In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, SAB Foundation\u2019s Executive Director Sarah Mthintso discusses job creation, South Africa\u2019s SMME market, and grassroots entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mthintso holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Witwatersrand, as well as an MBA from Wits Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She began her career as the Director of Training and Development at the National Prosecuting Authority in 2004, and later joined Telkom in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mthintso held various executive positions at Telkom, including Executive for Enterprise Stakeholder Relations and Government Relations, and later became the CEO of the Telkom Foundation in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She then joined Old Mutual South Africa as the General Manager for Corporate Affairs and then became an Executive at Vodacom, before taking on her current role in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To her role as the SAB Foundation\u2019s Executive Director, Mthintso brings more than 20 years of experience across social impact and public policy disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SAB Foundation was set up by South African Breweries as an independent trust that invests millions of rands in local entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this interview, Mthintso takes listeners through the types of businesses and entrepreneurs that the SAB Foundation aims to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She talks about the SMME market in South Africa and explains how larger institutions can empower them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mthintso then highlights the growing emergence of rural and per-urban economies, explaining how they shape economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Mthintso explains why she believes social inclusion matters among marginalised individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the full Business Talk interview below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n