Startup Policy and Global Competitiveness Report
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa Annual Report 2025
The State of South Africa’s Provincial Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Masterclass: Generating Ecosystem Insights

As part of the Motse Collective Impact Gathering 2025, attendees participated in a Masterclass titled “Generating Ecosystem Insights,” facilitated by Professor Isaac Khambule (Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa/University of Johannesburg) and Dr Phumlani Nkontwana (Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship/University of Stellenbosch). Designed as a highly interactive, practical session, the masterclass guided participants […]
Masterclass: Unlocking the power of Africa’s Small business ecosystem

Facilitated by Catherine Wijnberg, the Masterclass session, “Building a better, more resilient SME ecosystem” shifted the energy from global inspiration to actionable, local insight. Catherine delivered a powerful exploration grounded in lived experience, data, and a deep understanding of Africa’s entrepreneurial realities. Drawing from her journey as a Zambian-born entrepreneur raised by entrepreneurial parents in […]
Masterclass: Growing the Motse rainforest

How does a country unlock broad-based economic prosperity? For Victor W. Hwang – globally recognised ecosystem architect and advisor to more than 300 communities – the answer lies not in grand industrial policies or attracting corporate giants, but in nurturing the fertile cultural conditions that allow thousands of small, dynamic ventures to flourish. His message […]
What does Collective Impact really look like?

Motse is more than a gathering; it is a village in motion. Rooted in the Setswana word for village, Motse reminds us that entrepreneurship does not grow in isolation – it grows through
relationships, shared purpose, and a deep sense of collective responsibility.
The State of South Africa’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa Annual Report 2024: Our Journey Toward Systemic Impact
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa Annual Report 2024: Our Journey Toward Systemic Impact

What are the biggest systemic challenges faced by the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and how are we working as a village to address them? That’s what the Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa Annual Report 2024 set out to explore.