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South Africa scores poorly for entrepreneurship support in global study

Research Reports

South Africa scores poorly for entrepreneurship support in global study

2 hours

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Education & Skills Development

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 2 days

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

Funding

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

3 days

Why skills matter as much as funding for SA's food entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Why skills matter as much as funding for SA's food entrepreneurs

Wael Khoury 23 Jul 2026

Stories of aspiration, friendship and determination take centre stage at the upcoming Proudly South African Local Wine Expo

Food & Wine

Stories of aspiration, friendship and determination take centre stage at the upcoming Proudly South African Local Wine Expo

Issued by Proudly SA 23 Jul 2026

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

Banking & Finance

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

22 Jul 2026

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

Design & Manufacturing

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

21 Jul 2026

Wael Khoury, managing director of Tetra Pak Southern Africa, looks at what is needed for food entrepreneurs to succeed (Image source: © 123rf )

SMEs

3 ways for food entrepreneurs to build skills to succeed

Wael Khoury 21 Jul 2026

Why more South African businesses are moving beyond traditional landlines

Telecoms & Networks

Why more South African businesses are moving beyond traditional landlines

Issued by Voys 15 Jul 2026

SMEs: Turning difficult conversations into better performance

SMEs

SMEs: Turning difficult conversations into better performance

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Jul 2026

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Tourism

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Robin Fredericks 15 Jul 2026

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

SMEs

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 Jul 2026

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

SMEs

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

13 Jul 2026

AllFashion Sourcing Cape Town returns to boost local manufacturing

Design & Manufacturing

AllFashion Sourcing Cape Town returns to boost local manufacturing

13 Jul 2026

We've been measuring football success wrong

Sport

We've been measuring football success wrong

Issued by SAB Corporate Fifa World Cup Campaign 13 Jul 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Massive payment change: Sarb’s QR+ could simplify checkout nationwide

13 Jul 2026

Cash flow management in high-growth businesses

SMEs

Cash flow management in high-growth businesses

Issued by Civitas 10 Jul 2026

World Bank study highlights South Africa's SEZ potential

Logistics & Transport

World Bank study highlights South Africa's SEZ potential

10 Jul 2026

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

Agriculture

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

9 Jul 2026

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

9 Jul 2026

The funding exists. Access is the real challenge facing South African SMEs

Funding

The funding exists. Access is the real challenge facing South African SMEs

Issued by NSBC.Africa 8 Jul 2026

How food tourism is fuelling KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa's travel boom

Tourism

How food tourism is fuelling KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa's travel boom

Shireen Eraman 8 Jul 2026

Nominations now open for the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape Awards – Powered by Yoco

Radio & Audio

Nominations now open for the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape Awards – Powered by Yoco

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 13 Jul 2026

Sasol, Enoch Godongwana and titans celebrated at 2026 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards

Media

Sasol, Enoch Godongwana and titans celebrated at 2026 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards

Issued by Topco Media 7 Jul 2026

Business 101: AI for SMEs

SMEs

Business 101: AI for SMEs

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2026

Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

SMEs

Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

Issued by GoTyme for Business 3 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

Business funding isn't a loan. Here's the difference and why it matters

SMEs

Business funding isn't a loan. Here's the difference and why it matters

Issued by GoTyme for Business 2 Jul 2026

TMACC honours entrepreneurs shaping Cape Town's tourism economy

Tourism

TMACC honours entrepreneurs shaping Cape Town's tourism economy

2 Jul 2026

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

SMEs

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

Issued by GoTyme for Business 1 Jul 2026

Spar says retailers can help tackle SA's youth employment crisis

Training

Spar says retailers can help tackle SA's youth employment crisis

Brigitte Da Gama 30 Jun 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

Santam-owned Kandua launches AI tool to fix home repairs faster

29 Jun 2026

SMEs

Cape Town Mexican Candy brand lands Checkers retail breakthrough

26 Jun 2026

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

SMEs

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

Noluvo Nela, Issued by Edge Growth 25 Jun 2026

The invisible innovation in wills and estate administration supporting bereaved families in SA

Law of Succession

The invisible innovation in wills and estate administration supporting bereaved families in SA

Issued by Capital Legacy 23 Jun 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

#YouthMonth: South Africa’s beauty industry has no postcode

Lemogang Sebesho 23 Jun 2026

AI could do for SMMEs what the internet never did

SMEs

AI could do for SMMEs what the internet never did

Martin Butler 22 Jun 2026

Spar helps food startup Simply Deli from kitchen operation to nationwide shelves

FMCG

Spar helps food startup Simply Deli from kitchen operation to nationwide shelves

22 Jun 2026

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Industrial & Logistics Property

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Issued by Inospace 22 Jun 2026

Africa's largest business event returns to Johannesburg

SMEs

Africa's largest business event returns to Johannesburg

Issued by NSBC.Africa 22 Jun 2026

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

19 Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

More than chatbots: why business AI agents are Big Tech’s next product battleground

Guy Bate 19 Jun 2026

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Entrepreneurship

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Paul Smith 18 Jun 2026

Corporate SA holds the key to SMME growth

Entrepreneurship

Corporate SA holds the key to SMME growth

Hamilton Sithole 15 Jun 2026

Townships tap into digital payments to create income for unemployed residents

Banking & Finance

Townships tap into digital payments to create income for unemployed residents

15 Jun 2026

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Software

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 12 Jun 2026

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Energy

16-hour planned power outage in Jozi signals growing electricity woes

12 Jun 2026

Skills Development Levies are a talent tool, not a tick-box

Skills Training

Skills Development Levies are a talent tool, not a tick-box

Issued by Richfield 11 Jun 2026

An example of grid reordering. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

Instagram introduces grid reordering

11 Jun 2026

How to avoid common financial mistakes entrepreneurs make under pressure

SMEs

How to avoid common financial mistakes entrepreneurs make under pressure

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 Jun 2026