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Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa’s rail system moves toward open access model

16 hours

FNB launches digital enablement programme to fast-track SME digital transformation

SMEs

FNB launches digital enablement programme to fast-track SME digital transformation

Issued by Edge Growth 18 hours

South Africa’s digital infrastructure is a national imperative

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa’s digital infrastructure is a national imperative

Issued by SENTECH 20 hours

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

SMEs

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

Issued by Converge Africa 21 hours

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Travel

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Joanna Plucinska, Ilona Wissenbach and Isaac Anyaogu 23 hours

Residential Property

Shift happens!

Issued by Catchwords 23 hours

Source: Lineshree Moodley, country manager of Visa South Africa.

Fintech

Visa opens access to AI shopping economy

Lineshree Moodley 23 hours

Energy

Update: Eskom says all unions onboard with 7% wage increase

21 hours

Global travel hits $11.6tn in 2025, WTTC data shows

Tourism & Travel

Global travel hits $11.6tn in 2025, WTTC data shows

1 day

Culture as a competitive edge: How reputation shapes industry leadership

Commercial & Industrial

Culture as a competitive edge: How reputation shapes industry leadership

Andrew Velleman (CEO) and Guillaume Thaumiaux (CFO), Issued by Stone 1 day

SAMRRA celebrates Octodec’s inclusion in FTSE/JSE

Markets & Investment

SAMRRA celebrates Octodec’s inclusion in FTSE/JSE

Issued by Catchwords 1 day

Cape Town Tourism wins global gold for “My Cape Town”

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism wins global gold for “My Cape Town”

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 1 day

Emirates, Wesgro sign deal to boost Western Cape tourism

Tourism

Emirates, Wesgro sign deal to boost Western Cape tourism

1 day

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Regulatory

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Dr Shamal Ramasar 2 days

40% of South Africa's programmatic ad spend is wasted and most boards don't know it

Digital

40% of South Africa's programmatic ad spend is wasted and most boards don't know it

Issued by DY/DX 1 day

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Financial Services

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Issued by ITP Communications 2 days

Absa and NID Training empower youth with disabilities through entrepreneurship programme

SMEs

Absa and NID Training empower youth with disabilities through entrepreneurship programme

Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

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Primary & Secondary Education

KwaZulu-Natal launches tech initiative to boost digital learning in rural schools

2 days

The 2026 Music Business Masterclass

Music

The 2026 Music Business Masterclass

Issued by SAMRO 2 days

Shop2Shop and SallyPOS unite to close the gap for informal traders and formal sector operators

Retail Services

Shop2Shop and SallyPOS unite to close the gap for informal traders and formal sector operators

2 days

Agulhas lighthouse precinct upgrade targets tourism growth and local jobs

Tourism

Agulhas lighthouse precinct upgrade targets tourism growth and local jobs

3 days

Designing Africa’s digital future: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Technology

Designing Africa’s digital future: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Issued by Topco Media 3 days

Supplied image: Adrian Moors

Management & Leadership

SA boards: Moving beyond box-ticking to real corporate accountability

Adrian Moors 3 days

Nedbank returns to lead as Platinum Partner for the 2026 Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference and Awards

Events & Conferencing

Nedbank returns to lead as Platinum Partner for the 2026 Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference and Awards

Issued by Topco Media 3 days

South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

Informal Retailing

South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

3 days

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

Logistics & Transport

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joshua Sello 14 Apr 2026

SA gaming boom lacks data, says Pixel Creators

Software

SA gaming boom lacks data, says Pixel Creators

13 Apr 2026

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Career Advice

How volunteering can bridge the employability gap

George Asamani 13 Apr 2026

Career Advice

The AI shift: Mapping South Africa’s growing AI skills economy

Issued by Pnet 13 Apr 2026

FNB targets digital gap among SMEs with new initiative

SMEs

FNB targets digital gap among SMEs with new initiative

13 Apr 2026

B-well’s 'Buy only what you need' refill model gains traction in townships

Retail

B-well’s 'Buy only what you need' refill model gains traction in townships

13 Apr 2026

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

Retail Marketing

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

13 Apr 2026

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Research

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Issued by BrandMapp 13 Apr 2026

Afda launches Micro-Drama Storytelling Short Course

Higher Education

Afda launches Micro-Drama Storytelling Short Course

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 days

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, director at TPN Credit Bureau.

Property

Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

Women farmers highlight barriers to growth at SoilSistas roundtable

Agriculture

Women farmers highlight barriers to growth at SoilSistas roundtable

13 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Education & Training

Businesses invited to comment on release of SA's draft financial education policy

13 Apr 2026

Afda graduates and the future of opportunities in the creative economy

Higher Education

Afda graduates and the future of opportunities in the creative economy

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 13 Apr 2026

Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Meet the 10 SA innovators solving the country's biggest problems

10 Apr 2026

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Energy

Rio Tinto's solar plant to give SA's energy grid a 300GWh boost

10 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. Andrew Dabalen, chief economist, Africa region, World Bank, speaks during the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, US, 18 October, 2025.

Markets & Investment

Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs

10 Apr 2026

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Research

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Issued by BMi Research 10 Apr 2026

Africa's untapped $322bn tourism potential hinges on tackling key barriers

Tourism & Travel

Africa's untapped $322bn tourism potential hinges on tackling key barriers

Ross Volk 10 Apr 2026

The hidden constraints of cash in Africa’s SME economy

SMEs

The hidden constraints of cash in Africa’s SME economy

Alan Shannon 10 Apr 2026

Seseko and Microsoft SA deliver a high-impact nationwide digital skills program

Primary & Secondary Education

Seseko and Microsoft SA deliver a high-impact nationwide digital skills program

Issued by Seseko 9 Apr 2026

Nations, markets and power – the realities of international business

Higher Education

Nations, markets and power – the realities of international business

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 9 Apr 2026

Spur and Ackermans brings back Design-a-Tee competition

Design & Manufacturing

Spur and Ackermans brings back Design-a-Tee competition

9 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Bank of America endorses SA as leading investment destination

8 Apr 2026