Archive for 'Projects'
88mph Opens Applications In Nairobi
88mph, an early stage startup fund and 3 month accelerator program has opened applications for Nairobi. The program assists start-ups by giving them investment of up to a 100k, access to business networks and the know how to quickly grow their businesses. 88mph’s strategy in Africa is to fund strong teams and web-mobile ideas that [...]
Jeremy Loops Turns To Crowd To Fund Album And US/UK Tour
Folk musician Jeremy Loops is turning to his passionate listenership to fund his debut album as well as a major tour to the United States where he will play to 400 of the most powerful decision makers in global music. During the production of his as yet untitled debut album, Loops was invited by renowned [...]
Gestalt Invests In Education
The Gestalt Group recently invested in the Spell It programme. The aim of the programme is to enhance literacy for learners in Gauteng schools, thereby improving vocabulary and language usage. Mr Mannie Hirsch, CEO of the Gestalt Group, said that he was impressed by the results achieved through the Spell It programme. “There is a [...]
NATIVE Invites 4X4 Enthusiasts To Go Off-Road, Online, With Isuzu’s Trail View
When Isuzu decided to launch its new range of Isuzu KBs, it didn’t want ‘just another campaign’, it wanted to make a meaningful impact on its 4X4 community and prove that the Isuzu KB was a capable bakkie in every way. “When Isuzu approached the NATIVE team with the challenge, we knew we needed to create a piece [...]
South Africa Announces Its First Collaborative Hub To Support Innovation And Enterprise Development In Africa
South Africa’s V&A Waterfront and Africa’s top ranking business school, the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), have announced a shared innovation collaboration that is expected to make a significant difference to South Africa on a socio-economic level. Workshop 17 is an innovation hub modelled on the world renowned Massachusetts Institute of [...]
Sir Richard Branson, Sporting Heroes And Local Community Ride For Good Cause
Sporting heroes Ryk Neethling, Karl Platt and Elana Meyer got on their bikes in the early hours of 9th March to ride with global icon Sir Richard Branson and raise funds for two charities; Virgin Unite’s The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship and The JAG Foundation. Joined by local cycling enthusiasts as well as prominent business men [...]
Sound Project Management Ensures Successful Release Of Madiba Notes
By now, everybody has had the opportunity to experience the new South African currency notes, reflecting the face of the beloved former President, Nelson Mandela, launched in November 2012. Although unchanged in size, the notes are of global standard and boast superior and innovative security features, such as; a watermark image of Madiba, embossed lines [...]
Mxit Launches Preferred Developer Program
Mxit launched their Preferred Developer Program (PDP) today featuring eight charter members including NATIVE, Kazazoom and Deloitte Digital RSA. Andy Volk, VP of Developer Relations at Mxit, says, “We created the PDP with a long-term goal to recognize and reward the best developers focused on building apps for third parties from our growing community.” “The program is designed to [...]
APMSA Strengthens Relationship With IPMA
Project management is the one discipline that permeates every facet of life. In fact, some scholars go as far as saying that project management skill is what differentiates poor from rich countries and that project management is the way forward in challenging economic times. The ability to organise, run matters in the most optimum sequence [...]
Demoautocratic Management Style Needed In Project Management
In project management there is a mixed method management style required. A balance between being democratic and being autocratic is necessary to keep complex projects running smoothly, within budget and on time. Mr Klaus Pannenbacker, ex-president of the IPMA and founder of the GPM and Wessel Pieters from Association for Project Management South Africa shares [...]
