Speaking at the M&G’s 20 Years of Economic Transformation Conferece, Nafcoc said the solution to youth unemployment is the development of SMMEs.

In a sector still dominated by white entrepreneurs, it seems short-sighted to weight the deck so heavily against the majority of BEE participants.

The attitude of local owner-managed manufacturers towards the Walmart-Massmart merger seems to be enthusiastic support.

Bad debt, liquidation rise as small business continues to suffer from the recession.

Legal battle ensues over alleged unsettled debts.

Raising working capital is seen as the ultimate challenge for most small and medium business enterprises particularly in their early development.