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Bolt expands electric vehicle category to Johannesburg

Logistics & Transport

Bolt expands electric vehicle category to Johannesburg

16 hours

UK fintech Zvilo enters SA with R10bn small business funding target

SMEs

UK fintech Zvilo enters SA with R10bn small business funding target

16 hours

3 small business problems that can quickly spiral out of control

SMEs

3 small business problems that can quickly spiral out of control

Larry Hodes 1 day

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Tourism & Travel

Club Med looks to put KZN’s North Coast on the international tourism map

Robin Fredericks 1 day

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

2 days

Source: Wikipedia.

Fintech

Investec and Shoprite in talks over potential retail banking deal

2 days

Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers (pictured) says, “We have put the fundamentals in place, and they are delivering, despite the constrained trading environment" (Image supplied)

Retailers

Pick n Pay interim results show progress, despite constrained trading conditions

2 days

CANAL+ group revenue is up 37.5%, reflecting increased scale following its acquisition of MultiChoice (Image source: @TV with Thinus

Media

MultiChoice deal lifts Canal+ revenue 37.5% in Q3

23 Oct 2026

Western Cape tech startups invited to apply for international investor programme

SMEs

Western Cape tech startups invited to apply for international investor programme

23 Oct 2026

Access is no longer the advantage

Marketing

Access is no longer the advantage

Issued by Dentsu 23 Oct 2026

Lowveld Mall wins retail development Spectrum Award

Retail & Hospitality Property

Lowveld Mall wins retail development Spectrum Award

Issued by Catchwords 22 Oct 2026

Dust-A-Side turns old haul road material into new mine roads

Mining

Dust-A-Side turns old haul road material into new mine roads

Issued by Dust-A-Side 22 Oct 2026

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Funding

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Keegan Moodley 22 Oct 2026

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Virgin Atlantic adds four weekly return services to Cape Town

Tourism & Travel

Virgin Atlantic adds four weekly return services to Cape Town

21 Oct 2026

Commercial & Industrial

Chery, JLR officially relaunch Freelander as hybrid SUV brand

21 Oct 2026

Chery to build Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from 2027

Manufacturing & Parts

Chery to build Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from 2027

20 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Twin City wins the Spectrum Award for Shopping Centre Development for Lowveld Mall at the SACSC Retail Design and Development Awards, as well as winning the Renovation/Expansion category. From left to right: Norman Drieselmann, vice president at SACSC; Muhammad Paruk, president at SACSC; Johan van Wyk, director of New Business at Twin City; Eunice van Wyk, director at Twin City; Donald McGillivray, partner and architect at MDS Architecture; and Jaco Terblanche, property manager at Twin City.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Lowveld Mall’s R80m revamp scoops major retail design award

20 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Aurora Capital SA chief executive officer Rico Ernst.

Financial Services

Four new business units reshape Aurora Capital’s growth story

20 Oct 2026

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Facilities & Property Management

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 20 Oct 2026

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

20 Oct 2026

Growthpoint Industrial Estate reaches completion with new DPD South Africa facility

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint Industrial Estate reaches completion with new DPD South Africa facility

Issued by Catchwords 19 Oct 2026

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

16 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

16 Oct 2026

Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney South Africa won hy annual trends are failing and what leaders should watch instead (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Leagas Delaney SA's Ray Langa: 6 forces agencies should be watching

Ray Langa 22 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Energy

#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Environment & Natural Resources

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Issued by WWF South Africa 14 Oct 2026

Zuru’s new Mini Brands Vinyl, with a working player, lands in SA this week

Music

Zuru’s new Mini Brands Vinyl, with a working player, lands in SA this week

15 Oct 2026

Bronzeback celebrates South Africa’s transport month by empowering and upskilling youth in industrial sectors

Supply Chain

Bronzeback celebrates South Africa’s transport month by empowering and upskilling youth in industrial sectors

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 14 Oct 2026

iOCO lifts profit 39% as it steps up acquisition-led growth

Technology

iOCO lifts profit 39% as it steps up acquisition-led growth

14 Oct 2026

DFA targets new developments to grow fibre network

Telecoms & Networks

DFA targets new developments to grow fibre network

13 Oct 2026

AI presents another opportunity to expand the reach and relevance of African entertainment and media, says PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

AI can help African stories travel further as digital growth reshapes Africa's E&M industry

13 Oct 2026

Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of ProfitShare Partners

Transport

As transport reform gathers pace, SMEs need to be ready for the work that follows

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2026

Free cybercrime helpline launches in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Free cybercrime helpline launches in South Africa

12 Oct 2026

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

Banking & Finance

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

13 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

Informal Retailing

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

12 Oct 2026

Women in SA can scale faster through franchising, financiers say

Franchising

Women in SA can scale faster through franchising, financiers say

Amith Singh 12 Oct 2026

Sixty60 adds instant airtime, data and digital vouchers

Retail Services

Sixty60 adds instant airtime, data and digital vouchers

12 Oct 2026

After 30 years, Boxer readies a surprise CEO transition in 2027

Retailers

After 30 years, Boxer readies a surprise CEO transition in 2027

12 Oct 2026

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Marketing

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Issued by Dentsu 9 Oct 2026

Nawty Water’s big retail push: from local demand to national rollout

FMCG

Nawty Water’s big retail push: from local demand to national rollout

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Oct 2026

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

Franchising

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

9 Oct 2026

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

Tourism & Travel

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

8 Oct 2026

Represent opens first African store in Cape Town, with Johannesburg next

Fashion & Homeware

Represent opens first African store in Cape Town, with Johannesburg next

8 Oct 2026

FMCG

Local hard seltzer brand Nawty Water hits Pick n Pay shelves

7 Oct 2026

Oakley expands lifestyle retail with new Sandton store

Retailers

Oakley expands lifestyle retail with new Sandton store

7 Oct 2026

Source: Proflight Zambia

Tourism & Travel

Proflight Zambia expands Johannesburg and Cape Town flights

7 Oct 2026