Kathabo Media is a multi-awarding Bloemfontein company, operating within the ICT and entertainment sectors. They are recognized for delivering large scale and intimate corporate events, seminars, and industrial exhibitions. 

Since the Free State is the third largest province in South Africa, Kathabo Media has drawn their own strategic partnerships towards the cultivating of entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership and digital inclusivity as investment drivers into the local economy.

May marks the Inaugural Free State Entrepreneurship Week, from 11 to 13 May, with a focus in the mining, agriculture, tourism, ICT, energy and transport sectors. The three-day conference during this week will delivery daily keynote speakers that are established and sectorial entrepreneurs, panel discussions by fellow business specialists and presentations by enterprise development partners.  The overall theme will be accessing the market and how to position your business for trade. 

The conference will take place at The President Hotel in Bloemfontein but is also available to stream via Zoom. It will take place from 09:00 to 17:00 daily, 

Cost is R250 per day per attendant. For further details, contact Kathabo Media on 051 430 8050 or email info@kathabo.co.za.

The itinerary is as follows:

11 May

ICT & Agriculture – Keynote sectorial focus

Funding & Commercialization – Panel Discussion Business Topic

12 May

Mining & Energy – Keynote sectorial focus

Innovation & enterprise development – Panel Discussion Business Topic

13 May

Tourism & Transportation – Keynote sectorial focus

Branding & strategic marketing – Panel Discussion Business Topic

 At Lunch's Cyril Viljoen spoke to Kathabo Media’s Tumelo Chaka to find out more. Listen here: