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Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

Inspired by 99c bread, FNB and Boxer expand partnership

Inspired by 99c bread, FNB and Boxer expand partnership

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WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

Inspired by 99c bread, FNB and Boxer expand partnership

Inspired by 99c bread, FNB and Boxer expand partnership

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WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

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Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

5 Aug 2026

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Infrastructure boost: Nelson Mandela Bay invests R60m in power reliability

31 Jul 2026

Woolies sees tougher second half as inflation hits shoppers

Woolies sees tougher second half as inflation hits shoppers

30 Jul 2026

Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn as compared to the second quarter of 2025. Pictured: Annalect, part of the Omnicom Media Group, is a prominent player in the media and analytics sector located in Bengaluru, India (Image source @ Annalect

Omnicom Q2 results: Built for an era where speed, integration, and scale matter most

30 Jul 2026

Franchising is a key driver of Africa's growth, says Standard Bank

Franchising is a key driver of Africa's growth, says Standard Bank

29 Jul 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

James Townsend 29 Jul 2026

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has warned that non-compliant municipalities are “not off the hook”.

National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities

Liezl Human 28 Jul 2026

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Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

Cape Chamber launches countrywide business survey

Cape Chamber launches countrywide business survey

Cape Chamber 24 Jul 2026

General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

22 Jul 2026

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

22 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

The second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer shows that South Africa's youth have not lowered their ambitions. They are adapting to a new reality where the path to independence, stability and opportunity is more complex (Image source: © 123rf )

SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality

14 Jul 2026

South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

Casey Sprake 10 Jul 2026

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Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending

Kopano Gumbi 8 Jul 2026

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SA’s finance minister urges data-led fix for youth unemployment

8 Jul 2026

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Can corporate volunteering help solve SA’s youth unemployment crisis?

6 Jul 2026

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

3 Jul 2026

Jacques de Jongh

What the Middle East conflict means for Eastern and Southern African Economies

North-West University (NWU) 2 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. Workers interact while working on the production line at the factory of Khayelitsha Cookies, a Cape Town biscuit maker, in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 May, 2026.

South African manufacturing sentiment worsens in June, Absa PMI shows

Nilutpal Timsina 2 Jul 2026

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South African inflation expectations jump in second quarter on oil price shock

1 Jul 2026

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Amid June 30 protests, can South Africa’s infrastructure keep pace with migration pressures?

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Tim Cocks 29 Jun 2026

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30 June shutdown: Construction sites must act now

29 Jun 2026

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Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Woolworths Holdings Group CEO Sam Ngumeni. Image supplied

Woolworths reshapes leadership structure to accelerate growth under new Group CEO

26 Jun 2026

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