the application round to join The 

Pangea Accelerator in Nairobi is 

open. 

The program enables African 

startups to take it to the next level 

with our three months accelerator 

program and the opportunity to get 

up to $50 000 in funding. 

Application Deadline: 19th 

February 2018 

Eligible Countries: African 

countries 

About the Award: The Pangea 

Accelerator offers dedicated 

expertise to help your company 

reach full potential and connect you 

to capital and investors to scale your 

company. 

Apply before 19th February for a 

chance to accelerate the growth of 

your company. 

• Validation and Scalability: Get the 

skills and tools you need to validate 

and scale your business. 

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• Mentoring: Tap in to a pool of 

experience and expertise from 

the angel investor and diaspora 

communities in Europe, US and 

Africa. Learn from succesful 

entrepreneurs, angel investors and 

experts. 

• Management and Operation: 

Learn how to run the daily 

operational activities of your 

business 

• Access investors: As a startup, 

having the right investment and 

competence partner is a crucial 

aspect of growing your business. 

At Pangeaa, we match you with 

best investors to accelerate your 

company. 

Field of Funding: Fintech – 

Agribusiness – Green Initiatives – 

Education – Healthcare – and many 

more. 

Eligibility: 

• Impact Driven Early Stage 

Startups: Your idea is unique and 

scalable. 

• Pre-Revenue & Revenue 

Companies: You have either 

generated some income or in the 

process of doing so. 

• Potential To Create Employment: 

Your project will create jobs in your 

community. 

• Passionate Team: You believe in 

your project and work hard to reach 

your goals. 

Duration of Program: 3 months 

How to Apply: visit www.pangeaa. 

com 

U.S. African Development 

Foundation Grants for African 

Enterprises 2018 

The U.S. African Development 

Foundation invites proposals 

for grant financing and local 

support, from African enterprises, 

cooperatives, and producer groups 

with innovative solutions that 

extend their own capabilities to 

increase revenues, create jobs, 

improve farmer incomes, and 

achieve sustainable market-based 

growth. 

Application Deadline: 29th 


Type: Grants 

Eligibility: 

• USADF will only consider 

proposals from 100% Africanowned 

enterprises, associations 

or cooperatives operating in the 

specified country sectors. 

• Applicants must be legally 

registered in their country, with 

a proven ability to track, manage, 

and use internal and external 

resources to achieve growth. 

• The majority of USADF’s 

funding agreements range between 

$100,000 and $250,000. USADF 

does not provide funding to 

government agencies, political 

parties, or organizations that are 

not based in Africa 

Selection Criteria: Successful 

Proposals Must 

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• Have a clearly defined market 

opportunity to grow revenues that 

can increase farmer incomes. 

• Have a clearly defined plan of 

how they can increase revenues 

and farmer incomes in 2- 4 years. 

• Be able to make significant cash 

or in-kind contributions toward 

making the project successful. 

• Be able to impact hundreds of 

farmers. 

• Be able to identify additional 

financing options available after 

the USADF grant ends. 

Organization Requirements 

1. The organization must be 100% 

African-owned and managed by 

country nationals. 

2. The organization must be a 

legally registered African entity (or 

in the process of becoming legally 

registered. Registration must be 

completed before any funding may 

be provided). 

3. The organization must 

demonstrate that it has successfully 

worked together and has the 

capability to effectively use grants 

funds.. 

4. The ownership and management 

must be in agreement on the 

problem to be addressed and have 

a commitment to benefit their 

community. 

5. The organization must have 

basic functional management and 

controls to account for USADF 

funds. 

Supporting Documents 

1. Completed Application Form. – 

Required 

2. Copy of a valid organization 

or nterprise registration form. – 

Required 

3. Most Recent Business Plan. – 

Preferred but Optional 

4. Two Years of Financial 

Statements – Preferred but 

Optional 

Grant Application Instructions 

Send a copy of the completed 

application form and a copy of 

the registration document to 

the address listed below for your 

country. 

Be sure to include a copy of your 

recent business plan and financial 

statements if you have them. 

Note: USADF is only accepting 

applications from cooperatives, 

associations, or enterprises 

directly involved in the sectors 

listed for each country in the table 

below. 

USADF is not accepting 

applications from NGOs. 

Application materials submitted 

after January 29, 2018 will not be 

considered 

Loans 





Contact Thabsile 

0603123733.



10 


I Heart Market takes centre stage 


hether you 

love shopping, 

socializing, selling 

or just having fun 

n the sun, ‘I heart market’ is an 

deal place for you to be at. ‘I Heart 

arket’ provides a platform on the 

rst Saturday of the month for local 

oodies and designers to showcase 

heir products. 

n Saturday, 06 January the first 

arket of 2017 took centre stage 

t Moses Mabhida Stadium with 

esigners from across KwaZuluatal 

showcasing their work to 

otential customers. According to 

arketing Director Anna Savage, 

he market has been around for 

-years and has about 120 stalls of 

ocal crafted masterpieces to choose 

rom. Items range from locally made 

lothes, utensils and accessories 

ust to mention a few. “We want to 

uild a local economy and to keep 

he money flowing within the local 

conomy while also showcasing the 

alent that we have. It is all 100% 

outh African and probably about 

80% KZN.” Said Savage. 

The ‘I heart market’ project started 

with 12 stalls and has grown over the 

years to accommodate more local 

SMMEs. For emerging businesses 

who wish to join this forever 

expanding family can go online and 

follow the application process. “The 

kind of products that we are looking 

for are the kind of products that are 

extraordinary, something that we 

haven’t seen anywhere else. We have 

a lot of people who do apply to be 

part of the market but we decline a 

lot of them because we have a very 

limited space and we are very strict 

on what we are looking for” Said 

Savage. 

The success of the market in Durban 

has led to a new endeavour as the 

organisers have recently opened a 

new one called ‘I heart market north’ 

which takes place at Blythedale in 

Ballito, KwaDukuza. “I heart market 

is like a mini pop up shop where 

people get to showcase their work 

for a very small fee. You also get 

feedback from the customers, its 

ideal for people starting up because 

overheads are so expensive it can 

cripple your progress.” 

For those who wish to be part of 

‘I heart Market’ can contact the 

organisers through their website or 

social media platforms. Tables for 

showcasing your work range from 

R490 to R670. 

Street vendors - Nontombi Zwane 

Spaza shops are the cradle of SMMEs 


Ms. Nontombi Zwane 


Ms. Nontombi Zwane is the mother 

of two children, and takes care of 

her family as a street vendor who 

sells grilled chicken feet, gizzards 

and chicken livers in the streets 

of Durban. Zwane has kept many 

people hooked on her grilled meats 

and shared her secret with SMME 

News. “We all know that it’s January 

and this is a tough month. So, people 

they don’t have money to go buy 

food from the restaurants. So, they 

come to buy from us because we are 

cheaper. Some just can’t resist the 

smell of our food”, said Zwane before 

advising other street vendors about 

the importance of hygiene. 

“It is important to look clean and 

presentable – no one is going to 

want to buy food from someone 

whose clothes are dirty and hasn’t 

been washed in a month. Hygiene 

is important when you are handling 

food”, she explains. “The streets 

of Durban are not safe, and street 

vendors face numerous challenges. 

From crime and bad weather, but 

that doesn’t stop street vendors from 

selling their food”, said Zwane before 

sharing that she was once mugged 

at knife point and the perpetrators 

took all the day’s earnings. 

Despite that horrific experience, 

Zwane continues to push her small 

business and has even bought 

pepper spray for protection. Zwane 

concluded by urging the community 

of Durban to support street vendors 

and said that she wishes to buy a 

caravan so that she can sell food in 

taxi ranks. 

After Mr Musa Lucky Mthembu 

lost his job, he realised that there 

were no Spaza shops close by. In 

March last year he opened his own 

shop called FK Spaza Shop. 

FK spaza Shop is situated at 338 

Spencer road, in Clare Estate 

opposite Lake Ridge flats. 

Mthembu is offering convenience 

shopping for his community, selling 

things such as fruits and vegetables 

as well as groceries and snacks. 

The Spaza opens every day at 6: 

30am and close at 20: 00pm to make 

sure that even those who leave their 

homes early or come back late from 

work still get something to eat. 

Mthembu told SMME News that 

after realising that the people were 

supportive, he decided to sell fried 

chips, eggs, yababa sausages, polony, 

because he noticed that most shops 

around were not selling these things. 

That made his spaza to be unique 

and different from his competitors. 

He took us to back when he started 

his Spaza and pointed out that at the 

beginning it was not easy to run his 

business due to people taking goods 

on credits and some of them never 

paid. 

“I would advise the people to 

support small businesses and stop 

asking for discounts because they do 

not ask for discount when they go to 

the big shops.’ 

Mthembu’s Spaza is currently doing 

well, but he feels that he is not there 

yet. 

“I feel good about the direction 

I’m heading in. as I’m planning on 

helping people, which is what I love 

to do, and I’m having to put my 

strengths out there for the world 

Mthembu’s Spaza Shop 

to know about” said Mthembu 

before adding that he plans to move 

forward and start a project where he 

can give back to the community. 

Mthembu also said that he wishes to 

grow his shop into supermarket and 

be able to create job opportunities 

for unemployed people. 

“Be persisted, never give up and 

focus on what you want” concluded 

Mthembu




11 

Voice your opinion 

Dear SMME News, 

I came across your publication here 

at Pietermaritzburg for the first 

time last month. I hope to see more 

of it – this is a great read, very 

informative and offers something 

different to what I usually see on 

other newspapers. I really think the 

world of SMMEs is an untapped 

potential. 

I was very taken by everything 

I read, I hope more and more 

newspapers would realize that it’s 

not always about sensationalism. 

What you are doing is very 

important for us as small business 

owners. 

Thank You 

Sandile Mbhele, PMB 

Dear Team 

Mhleli, ngicela ukunitusa 

ngomsebenzi omuhle eniwenzayo 

wokusilethela izindaba ezithinta 

thina ngqo osomabhizinisi 

abancane nokusinika ithemba 

lokuthi nathi sisengakwenza 

kwenzeke. Kuyajabulisa ukubona 

izindaba zabanye osomabhizinisi 

abancane abenza kahle, 

lokho kukodwa kwenza name 

njengosomabhizinisi osemncane 

wase ndaweni yase Mandeni 

ngibone ukuthi ikusasa likhona 

futhi ngihamba ngendlela 

okuyiyona. Bengicela kodwa lapha 

ukuthi niqinise kakhulu ekufakeni 

izindaba ezihlobene namathuba 

esingawasebenzisa ukuze 

sizifukule. Angisho ukuthi azikho, 

zikhona impela kodwa ngibona 

sengath izona esizidinga kakhulu 

njengosomabhizinisi abancane. 

Kodwa ekugcineni kwakho konke 

ngingasho ukuthi uyancomeka 

umsebenzi eniwenzayo lapho 

ngiyalijabulela iphepha lenu 

ngilithola njalo kwa Boxer lapha 

eMandeni. 

Nokwanda Mkhwanazi, eMandeni 

Hey SMME News 

I can now safely say that there 

is a publication for us as small 

business owners. Thank you for 

recognising us. I really hope that 

the government is watching and as 

you continue to share our stories 

they can see what we go through 

and try to help us. 

For me it seems like we are at war 

with the government with their 

policies which put us down while 

we are trying to build this economy 

as well and also trying to support 

our families. 

I hope our cry as SMMEs as well 

as our stories can receive more and 

more platforms such as this one. 

Anonymous, KwaDukuza

SPORT 

14th issue January 2018 

ILembe Lidle umhlanganiso 

ku JG Zuma Tournament 

Isikwati esinqobe umqhudelwano waminyaka yonke owaziwa nge JG Zuma Tournament. Lesi sikwati besimele isifunda iLembe District Municipality. 


Iqembu labafana abaneminyaka 

engaphansi kuka-20 ebelimele 

isifunda iLembe District Municipality 

emidlalweni yaminyaka yonke eyaziwa 

nge JG Zuma Football Tournament lidle 

umhlanganiso kulemidlalo lihlula izifunda 

ezili-10 eziphuma ngaphansi kwesifundazwe 

iKwaZulu-Natal. 

Lemidlalo eqanjwe ngalowo ngumongameli 

wezwe uJacob Zuma ibibanjelwe enkundleni 

yezemidlalo eShowe mhla zingama-23 

kuZibandlela 2017. 

Ngokusho komqeqeshi wesikwati se ILembe 

uMnu. Mbuyiselo ‘Barthez’ Mbhele, lemidlalo 

ibinzima kakhulu kwazise badlale imidlalo 

emine ngosuku olulodwa futhi behamba 

nesikwati sabadlali bangangu-18 kuphela. 

“Okube nomtheleka omkhulu ekunqobeni 

kwethu ukuthi uma ubheka i-District 

yethu iLembe kulonyaka ophelile sizuze 

okuningi, uma ubheka besinomdlali ophuma 

ukuyomela isifundazwe kuma winter games, 

ngiphinde ngaba nabadlali abebemele isikole 

iNguzana Primary School emidlalweni ye Kay 

Motsepe Schools Cup, sabuya sazophuma 

endaweni yesithathu kuma SALGA games.” 

Kuqhuba uMbhele obuye abe sethimbeni 

UMzo Mzoneli nendebe 

yakhe ngemuva kokuhlonzwa 

njengowenze kahle kunabo bonke 

kulomqhudelwano. 

labaqeqeshi eqenjini iKwaDukuza United 

emangaze abaningi iguqisa i-Ajax Cape Town 

emdlalweni we Nedbank Cup nyakenye. 

Umdlalo wokuqala isikwati se ILembe 

sishaye ese Zululand District Municipality 

ngo 3-1, emdlalweni olandela lowo 

abafana baka Mbhele baguqe ngo 1-0 

beshawa UMgungundlovu babuy babuyela 

emqhudelwaneni njengabahlulwe kancono 

nokuvulele intuba yokuthi badlale nesikwati 

sase Mzinyathi. 

Umdlalo we ILembe no Mzinyathi uphele 

zibambene ngo 2-2, iLembe lanqoba ngo 

5-4 sekukhahlelwa amphenathi. Emdlalweni 

wamanqamu iLembe no Mgungundlovu 

baphinde batholana kwanqoba iLembe ngo 

1-0. 

Umdlali ohlonzwe njengomdlali ovelele 

kulomqhudelwano ngu Mzo Mzoneli ohuma 

ngaphansi kwesifunda iLembe kanti nguyena 

obengumdlali omncane kunabobonke 

kulomqhudelwano njengoba eneminyaka 

eli-16. 

“Ngingathanda ukubonga abadlali beqembu 

lami ngokuzimisela abakutshengisile, 

ngiphinde ngibonge ukuthenjwa 

ngomsebenzi ebenginikwe wona kwazise 

baningi abaqeqeshi ngaphansi kwesifunda 

sethu. Ukukha nje imenenja yeqembu 

uSphiwe Dube, Sizwe Zulu wakwa Sports and 

Recreation no Chairman we SAFA iLembe 

Kanye nabaqeqeshi esengisebenzisane nabo 

eqenjini iKwaDukuza United” kusonga 

uMbhele.

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