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New Secha Capital fund looks to close SA’s SME growth gap

Funding

New Secha Capital fund looks to close SA’s SME growth gap

3 days

Engie's joint project with Pele Green Energy, the Graspan Solar PV plant in the Northern Cape, and its Grootspruit Solar PV plant in the Free State, add a combined 150MW of clean generation to the South African electricity grid. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

3 days

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

Agriculture

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

3 days

Source: South African Government News Agency.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho's Senqu Bridge launch: The solution to Gauteng's water security crisis?

3 days

Tourism positioned as economic driver ahead of Indaba 2026

Tourism

Tourism positioned as economic driver ahead of Indaba 2026

3 days

Logistics & Transport

Ride-hailing emerges as key income stream for South Africans, report finds

22 Apr 2026

Image source: RF._.studio from

Higher Education

5 ways to integrate career readiness into higher education

20 Apr 2026

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

Tourism & Travel

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

17 Apr 2026

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 17 Apr 2026

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 15 Apr 2026

Image source: Josh Sorenson from

Primary & Secondary Education

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

15 Apr 2026

Small business to come to the fore at LED Summit

Entrepreneurship

Small business to come to the fore at LED Summit

15 Apr 2026

Agulhas lighthouse precinct upgrade targets tourism growth and local jobs

Tourism

Agulhas lighthouse precinct upgrade targets tourism growth and local jobs

15 Apr 2026

Absa champions community and equity at 2026 Ladies Invitational, elevating impact through golf

CSI & Philanthropy

Absa champions community and equity at 2026 Ladies Invitational, elevating impact through golf

Issued by OnPoint PR 13 Apr 2026

From left, Shoeshoe Qhu (MDDA CEO), Prof Pamela Maseko (Executive Dean) and Moipane Malefane, MDDA Board Member. Source: NMU.

Media

NMU launches an industry ready media agency lab

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

Empowering the next generation: Local collaboration strengthens South Africa’s growing MICE industry

MICE

Empowering the next generation: Local collaboration strengthens South Africa’s growing MICE industry

Issued by GL events South Africa PTY (LTD) 13 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

Source: Supplied. Amanuel Gebremeskel, chief executive officer of SAISC.

Materials & Equipment

SAISC warns on tariff fallout

9 Apr 2026

HR & Management

Northern Cape to host inaugural jobs, investment conference

9 Apr 2026

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Skills Training

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Issued by Seseko 8 Apr 2026

TotalEnergies partners with False Bay TVET to support entrepreneurship along the West Coast

SMEs

TotalEnergies partners with False Bay TVET to support entrepreneurship along the West Coast

Issued by False Bay College 2 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. The Strandfontein Pavilion site is in the demolition phase as preparations begin for redevelopment.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town’s historic Strandfontein Pavilion set for a R300m revitalisation

27 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

SA-Tied phase III: Bridging research and policy for Southern Africa's economic growth

26 Mar 2026

Eastern Cape rolls out R150m push to support township auto SMMEs

SMEs

Eastern Cape rolls out R150m push to support township auto SMMEs

25 Mar 2026

Northern Cape Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul

Markets & Investment

Stakeholders and investors will gather to boost industrialisation and jobs in Northern Cape in April

Issued by NCIJC 24 Mar 2026

Sacap launches Industrial and Organisational Psychology degree to meet changing workplace demands

Higher Education

Sacap launches Industrial and Organisational Psychology degree to meet changing workplace demands

Issued by SACAP 24 Mar 2026

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

SMEs

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

Issued by Edge Growth 24 Mar 2026

Coca-Cola system contributed R51.2bn to bolster economic growth in SA in 2024

Supply Chain

Coca-Cola system contributed R51.2bn to bolster economic growth in SA in 2024

24 Mar 2026

Stacey Jansen of REDISA. (Image supplied.)

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling Day raises the question: Where is SA’s waste plan?

Stacey Jansen 20 Mar 2026

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

Food, Water & Energy Security

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

18 Mar 2026

Protesters demand action against illicit trade at Buy Local Summit & Expo

Regulatory

Protesters demand action against illicit trade at Buy Local Summit & Expo

18 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

Wesgro's #MadeInTheCape initiative drives R50m in trade deals for WCape exporters

Import/Export

Wesgro's #MadeInTheCape initiative drives R50m in trade deals for WCape exporters

13 Mar 2026

Rising wages, rising claims: What contractors need to know

Remuneration & Payroll

Rising wages, rising claims: What contractors need to know

Sunil Hansjee and Claudelle Pretorius, Issued by Cox Yeats 12 Mar 2026

RPL programme unlocks career paths for SA chefs

Hospitality

RPL programme unlocks career paths for SA chefs

12 Mar 2026

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

Agriculture

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

11 Mar 2026

SA’s hemp sector could unlock R40bn by 2040

Agriculture

SA’s hemp sector could unlock R40bn by 2040

5 Mar 2026

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

4th Industrial Revolution

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

3 Mar 2026

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Events

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Issued by Hostex 2026 2 Mar 2026

Collaboration is what? Fundamental to achieving inclusive growth in South African mining

Mining

Collaboration is what? Fundamental to achieving inclusive growth in South African mining

Shamiso Chideme and Richard Pfaff 2 Mar 2026

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Oncology

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Issued by Icon Oncology 26 Feb 2026

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

SMEs

Access to finance and support boosts waste management SME’s client service and expansion plans

Issued by Edge Growth 25 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

Under the South African sun — the economics of sunshine

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Under the South African sun — the economics of sunshine

Rushil Rattan 24 Feb 2026

Western Cape ramps up FMD vaccination drive

Agriculture

Western Cape ramps up FMD vaccination drive

23 Feb 2026