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Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Reserve Bank's radical move: A unified ATM network in SA

18 Dec 2025

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

Economy

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

17 Dec 2025

Economy

South Africa readies for historic first G20 Leaders' Summit in Africa

20 Nov 2025

Understanding the economic impact of malfunctioning point-of-sale systems

Sales

Understanding the economic impact of malfunctioning point-of-sale systems

Brendan van der Mescht 12 Nov 2025

Workers are seen at a construction site at Protea Glen, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 March 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Talent Acquisition

Unemployment rate falls, helped by construction

Kopano Gumbi 12 Nov 2025

Agribusiness

Landmark move unlocks R12bn boost for South Africa’s indigenous economy

7 Nov 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Health & Social Welfare

UCT’s Children’s Institute publishes 2025 Child Gauge report

5 Nov 2025

Source: Archive

Travel

Africa’s air links are poor: Can the G20 push for more direct flights to improve tourism and trade?

Kaitano Dube 30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa, Nigeria exit global financial crime watch list

Colleen Goko, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 27 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists?

Carla Liuzzo and Mimi Tsai 24 Oct 2025

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Energy

South Africa's R2.2tn investment aims to end power cuts, boost economy

20 Oct 2025

Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United States, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

HR & Management

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Sechaba Mokhethi 26 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's current account deficit widens to 1.1% of GDP in second quarter

12 Sep 2025

Source: ReutersTiksa Negeri. Duma Gideon Boko, President of Botswana, attends a meeting during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025.

Finance

Botswana signs $12bn investment deal with Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings

Brian Benza 22 Aug 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

Image credit: Damian Patkowski on Unsplash

Climate Change

African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

Aviation

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

13 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Despite tariff reprieve, Lesotho says it is already hurting

7 Aug 2025

Image credit: Mads Eneqvist on Unsplash

Science & Engineering

Seismic shifts expected in SA metals sector due to US tariffs

Tafadzwa 'Taffie' Chibanguza 5 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits one-month low after reality check on US-EU trade deal

Rae Wee and Lucy Raitano 29 Jul 2025

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Art

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Mariapaola McGurk 24 Jul 2025

Safiyya Patel, Managing Partner at Webber Wentzel

Employment Equity

Understanding B-BBEE: Costs, benefits, and economic growth

Safiyya Patel 21 Jul 2025

Image credit: Japhet Khendlo on Unsplash

Mining

How SA can play crucial role in African mining

Eduardo Muñoz 2 Jul 2025

Image credit: NASA on Unsplash

Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

Image credit: Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Energy

Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

12 Jun 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Hospitality

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Issued by Business Partners 20 May 2025

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agribusiness

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 17 Apr 2025

A game-changer for brands entering the Kasi Economy: Tributree delivers unmatched real-time data on township retail amidst rising costs

Retail

A game-changer for brands entering the Kasi Economy: Tributree delivers unmatched real-time data on township retail amidst rising costs

Issued by Evolve Unlimited 9 Apr 2025

Rangel commits R125.6m to expand logistics in Africa

Warehousing

Rangel commits R125.6m to expand logistics in Africa

8 Apr 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Gauteng pitches R300bn investment opportunities to the world

3 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 Mar 2025

South Africa joins Google's global cloud network with new hub

Cloud

South Africa joins Google's global cloud network with new hub

19 Mar 2025

SA is addressing port challenges, says Deputy President

Shipping

SA is addressing port challenges, says Deputy President

18 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Table grape export boost: South Africa taps into the Philippines market

6 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 25 February 2025. Reuters/Nic Bothma

Climate Change

No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global poverty

Kopano Gumbi and Andy Bruce 27 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

Source: The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Finance

Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail

Villen Anganan 6 Jan 2025

Source: The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Banking

Mauritius arrests ex-governor of central bank, local media report

Villen Anganan 3 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Construction & Engineering

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Mervyn Naidoo 27 Dec 2024

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Tourism

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Megan Jarvis, Leigh Lambrechts, Kate Collier and Dhevarsha Ramjettan 11 Dec 2024

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024