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From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

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

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

Source: Reuters.

South Africa gets $1.5bn World Bank loan for infrastructureAnathi Madubela

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When does business rescue actually begin? High Court rulesEric Levenstein, Brandon Starr and Clio Patricios

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4 Sassa officials fired following R33m social grants fraud scheme

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Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

23 Apr 2026

The new technical agreement between South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), France's Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was signed at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Image supplied.

Sanbi-France collab unlocks funds to bridge biodiversity finance gap

23 Apr 2026

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

Thalia Pillay 20 Apr 2026

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

20 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Craig Buckley, managing director of Reos.

Reos brings instant payments to SA rental market

20 Apr 2026

There were long queues at the SASSA offices in Makhado last week as beneficiaries tried to find out what had happened to their grants. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Thousands of grants suspended after Sassa review process in Limpopo

Thembi Siaga 17 Apr 2026

Wendy Bergsteedt | How astronomy inspired Old Mutual's latest campaign thinking

Wendy Bergsteedt | How astronomy inspired Old Mutual's latest campaign thinking

Wendy Bergsteedt 17 Apr 2026

Shop2Shop and SallyPOS unite to close the gap for informal traders and formal sector operators

Shop2Shop and SallyPOS unite to close the gap for informal traders and formal sector operators

15 Apr 2026

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

ITP Communications 15 Apr 2026

The cover most businesses think they have (but often don’t)

The cover most businesses think they have (but often don’t)

Simply Financial Services 13 Apr 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The rise of AI-driven hyper-personalisation loyalty programmes

EXCLUSIVE: The rise of AI-driven hyper-personalisation loyalty programmes

Salomon Erasmus 10 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 9 Apr 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Articulate Partners 8 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Eugene Booysen, chief executive officer of Cape Town Stock Exchange; Jarryd Gillmer Group chief executive officer of Everest Wealth, and Thys van Zyl, founder of Everest Wealth.

Everest launches R20bn private credit programme

1 Apr 2026

Source: GroundUp/Postbank.

Postbank to resume black card rollout

Marecia Damons 1 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Noel Tagoe, chief executive officer and founder of Noel Tagoe & Company.

The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

Noel Tagoe 1 Apr 2026

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South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

TFG partners with PayJustNow for in-store payment flexibility

TFG partners with PayJustNow for in-store payment flexibility

25 Mar 2026

Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian and the Fam campaign explores financial planning conversations through the insight of family drama (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian sparks financial planning conversations

19 Mar 2026

Klipboard acquires Skynamo to unlock a new era of field sales

Klipboard acquires Skynamo to unlock a new era of field sales

17 Mar 2026

Pet Insurance with purpose: Mrs SA semi-finalists share their stories with dotsure.co.za

Pet Insurance with purpose: Mrs SA semi-finalists share their stories with dotsure.co.za

dotsure 16 Mar 2026

Shoprite Group set to acquire majority stake in R&A Cellular

Shoprite Group set to acquire majority stake in R&A Cellular

16 Mar 2026

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New PoPIA regulations on health data protection: What you need to know

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 16 Mar 2026

BNPL transactions in South Africa spike post-bonus season

BNPL transactions in South Africa spike post-bonus season

13 Mar 2026

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Marecia Damons 6 Mar 2026

South African football gets a boost with Standard Bank's new partnership

South African football gets a boost with Standard Bank's new partnership

5 Mar 2026

Source: Wildrunner. Protecting mountains and water catchments: WWF South Africa's work in the Western Cape.

South African financiers develop $122m water conservation bond

Wendell Roelf and Colleen Goko 5 Mar 2026

Visa survey reveals SA's rapidly evolving payment landscape

Visa survey reveals SA's rapidly evolving payment landscape

4 Mar 2026

Fresh approach to capital unlocks SA's multi billion rand pistachio sector

Fedgroup 3 Mar 2026

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