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Things to do during your gap year

Higher Education

Things to do during your gap year

Issued by FundiConnect 1 day

SME financier Business Partners Limited appoints new managing director

SMEs

SME financier Business Partners Limited appoints new managing director

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa shifts to FDI outflows in third quarter, central bank says

Kopano Gumbi 13 Dec 2024

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Issued by Next Generation 12 Dec 2024

A new era for South Africa's retail credit market

Banking & Finance

A new era for South Africa's retail credit market

Regan Adams 10 Dec 2024

Property

Standard Bank: Leading the way for wealthy buyers in innovative real estate ventures

10 Dec 2024

How to effectively manage your finances with an accountant’s expertise

SMEs

How to effectively manage your finances with an accountant’s expertise

Issued by Great 4 Business 5 Dec 2024

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Informal Retailing

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Annelene Dippenaar 6 Dec 2024

Forbes: How shopping habits can reveal credit risk to banks and insurers

Financial Services

Forbes: How shopping habits can reveal credit risk to banks and insurers

Jon Jacobson, Issued by Omnisient 5 Dec 2024

How is SA’s middle class feeling going into the holidays?

Research

How is SA’s middle class feeling going into the holidays?

Issued by BrandMapp 5 Dec 2024

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

E-commerce

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

2 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Sanlam warns: loan scams on the rise as festive spending ramps up

3 Dec 2024

Image source: Innocent Kapesa from

Family Law

To buy a home before or after lobola negotiations: How customary marriage affects homeownership

27 Nov 2024

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Agro-processing

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Joe Bavier, Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 27 Nov 2024

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

ESG

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

26 Nov 2024

Why SA's SMEs struggle despite support initiatives

Entrepreneurship

Why SA's SMEs struggle despite support initiatives

Poovi Pillay 26 Nov 2024

Source: African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

African Bank reports over half a billion profit as it expands offerings

26 Nov 2024

Pepkor reveals 17% profit growth to R9.8bn, boosting confidence in retail and fintech

Banking & Finance

Pepkor reveals 17% profit growth to R9.8bn, boosting confidence in retail and fintech

26 Nov 2024

Source: Investec.

Banking

Investec posts profit slip, boosts dividend

Sfundo Parakozov 25 Nov 2024

Source: Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Repo rate cut provides much-needed boost to housing market activity

21 Nov 2024

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Cybersecurity

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Issued by Lula 21 Nov 2024

Image source: Andrea Piacquadio from

HR & Management

SA's deskless workforce is broke - but happy

19 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Gibs and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launch 'Road to Finance' for SA women entrepreneurs

Community

Gibs and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launch 'Road to Finance' for SA women entrepreneurs

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 12 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africans are demonstrating resilience and adaptability in response to inflationary pressures, but this has led to a decline in alcohol and fast food purchases

Retail

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach 12 Nov 2024

A municipal worker attempts to unclog a flooded road in Newlands during heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa, 9 July 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa concerned Trump election will impact climate talks

Tim Cocks 8 Nov 2024

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

Agriculture

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

6 Nov 2024

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Competition Law

Kenya's competition watchdog fines Mogo Auto for unfair practices

Joyce Karanja and Michelle Karimi Kimonye 1 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Property

Latest home-loan data shows early resurgence in first-time homebuyers

31 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Buyers from 36-49 years still dominate the residential sales market

30 Oct 2024

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Informal Retailing

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

25 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, marketing director at TPN from MRI Software.

Property

Rental escalations ease, says TPN

24 Oct 2024

Using data to revolutionise customer experiences

Technology

Using data to revolutionise customer experiences

21 Oct 2024

South Africa sees a surge in pawnbroking against art

Art

South Africa sees a surge in pawnbroking against art

17 Oct 2024

What does it take to stand out in a noisy but bland world?

Advertising

What does it take to stand out in a noisy but bland world?

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 19 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Leila Mokaddem, director-general, Southern Africa, AfDB; Charles Russon, Absa group interim chief executive officer designate and Deon Raju, Absa group financial director.

Banking

Empowering African women: Major financial package unveiled by Absa and the African Development Bank

15 Oct 2024

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Oct 2024

Investing in our future: Acting boldly to bridge South Africa’s skills and funding gaps

Higher Education

Investing in our future: Acting boldly to bridge South Africa’s skills and funding gaps

Issued by The NetEd Group 11 Oct 2024

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

Informal Retailing

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

11 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Kohler, founder and chief executive officer of Landsdowne Property Group.

Residential Property

Landsdowne Property Group: The importance of a good credit score when renting

9 Oct 2024

The cashless revolution in SA's R750bn township economy

Banking & Finance

The cashless revolution in SA's R750bn township economy

8 Oct 2024

Union Credit: Empowering business growth with tailored financial solutions

Financial Services

Union Credit: Empowering business growth with tailored financial solutions

Issued by eQvest 7 Oct 2024

Agriculture

African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Import/Export

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Tunde Macaulay 4 Oct 2024

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

HR & Management

11 points to consider when developing an employee share ownership plan

Shaun Smit and Bruce Hunt 30 Sep 2024

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Boosting South Africa’s agribusiness: Practical strategies for growth and success

Phumla Mavundla 26 Sep 2024