What goes great with morning coffee? A front-row seat to something incredible. Silvertree Education is building the first Christian university in South Africa, and our 2026 SA interns are right here in Indy making moves. Come hang out over a sit-down breakfast, swap stories with
A Food for Thought event brought to you by Finance Isle of Man Thursday, 22 October 2026 | 17:30–19:00 Capital is back in African tech: $3.2bn raised in 2025, up 40% on the year before. The early-stage window has gone the other way, with seed-band deals down 44% in the first half
We are thrilled to be hosting our quarterly Biotech & Beers , a networking evening designed to bring together the local biotech community. Whether you're a scientist, founder, or industry enthusiast, this is the perfect space to connect, share ideas, and build new partnerships in
Sit down with us and in ninety minutes you'll cut, punch, stitch and finish your own real leather keyring; and walk out with it on your keys. We show you every step of the leatherworking process and provide you with all of the equipment you'll need. No experience needed! Your tic
Howzit! Got a question? Bring it. Join us for an open, informal Q&A session where you can ask questions, share ideas, and engage in conversation with other members of the community. There’s no set agenda and no question is too big, small, random or specific. Whether you’re curiou
Most operators don't have a tools problem. They have a systems problem. The workflow lives in someone's head, the handovers break, and "we'll sort the ops out later" quietly becomes never. This is an evening about fixing that in the open. We'll show you live how Notion + AI turns
A crisis rarely arrives neatly or at a convenient time. It unfolds while the business is still running, decisions still need to be made and teams, customers, regulators and stakeholders are all looking for answers. In this candid fireside chat, Paul Nel, CEO of SnapScan and Brad
OBIC is bringing Biotech & Beers to Johannesburg on the 29th October 2026. Biotech & Beers is OBIC's informal networking series for South Africa's biotech industry. No panels, no pitching, no agenda: just a room full of people building in the space, talking shop over a beer. It e
We have brought together two South Africans who made the move to the Netherlands and built extraordinary lives and careers on the other side. Maybe you've got a job offer on the table. Maybe you're just deep in the "is this actually doable" research phase. Or maybe you just want
What if the very qualities that drive our success are also the ones keeping us stuck in survival mode? In a world that celebrates ambition, achievement and relentless resilience, we often mistake the ability to keep functioning for the ability to truly thrive. But resilience isn'
FinMaster Friday is a social game night built around FinMaster, the ultimate South African money-themed game where you build try to build the highest networth through smart investing and fun banter. Buy spaza shops, ride out property crashes, stack a wine collection, and survive
Join our report launch event on 9 November 2026. We'll share three unexpected insights from the report, hear from our sponsors about what they've learnt, and open the floor to a Q&A on our findings and what matters to you. What is The State of AI Delivery ZA 26? South Africa has
Building a business is hard. Scaling it is harder. Exiting is where very few make it. So what does it really take? Join us for our final Open Letter Gathering of 2026 in Cape Town, our biggest gathering of the year, as founders, operators, investors and business leaders come toge
One room. Two communities. The last big night of the year. The Lekker Network and BMW Cape Town are bringing their networks together for an evening built around a world-class keynote and networking that's designed, not left to chance. The keynote: Oscar Chalupsky Surfski legend a
A small breakfast for founders whose business still runs through them. What is it costing you to be the person everything waits on? Paulene Stark found out the hard way. A critical, unforeseen event brought her business to a standstill and showed her how much of it rested on her
Founders Padel Social Step off the pitch deck and onto the padel court. Join a small group of founders for an afternoon of friendly competition, great conversations, and new connections. Whether you're a seasoned player or trying padel for the first time, this event is all about
Let’s close out 2026 together. Join The Lekker Network UK chapter for a relaxed end-of-year evening in partnership with Finance Isle of Man. It’s a chance to catch up with fellow South African founders, execs and business owners in London, and to meet a group of Isle of Man busin
Howzit Dubai, On 24 November, The Lekker Network officially launches its Dubai chapter, and we’d love you to be there. The Lekker Network is a global community of South Africans and their allies, with 600+ members across 38 countries. This evening is about bringing the South Afri
FinMaster Friday is a social game night built around FinMaster, the ultimate South African money-themed game where you build try to build the highest networth through smart investing and fun banter. Buy spaza shops, ride out property crashes, stack a wine collection, and survive
You spend your days building, deciding, and holding it together. This is your permission to put all of that down for an hour and simply be present in your body. Join a guided sound journey at Innovation City: lie down, close your eyes, and let the sound vibrations carry you into