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Get a handle on your finances

In an effort to help young professionals manage their finances, a group of four people have developed a mobile application (App) that tracks bank transactions, making it easier for its users to see exactly where their monies goes to when they are not paying attention. 

Developed three years ago, the budget and expenses App uses artificial intelligence (AI) to track the spending habits of its clients. The app allow users to export portable document format (PDF) bank statements from all major South African banks as a supplement to the reading of SMSes. 

Mpilisweni School of Specialisation officially launched in Gauteng

Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) MEC, Matome Chiloane, has officially launched the Mpilisweni Maths, Science & ICT School of Specialisation, with a focus on Manufacturing and Logistics in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni. 
The GDE streamlines its schools to match the focuses of each of the schools' Economic Development Corridors, thus responding to the skills gap of each corridor.

Top tips for aspiring entrepreneurs

While there are more than two million small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs), representing 98% of formal businesses and employ 50-60% of the labour force, South Africa remains on the list of the world’s highest failure rate among SMMEs.

This is according to the founder and chief executive officer of Aions Creative Technology Mitchan Adams, who shared some of his tips that could help revive the country’s economy.

His company partners with corporate South Africa to directly co-invest in black-owned companies. 

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