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South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Dentistry

South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Issued by Edge Growth 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Economy

The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

1 day

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Tourism

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 1 day

Think, prepare, respond: How finance leaders can help businesses navigate the Middle East crisis

Financial Services

Think, prepare, respond: How finance leaders can help businesses navigate the Middle East crisis

Tariro Mutizwa, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 1 day

Orms celebrates 30 years of creativity, community and business resilience

Retailers

Orms celebrates 30 years of creativity, community and business resilience

1 day

Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

How To Start Up

Pensioner buys old petrol station to start upskilling rural youth

Issued by Cape Chamber 18 Mar 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 1 day

Footgear, Barefoot No More initiative helps fund 10,000 school shoes

ESG

Footgear, Barefoot No More initiative helps fund 10,000 school shoes

2 days

Advertising

Warc identifies 8 blockers to advertising effectiveness

2 days

Source: Pexels.

Economy

AI could add R528bn to South Africa’s GDP

2 days

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Cybersecurity

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Issued by Domains.co.za 2 days

Edge Growth partners with FNB to scale local agro processors

SMEs

Edge Growth partners with FNB to scale local agro processors

Issued by Edge Growth 2 days

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

2 days

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Higher Education

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 2 days

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Youth Employment

South Africa to place 130,000 youth with R350m employment push

2 days

How integrated production planning gives manufacturers more control

Manufacturing

How integrated production planning gives manufacturers more control

Issued by QuickEasy Software 2 days

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

SMEs

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

Lucas Molefe 3 days

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Energy

Eskom in talks with World Bank over nuclear expansion in SA

Wendell Roelf 3 days

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costs

Tourism

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costs

Robin Fredericks 3 days

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

3 days

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4th Industrial Revolution

How AI and tech talent can sustain SA small businesses

Nyari Samushonga 3 days

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Technology

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Issued by ASUS 3 days

AAA School of Advertising’s Team So’ Réal made up of Zaiba Goolam (21), Joel Areington (22), and John Garside (21) recently won the South African leg of the L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition (Image supplied)

Advertising

AAA School of Advertising’s students qualify for Paris L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition

3 days

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4th Industrial Revolution

Why simply adding AI tools is failing to deliver productivity

3 days

Cape Town Business Summit & Expo 2026 set to welcome thousands of entrepreneurs to the CTICC!

Events & Conferencing

Cape Town Business Summit & Expo 2026 set to welcome thousands of entrepreneurs to the CTICC!

Issued by Cycle of Life 3 days

Fastway keeps clients at the centre of pricing decisions as fuel costs surge

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Fastway keeps clients at the centre of pricing decisions as fuel costs surge

Issued by Fastway Couriers 19 May 2026

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

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Youth Employment

Why SA’s labour laws are failing young workers

John Botha and Thembi Chagonda 19 May 2026

Inospace targets R1bn industrial acquisition push on back of R545m sell-out

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace targets R1bn industrial acquisition push on back of R545m sell-out

Issued by Inospace 18 May 2026

The evolving business model of restaurants and QSR revealed

Food & bev. services

The evolving business model of restaurants and QSR revealed

Amith Singh 18 May 2026

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employer

Artificial Intelligence

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employer

Issued by Brave Group 18 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Rethinking risk beyond the tender stage

Morag Evans 18 May 2026

How business owners find calm on the road ahead

Insurance & Actuarial

How business owners find calm on the road ahead

Issued by Dotsure 18 May 2026

Danielle Tannous

Early Childhood Development

The importance of play in early childhood development

Danielle Tannous, Issued by Bright Beginnings Preschool 15 May 2026

Universities with no application fees in 2026

Higher Education

Universities with no application fees in 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 15 May 2026

SA's hardware SMEs are busy but still under pressure

SMEs

SA's hardware SMEs are busy but still under pressure

15 May 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

Eviction law reform sparks debate over housing rights and market access

Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

Why workplace safety failures are now affecting building performance in South Africa

Facilities & Property Management

Why workplace safety failures are now affecting building performance in South Africa

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 14 May 2026

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Entrepreneurship

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Annele Dippenaar 14 May 2026

Marketing

Why the full-time CMO is a luxury most SA businesses can’t afford

Bernard Jansen 14 May 2026

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

Agriculture

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

14 May 2026

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

13 May 2026

Izak Petersen, CEO of Dipula Properties

Markets & Investment

Dipula’s half year distributable earnings up 20%

Issued by Catchwords 13 May 2026

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

Sales

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

14 May 2026

Hospitality

It started with one table...

Corné Alberts, Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 13 May 2026

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive to take a plane to the Netherlands, at Tenerife Sur airport, Canary Islands, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Pedro Nunes

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape woman tests negative for hantavirus as WHO cases rise

Charlotte Van Campenhout and Victoria Waldersee 13 May 2026

From drones to AI-driven logistics, today’s farmers face a new generation of interconnected risks. Here are five that are reshaping how agricultural insurance needs to work Source:

Agribusiness

5 new farming risks reshape agricultural insurance

13 May 2026

New iPhone payment tool launches for SA’s small businesses

SMEs

New iPhone payment tool launches for SA’s small businesses

12 May 2026