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Government plans to expand EDHE student entrepreneurship programme to TVET colleges
The Department of Higher Education and Training is considering expanding its Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme to TVET colleges as government seeks ...
Student entrepreneurs told to turn ideas into businesses at EDHE Absa Indaba
South Africa’s university entrepreneurship ecosystem has come together in Gauteng for the 2026 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Absa Studentpreneurs Indaba, with a ...
Student women entrepreneurs learn about developing the mindset to lead during the SWEEP TransformHer Living Lab workshop
Professor Verona Leendertz, Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation, North-West University, South Africa – (Right) took to the stage to speak about developing ...
Building scalable and sustainable businesses through equipping women with the necessary skills
TransformHer Living Lab delegates gain valuable skills and lessons on resilience, perseverance, flexibility, building self-confidence, overcoming self-doubt and redefining personal and financial ...
Empowering women to lead, innovate, and create impact through the SWEEP TransformHER Living Lab initiative
On the 13th of July 2026 the TransformHER Living Lab - through HERStory workshop convened student leaders, coordinators, academics, entrepreneurs, government representatives ...
International partnership paves the way for SWEEP TransformHER 2026 national workshop
Universities South Africa's (USAf) Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, in partnership with the British Council, is preparing to host the SWEEP TransformHER ...
How the 2026 Entrepreneurial Leadership Workshop Is Transforming SA’s 26 Universities
Cape Town – When Dr Phethiwe Matutu, CEO of Universities South Africa, took the stage at the recent Entrepreneurial Executive Leadership Workshop (EELW) 2026, she ...
Dr Nombasa Tsengwa’s Perspective on University-Industry Alignment and Talent Preparedness
South Africa’s higher education system is facing a growing emergency as universities continue to produce graduates faster than the economy can absorb them, and ...
Kenya’s Innovation Model Offers Blueprint for Universities Driving Economic Growth
Kenya's approach to building a national innovation system is placing universities at the centre of economic transformation, with lessons that could inform strategies for ...
ICEE Press Release
Global Entrepreneurship Leaders Gather in Cape Town to Rethink Entrepreneurial Support as Student Innovators Shine at ICEE 2026 Bootcamp Finale Cape Town, South Africa ...
The Policy to Performance Executive Workshop on Driving Real-World Outcomes in Entrepreneurial Education is underway
CAPE TOWN – Today, 28 May, marked the commencement of the highly anticipated Entrepreneurial Executive Leadership Workshop 2026 – a high-stakes gathering poised to ...
From Policy to Impact: University Leaders Convene to Drive Entrepreneurial Transformation in Higher Education
In May 2026, the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme will bring together senior university leadership, government stakeholders, and industry partners in Cape ...
South African universities unite to launch EDHE Absa Entrepreneurship InnoVarsity 2026 at the University of Mpumalanga
South Africa’s leading student entrepreneurship platform takes a significant step forward today as the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, an initiative of ...
Teaching entrepreneurship differently: the educators behind the book
When a group of South African academics submitted their teaching case studies to a national competition run by the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education ...
South African universities publish a landmark book on entrepreneurship education
On 26 March 2026, academics, students, university leaders and government officials gathered at a hotel on the East Rand, outside Johannesburg, to celebrate the ...
Inspiring stories from young entrepreneurs
South Africa's young entrepreneurs are increasingly recognised as critical drivers of change, positioned at the intersection of solving the country's severe unemployment crisis and ...
Entrepreneurship development and successes in KZN universities
Collaboration – ranging from system-level partnerships to inter-institutional resource sharing – is critical for innovation and enhancing the quality of education at South African ...
How waste can be a valuable commodity thanks to innovation
“Africa is the continent where the big challenges facing the world will be solved. This is also the continent where the destiny of humankind ...
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% ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...