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Fuel price hikes put small businesses under major cash-flow pressure

SMEs

Fuel price hikes put small businesses under major cash-flow pressure

5 hours

CIMA launches Lions' Lair Africa to connect sustainable start-ups with capital and credibility

How To Start Up

CIMA launches Lions' Lair Africa to connect sustainable start-ups with capital and credibility

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 8 hours

A still from Aau's Song, part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology. Courtesy of Lucasfilm (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

UNDP accelerator programme gives animations studios access to finance and support

10 hours

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Economy

The hidden cost of retirement: when pensioners become the family safety net

13 hours

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Technology

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Issued by The Innovator Trust 1 day

Keamogetswe Matsho, author, entrepreneur and founder of the Maru Maphiri Group

Education

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How Keamogetswe Matsho is reimagining children's financial literacy with Maphiri

Shan Radcliffe 1 day

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

3 of SA’s largest banks launch renewable energy platform

1 day

iZinga Assist co-founders Henk Swanepoel and Derek Lubner. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Backed by Shoprite and Primedia, iZinga Assist keeps SA’s NPOs trustworthy

Maroefah Smith 1 day

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela | Source: SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

No room for inaction: Manamela warns Setas under administration to fix control weaknesses

2 days

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

4th Industrial Revolution

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

2 days

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Law of Succession

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Issued by Capital Legacy 2 days

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

SMEs

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

Sudir Sahadeo, Issued by Business Partners Limited 2 days

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

Logistics & Transport

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

16 Oct 2026

RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

Safety

RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

Issued by RoadCover 16 Oct 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

KFC Add Hope and SA’s brightest young minds tackle the hunger crisis

16 Oct 2026

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Taxation & Regulation

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 15 Oct 2026

5 financial mistakes that can put an SME at risk

SMEs

5 financial mistakes that can put an SME at risk

15 Oct 2026

R500m grant deal to boost Land Bank support for farmers

Agriculture

R500m grant deal to boost Land Bank support for farmers

15 Oct 2026

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Energy

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

15 Oct 2026

AgriSA sets 5 priorities to strengthen South African agriculture

Agriculture

AgriSA sets 5 priorities to strengthen South African agriculture

15 Oct 2026

Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

Higher Education

Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

Issued by SAICA 14 Oct 2026

Richfield earns international accreditation from the British Accreditation Council

Higher Education

Richfield earns international accreditation from the British Accreditation Council

Issued by Richfield 14 Oct 2026

SME funding: Why preparation matters before applying

Funding

SME funding: Why preparation matters before applying

Franco Helsinga 13 Oct 2026

Clinical nurse practitioner Patricia-Ann Smith will lead the clinic, supported by Dis-Chem and the Cipla Foundation. Image supplied.

CSI

Dis-Chem, Cipla open nurse-led clinic in underserved Cape Town community

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

Source: Supplied. Anthony Kirui, Absa CIB's head of Africa regional global markets.

Financial Services

Africa’s financial markets: A decade of progress, but can the momentum last?

13 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

H&M, Adidas join coalition to improve post-consumer textile flows

13 Oct 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Mr Price Foundation Roots & Shoots study reveals early readiness does not guarantee Gr3 success

12 Oct 2026

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

SMEs

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

Joshua Kadish 12 Oct 2026

Free cybercrime helpline launches in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Free cybercrime helpline launches in South Africa

12 Oct 2026

Ghana raises $288m to fund cocoa purchases from farmers

Agriculture

Ghana raises $288m to fund cocoa purchases from farmers

Emmanuel Bruce and Christian Akorlie 12 Oct 2026

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

Fuel & Energy

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

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

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Taxation & Regulation

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Amy Moutinho, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 9 Oct 2026

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

Agriculture

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

9 Oct 2026

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Funding

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 8 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

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nedbank to boost 20 sustainable fashion SMEs through new accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

SMEs

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Property

Green apartment savings can cut R500,000 from your home loan

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 7 Oct 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court reaffirms strict personal liability for directors in reckless trading ruling

Mtho Maphumulo 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

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Education

#WorldTeachersDay: Why teachers matter as much as engineers and scientists

5 Oct 2026

Source: Gareth Ramsay/Capetrain Express. Artist's impression. Gareth Ramsay, a mechanical engineer and founder and lead engineer of Capetrain Express, has developed a proposal for an express-rail network aimed at reshaping mobility across Cape Town.

Construction & Engineering

Could Cape Town’s 50-year Foreshore stalemate finally unlock a new property precinct?

Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2026

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

Agriculture

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

5 Oct 2026

litha secures R500m to expand affordable fibre across township economies

Telecoms & Networks

litha secures R500m to expand affordable fibre across township economies

5 Oct 2026

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has appointed Dr Shadrack Bokaba as chief executive officer,(Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

A new chapter for the NFVF with CEO appointment

2 Oct 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health announces price hikes for 2027

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