Sustainability Synapse

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Joburg rooftop gardens bringing agriculture to heart of city living Food shapes the daily patterns of city life, and food production in urban and peri-urban areas is increasingly regarded as integral to resilient and sustainable city region food systems, says United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN FAO) director-general

SAB is offering a seed funding opportunity to a youth owned enterprises. To qualify you must currently be enrolled as a University of Cape Town, UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) student ...up to R50 000 up for graps. See link below for more information http://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/s.asp?p=617

South African Breweries Foundation Seed Fund Graduate School of Business, GSB, UCT, University of Cape Town, University, South Africa, Cape Town, MBA, Executive Short Courses

http://streamafrica.com/news/wechat-unveils-3-5-million-fund-african-tech-startups/

WeChat Unveils a $3.5 Million Fund For African Tech Startups - The fund is to help businesses that actively use messaging apps to conduct their businesses get integrated on the WeChat platform, and its 600M active users

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# SAIREC 2015 kicks off this week in Cape Town and promises to deliver clean energy solutions for Africa's development.

"Business leaders are starting to look at social environments as new markets....and business models that place sustainability as a key focus are changing the state of the game" http://www.forbes.com/sites/ceibs/2015/09/09/the-next-big-thing-for-entrepreneurs-sustainability/

The Next Big Thing For Entrepreneurs: Sustainability As China’s economy transitions towards maturity, where conversations of “balanced growth” replace those of “growth at all cost”, the opportunity for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to develop new markets for sustainability has never been better.

"Financial services companies are starting to embrace the disruptive nature of mobile applications especially if it means more money in the pocket." Please also follow us on Twitter page for regular updates on disruptive technologies.

Why Investec is backing wiGroup and its mobile transaction solutions We talk to William Alexander to learn more about the potential Investec Asset Management sees in South Africa's wiGroup.

Calling all students looking to enter the workplace and all aspiring entrepreneurs! Please complete the quick questionnaire from the link below and then share and like this post on your page to stand a chance to win a fully funded course on the Synapse Work Support Program. Follow us
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In 1993 Ms Wendy Luhabe launched a social enterprise model to fast track the involvement of over 18 000 women in business. You can also play a role in developing the next wave of youth entrepreneurial talent in the country by investing in the Synapse Work Support Programme by visiting our website. http://www.destinyconnect.com/2015/08/13/global-entrepreneur-wendy-luhabe-empowers-and-inspires/

Global entrepreneur Wendy Luhabe empowers and inspires Honoured as one of South Africa’s most powerful women, and named one of 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World, Wendy Luhabe’s pioneering spirit has inspired and enabled thousands of women in South Africa to become economic participants