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Taxation & Regulation

2026 new tax realities - navigating Africa’s aggressive scrutiny in business

2 days

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

REDISA warns South Africa’s waste tyre crisis is a “ticking time bomb”

2 days

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Residential Property

Landlords risk longer vacancies as rental market churn increases

2 days

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Finance

Bitcoin enters corporate wallets: The new face of crypto in 2026

Richard Teng 2 days

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health for medical and wellness use

4th Industrial Revolution

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health for medical and wellness use

3 days

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

H Clements, A De Vos, M Child and S Shwababa 3 days

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Taxation & Regulation

Tax efficiency: Your secret weapon in unpredictable markets

Thomas Berry 3 days

Adheesh Ori, senior director within Accenture Song, South Africa says the South African automotive landscape is clearly evolving, not only through technology or electrification, but in the mindset of the customer behind the purchase (Image source: © 123rf )

CRM, CX, UX

Meeting the South African modern car buyers where the customer experience matches the expectation

Adheesh Ori 3 days

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Property

Inside UKZN’s ambitious student accommodation plan benefiting local businesses

3 days

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Agriculture

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2026

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

Development

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

7 Jan 2026

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Data & Analytics

How data centres are reshaping Africa's power grid

NJ Ayuk 6 Jan 2026

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Finance

Africa’s first pan-African Gold Bank launched

6 Jan 2026

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Travel

Bryte Travel Index 2025 reveals how South Africans are redefining travel

6 Jan 2026

The future of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beyond the March 2027 extension remains uncertain. Archive photo: Chris Gilili

Health & Social Welfare

Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury

Marecia Damons 6 Jan 2026

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Climate Change

President Ramaphosa names 25 new climate commissioners

5 Jan 2026

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

Logistics & Transport

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

5 Jan 2026

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Residential Property

The economic pitfalls of rent control: Lessons for Cape Town

Nicholas Woode-Smith 5 Jan 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa kicks off 2026 with a fuel price cut

5 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Reflecting on 2025: How township retail can shape 2026 strategies

2 Jan 2026

How gender-inclusion in higher education can transform Africa’s future

Higher Education

How gender-inclusion in higher education can transform Africa’s future

Meekness Lunga-Ayidu 2 Jan 2026

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

Motus cuts 86 jobs as financial strains hit SA's motor retail market

Commercial & Industrial

Motus cuts 86 jobs as financial strains hit SA's motor retail market

31 Dec 2025

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

31 Dec 2025

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Agriculture

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda 31 Dec 2025

Travel

Africa's business travel industry set for takeoff amid economic growth

31 Dec 2025

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Education

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Kobus Maree 31 Dec 2025

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Economy

Crystal ball 2026: Is South Africa ready for economic lift-off?

Raymond Parsons 31 Dec 2025

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Agriculture

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum 30 Dec 2025

What does European and African consumer behaviour reveal about status, history and power (Image source: © 123rf )

Branding

Acknowledging loud: Defining the next era of luxury growth

Ray Langa 31 Dec 2025

Lionheart, though star-studded, departed from traditional Nollywood narrative conventions argues Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed in The Conversation (Image source: Pulse ©

Film & Cinematography

Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high

30 Dec 2025

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

Aviation

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

29 Dec 2025

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Employment Equity

B-BBEE under fire: The myths and reality

David Ansara 30 Dec 2025

Global wood and paper trade rebounds slightly in 2024, reports FAO

Forestry

Global wood and paper trade rebounds slightly in 2024, reports FAO

29 Dec 2025

Women still face persistent barriers that limit their full participation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem (Image source: © )

Entrepreneurship

6 recommendations to help women overcome entrepreneurial ecosystem barriers

29 Dec 2025

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Retail & Hospitality Property

R545m Bluff Towers deal signals strategic shift in SA retail property market

29 Dec 2025

SDG Namibia One Fund has committed up to $5.15m to support the Zhero Molecules Walvis Bay Project, an industrial-scale green ammonia project on Namibia’s central coast.(Image source: © Mining and Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.15m funding committed to industrial-scale green ammonia project in Namibia

29 Dec 2025

Volkswagen cuts over 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ in 2025

Automotive

Volkswagen cuts over 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ in 2025

29 Dec 2025

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Markets & Investment

South Africa's booming property market in 2025: Key takeaways for future investors

Paul Stevens 31 Dec 2025

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Agriculture

Applications closing for Beefmaster’s 2026 agriculture bursary

24 Dec 2025

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Economy

WBAF appointments mark new era for South African startups

29 Dec 2025

SA beef sector faces volatility amid rising prices and disease pressures

Agriculture

SA beef sector faces volatility amid rising prices and disease pressures

24 Dec 2025

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

Issued by Inmed South Africa 23 Dec 2025

Millennials enjoy creative tourism – new research uncovers a business opportunity for South Africans

Tourism

Millennials enjoy creative tourism – new research uncovers a business opportunity for South Africans

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Anneli Douglas and Greg Richards 23 Dec 2025

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Property Development

The Western Cape's property market: A hotspot for 2026

24 Dec 2025