Enterprise Development

04 December 2008
Africa Ignite has launched "IGNITE" - a range of craft pieces created in conjunction with MiET, crafters from KZN and design agencies around the province.
10 November 2009
AfricaIgnite was invited to address the audience at the Standard Bank Durban Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and walked away with a donation of R40,000.
'Oranje' bracelets pump money into 400 rural KwaZulu-Natal homes
22 February 2010
Rural craftswomen across KwaZulu-Natal benefit from 'Oranje' soccer mania in the Netherlands.
Celebrate 2010 with Africa!Ignite and the rainbow nation
19 March 2010
Africa!Ignite launches the Jabula! bracelet to build support for the world cup AND for rural development in KwaZulu-Natal.
Khanyisa craft shines at King Shaka International Airport opening
14 May 2010
Craft retail space at new Durban airport showcases authentic craft of KwaZulu-Natal.
British charitable trust helps to make rural craft marketable
05 August 2010
Sarah Radomir of the SEM Trust hands over a cheque to Gcina Mhlophe, Africa!Ignite board member, to support collaboration between young black designers and rural crafters to develop new craft products that respond to current market needs.
Shocking, but sexy beads
11 February 2011
Africa!Ignite goes international with Beads Sundressed swimwear collection.
Solar technologies benefit rural households
30 June 2011
It is not a common sight in deep-rural KwaZulu-Natal to see very pale women and men scrambling down river banks to fetch water.
Growing Fair Trade exports for KZN craft producers
12 September 2011
Acquiring more sustainable business in the EU market was the focus of the Return to Sender Producer Week in the Netherlands in August.
WOWZULU Marketplace wows tourists at Lake Eland in Oribi Gorge
28 October 2011
October 2011 saw the opening of the second WOWZULU Marketplace in the beautiful surrounds of Oribi Gorge in southern KwaZulu-Natal.
Two Exporter of the Year awards for Africa!Ignite
14 November 2011
Africa!Ignite has been named the 2011 winner of the KwaZulu-Natal Emerging Exporter of the Year award.

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