New competition aims to turn waste into opportunity and something of value
South Africa generates between 110 to 125 million tonnes of waste annually, of which 2.5 million tonnes is plastic waste, with a mere 10% ...
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02, 2026
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01, 2026
Entrepreneurship high performers excel as universities’ senior leaders
At the annual Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) National Awards event on 26 November, 2025, the EDHE Director, Dr Edwell Gumbo, paid tribute ...
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12, 2025
BizYouth – It starts with a seed
At Nelson Mandela University, tertiary education, employability and entrepreneurship go hand in hand to prepare all students with the self-starter mindset that defines entrepreneurialism. ...
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12, 2025
The 2024 Studentpreneur of the Year’s life one year on – he’s now a CEO with global collaborations
The last time Emmanuel Kiyonga was on the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity Awards stage, he was a student. Now the dynamic 29-year-old is the CEO ...
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12, 2025
The SA Innovator of the Year is set to save the lives of HIV-infected children
An estimated 75,000 children (aged 0-14) died from AIDS-related causes in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and ...
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12, 2025
A young scientist’s HBV diagnostic tool wins her R250 000
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence globally, with an estimated 6.1% of the population (approximately 80 million people) infected. This means that ...
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12, 2025
The pantyliner that can detect abdominal and vaginal infections
The tragic loss of the mother of one of her friends to cervical cancer led a young scientist, Ms Qetello Baloyi, on her current ...
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12, 2025
Studentpreneur Amohetsoe Shale is a Girl on Fire; she won the Top Student Womanpreneur Award
When the talented Amohetsoe Shale took to the stage as this year’s seventh annual EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity on 26 November, it was hardly surprising that Alicia Keys’ ...
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12, 2025
These revolutionary shoes were made for walking and expanding with growing feet
Nelson Mandela famously said that “There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” According to Statistics South Africa's National ...
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12, 2025
Meet the Intervarsity Existing Business – Social Impact category winners
Two online educational platforms and a jewellery manufacturer that blends African design with safety technology won awards in the Existing Business -- Social Impact ...