Professor S Vil-Nkomo, executive director, University of Pretoria

The integration of the African continent into the world system from the colonial period to the present has placed major challenges on how this continent will attain its economic development. The introduction of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) places further challenges for this continent to find better way...

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A frequently cited complaint in South Africa’s economic development is the lack of seed capital and development finance for Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMME). It is argued that governments and commercial banks are not doing enough to support emerging businesses. If this is the case in South Africa, how is the rest of the continent faring?

At the outset let me state that this arti...

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Natalie Uhlarz spoke to Chris Darroll, executive director, Small Business Project about critical issues affecting SME development in Africa

Can you provide a brief overview of the history and objectives of the Small Business Project (SBP)
The SBP is an independent specialist organisation working in partnership with the private sector to develop and empower small and medium ...

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