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Business strategist, coach, keynote speaker, and founder of Overflow Capital, Nathan Groener joins Samm Marshall to unpack why 1,400 South African businesses have shut down in 2024 — and what we must do to reverse the trend. 💡 He says affordable capital + mentorship could cut failure rates by 50%…

In this episode, we chat with Moyahabo Manganyi, a rising voice in the world of metrology and innovation. As an expert at the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA), Moyahabo shares insights into how measurement science is quietly powering progress in Africa—from agriculture and manufacturing to health care. We…

In this episode, we speak to Lorraine Govender, National Manager of Health Programmes at the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). As the world marks World No Tobacco Day, Lorraine unpacks how the tobacco and vaping industries are targeting South Africa’s youth with slick marketing and sweet flavours. She discusses…

In this edition of How to Fix South Africa, Kanthan Pillay unpacks how political theatre is stealing attention from urgent, life-impacting failures in service delivery. We spotlight the shocking return of R102 million by Gauteng’s Department of Social Development—while NGOs caring for South Africa’s most vulnerable go unfunded. Plus, we…

This week’s episode of Doing Good Business dives into game-changing developments for South Africa’s SME landscape. Hilton Theunissen, MD South Africa and VP Global Partnerships at GrowthWheel, unpacks the R250 million mezzanine debt funding secured by Catapult Group through Kholo Capital and Maia Capital Partners—fueling SME growth, creating cashflow headroom,…