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Applications open for the 2026 SME Import Navigator programme in partnership with FNB

SMEs

Applications open for the 2026 SME Import Navigator programme in partnership with FNB

Issued by Edge Growth 1 hour

Tru-Cape hosts Harvard students for hands-on UK apple market research

Agriculture

Tru-Cape hosts Harvard students for hands-on UK apple market research

2 hours

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

Funding

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

2 hours

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

Brendan Seery 2 hours

Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers in Glenvista, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 March 2025. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

SA proposes new way for firms to comply with Black empowerment policy

Nellie Peyton 30 Jan 2026

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Labour Law

Employers warned: Labour inspectors to enforce retirement fund payment laws

Deirdre Phillips and Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2026

Banking the future of African mining: Why partnerships matter more than ever

Banking

Banking the future of African mining: Why partnerships matter more than ever

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 28 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Norman Nyawo, Head: Merchant Solutions for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Economy

Standard Bank sees double-digit digital transaction growth amid 40% rise in e-commerce volumes

30 Jan 2026

Image credit: Reuters

Climate Change

South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Ephias Mugari 28 Jan 2026

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Energy

SolarAfrica’s David McDonald: 5 realities shaping the energy market in 2026

David McDonald 28 Jan 2026

South Africa’s easing consumer inflation and resultant lower interest rates have begun to translate into increased home loan activity (Image source: © 123rf )

Property

Housing market recovery in 2026 as inflation eases

28 Jan 2026

#BizTrends | Colin Campbell of Finchoice: 3 fintech trends to watch

Trends

#BizTrends | Colin Campbell of Finchoice: 3 fintech trends to watch

Colin Campbell 27 Jan 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Ozow appoints Catherine Korsten as chief growth officer

Technology

Ozow appoints Catherine Korsten as chief growth officer

27 Jan 2026

Cox Yeats appoints Therusha Moodley as associate

Law Practice

Cox Yeats appoints Therusha Moodley as associate

Issued by Cox Yeats 27 Jan 2026

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

Funding

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

26 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Lightstone's Paul-Roux de Kock on AI automotive trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Lightstone's Paul-Roux de Kock on AI automotive trends

Paul-Roux de Kock 26 Jan 2026

Source: ODI Global.

Finance

World Economic Forum selects South Africa for 2027 Summit

26 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afreximbank severs ties with Fitch in dispute over rating cut

Duncan Miriri 26 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

A look ahead: How crypto will revolutionise finance by the end of 2026

Christo de Wit 23 Jan 2026

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | SA Business School's Anton Visser: The changing face of learning and development

Anton Visser 22 Jan 2026

Branding

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

How targeted collaborative support can drive growth in SA's SME sector

SMEs

How targeted collaborative support can drive growth in SA's SME sector

Issued by Edge Growth 22 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Fast fashion: Why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Anastasia Vayona 22 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

Crypto industrialises: Binance reveals 2026 market trends

21 Jan 2026

Branding

SA's brand soft power ranking down, reputation ranking up

21 Jan 2026

Finance

UK's development finance agency anchors $1bn blended finance fund for emerging markets

Karin Strohecker and Colleen Gok 20 Jan 2026

SA's beer industry warns against above-inflation excise hikes threatening growth

Regulatory

SA's beer industry warns against above-inflation excise hikes threatening growth

Charlene Louw 16 Jan 2026

A smarter approach to saving and how a TFSA and RA strengthen long-term financial planning

Financial Services

A smarter approach to saving and how a TFSA and RA strengthen long-term financial planning

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 15 Jan 2026

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

Social Media

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

15 Jan 2026

Pnet Job Guide: South Africa’s most in-demand jobs for 2026

Career Advice

Pnet Job Guide: South Africa’s most in-demand jobs for 2026

Issued by Pnet 15 Jan 2026

AI reshapes procurement and franchising, Cips tells industry briefing

4th Industrial Revolution

AI reshapes procurement and franchising, Cips tells industry briefing

15 Jan 2026

What’s next? The tech trends steering 2026

Trends

What’s next? The tech trends steering 2026

Tiyiselani Rikhamba, Issued by BET Software 14 Jan 2026

A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

14 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 15 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 14 Jan 2026

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

BizTrendsTV

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Danette Breitenbach 14 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KPMG's Frank Blackmore: SA's fight to stay competitive in a new economic frontier

Frank Blackmore 14 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Eva August, chief executive officer of Century21 South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Century21's Eva August: Why constraint breeds opportunity

Eva August 14 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell

12 Jan 2026

Buena Barnes, the new general manager for Philip Morris South Africa

Management & Leadership

Philip Morris SA appoints its first female GM

12 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Fractional ownership: Transforming the property market for millennials

Kagiso Mahlangu and Fhumulani Denga 12 Jan 2026

Autonomous enterprises are poised to transform business in 2026

Technology

Autonomous enterprises are poised to transform business in 2026

Sergio Maccotta 12 Jan 2026