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Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

SMEs

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 hours

Source: Western Cape Department of Infrastructure. The R227.2m N9/N12 currently being upgraded which aims to improve road safety and create local economic opportunities.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#2026 Medium-Term Budget: R200bn infrastructure pipeline must unlock youth employment

Katja Hamilton 7 hours

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

Shipping

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

1 day

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Agribusiness

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Issued by KAP 1 day

Source: Supplied. Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, Louwrens Mostert of Department of Infrastructure and Shavindh Soorju of Zutari.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R227.2m N9/N12 upgrade targets safer journeys between George and Oudtshoorn

3 days

Proudly SA targets 1,000 spaza shops to boost local manufacturing

SMEs

Proudly SA targets 1,000 spaza shops to boost local manufacturing

14 Oct 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

14 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Atlas Finance team at its 300th store opening.

Financial Services

Atlas Finance reaches 300 stores to boost financial inclusion

14 Oct 2026

Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

Events

Suidoosterfees proves the creative economy is becoming a major business engine

13 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Markets & Investment

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nedbank to boost 20 sustainable fashion SMEs through new accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Black Umbrellas appoints Jerome Eckles as executive director to lead its next chapter

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Black Umbrellas appoints Jerome Eckles as executive director to lead its next chapter

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 7 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Woolies’ Ralph Jewson to chair SA Plastics Pact’s new steering committee

6 Oct 2026

John Botha, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Labour Law & Unions

Cosatu protest: Why saving South African jobs must begin long before retrenchment notices arrive

John Botha 5 Oct 2026

Tourism

R3.5bn tourism investment pipeline unveiled at SATIS 2026

2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Higher Education

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Dr Shaheen Khan, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Oct 2026

SA's film rebate crisis puts jobs and global ambitions at risk

Film & Cinematography

SA's film rebate crisis puts jobs and global ambitions at risk

30 Sep 2026

Image: Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth | source:

Employment Equity

UIF, NEF launch R1bn fund to boost Black-owned businesses and job creation

29 Sep 2026

ITC and Access Bank team up to unlock Africa’s SME growth

SMEs

ITC and Access Bank team up to unlock Africa’s SME growth

28 Sep 2026

NTT Data backs South Africa’s first national AI Awards as exclusive platinum partner

Artificial Intelligence

NTT Data backs South Africa’s first national AI Awards as exclusive platinum partner

Issued by Twofold Media 28 Sep 2026

GEC+Africa 2026 connects the continent and celebrates Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs

Funding

GEC+Africa 2026 connects the continent and celebrates Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs

Issued by 22 On Sloane 25 Sep 2026

Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

Funding

Investment from Vumela Fund to drive growth, jobs, and export expansion for Iris Fresh

Issued by Edge Growth 17 Sep 2026

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela | Image source:

Logistics & Transport

Gauteng opens upgraded R568 road linking Bronkhorstspruit to N4

17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

The ballot box could determine where property values rise or fall - Seeff

14 Sep 2026

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Property Development

Absa brings SME and international banking to Dragon Square Mall

14 Sep 2026

Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

Streaming

Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa

11 Sep 2026

Tourism

Tourism Month: Hospitality SMEs urged to capitalise on new domestic travel growth opportunities

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

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Agriculture

South African cherries gain first-time access to China

9 Sep 2026

Egypt market opens new export route for SA red meat

Agriculture

Egypt market opens new export route for SA red meat

8 Sep 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

Regulatory

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

7 Sep 2026

AI, new tech must not leave SA's workforce behind: Ramokgopa

Technology

AI, new tech must not leave SA's workforce behind: Ramokgopa

4 Sep 2026

Human impact with AI: What Afrizan does with the capacity AI creates

Skills Development & Training

Human impact with AI: What Afrizan does with the capacity AI creates

Issued by Afrizan 3 Sep 2026

NSBC Africa and Transunion Africa launch Access to Finance

Funding

NSBC Africa and Transunion Africa launch Access to Finance

Issued by NSBC.Africa 2 Sep 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

#WomensMonth: WM&R Naturals’ Thato Bosealetse is boosting SA’s beauty economy

Maroefah Smith 1 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Thatiso Dube, Founder and Creative Director: Galxboy; Lesiba Matladi, Senior Manager: Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa; Winner of the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, Founder: Maduwa Paint World (Pty) Ltd, Rodney Maduwa; Nokhanyo Ntshingila, Senior Manager: Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking; Naledzani Mosomane; Head: Enterprise & Supplier Development for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa and Master of Ceremonies, Gugulethu Mfuphi, renowned financial journalist, conversation strategist, and global moderator.

Materials & Equipment

From shack to R1m: Paint maker wins in Standard Bank SME Challenge

31 Aug 2026

SA records nearly 1 million tourist arrivals in July

Travel

SA records nearly 1 million tourist arrivals in July

27 Aug 2026

Shell seeks small auto businesses for new growth programme

Commercial & Industrial

Shell seeks small auto businesses for new growth programme

27 Aug 2026

New finance option targets SMEs looking to own their premises

Funding

New finance option targets SMEs looking to own their premises

26 Aug 2026

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Mining

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Danette Breitenbach 26 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (Sidssa) 2026.

Economy

#Sidssa2026: Infrastructure South Africa accelerates R600m project preparation drive

26 Aug 2026

Tourism, Public Works sign deal to fast-track investment-ready projects

Tourism

Tourism, Public Works sign deal to fast-track investment-ready projects

26 Aug 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

Local Fashion Police empowers Durban’s next generation of fashion entrepreneurs

Fashion

Local Fashion Police empowers Durban’s next generation of fashion entrepreneurs

Issued by Proudly SA 25 Aug 2026