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Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

2 days

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African private sector treads water in June

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2025

SA new vehicle sales surge

Commercial & Industrial

SA new vehicle sales surge

3 Jul 2025

Lula: In a world of negativity, here’s the real story

Financial Services

Lula: In a world of negativity, here’s the real story

Garth Rossiter, Issued by Lula 9 Jun 2025

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2025

Ford SA jumps 9.4% in Q1 2025 buoying vehicle sales recovery

Commercial & Industrial

Ford SA jumps 9.4% in Q1 2025 buoying vehicle sales recovery

6 May 2025

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

SMEs

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

6 May 2025

Advertising

Surging UK ad spend hits £42.6bn, driven by online and TV VOD growth

30 Apr 2025

For SA’s dreamers, doers and builders – this platform was made for you

Skills Training

For SA’s dreamers, doers and builders – this platform was made for you

Issued by TelkomLearn 23 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row - PMI

4 Apr 2025

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Economy

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 25 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Stephan Kornelius, business lead: Pragma Professional Services.

Infrastructure & Utilities

R1tn for infrastructure: South Africa's new budget promises growth if maintenance keeps pace

Stephan Kornelius 17 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

Agribusiness

#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

Paul Makube 13 Mar 2025

Business 101: 5 ways to fall back in love with your business

SMEs

Business 101: 5 ways to fall back in love with your business

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, Senior Economist: FNB.

Property

Residential struggle continues as non-residential building gains ground

10 Mar 2025

Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

SMEs

Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

Megan Dedekind, Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Mar 2025

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 21 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Financial Services

Review of the State of the Nation 2025

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's ambitious 3% growth target sparks mixed reactions

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: World Economic Forum.

Economy

SA's president calls for global partnerships at World Economic Forum in Davos

21 Jan 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 9 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf SA’s future economic performance will hinge mainly on domestic policy decisions says the NWU's PUI

Economy

SA economy: Negative trends are reversible - if the right steps are taken

19 Dec 2024

Source: © Waterfall City Pictures: Mall of Africa. BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index’s latest data reveals economic activity continues to move sideway, however, rising optimism levels remain

Economy

BETI still treading water but positive economic trend continues

17 Dec 2024

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Markets & Investment

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Issued by Catchwords 15 Nov 2024

Residential Property

Study finds alarming rise in residential vacancies across South Africa

26 Sep 2024

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

Research Reports

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

16 Sep 2024

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

Retailers

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

13 Sep 2024

Economy

Economic optimism grows: BETI shows highest levels since March 2022

11 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: Business rescue and informal restructuring

Tobie Jordaan 27 Aug 2024

Business Partners Limited invites entries for the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards

SMEs

Business Partners Limited invites entries for the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards

David Morobe, Issued by Business Partners Limited 23 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cape Town CBD property development hits R7.285bn in 2023

15 Aug 2024

South African SMEs to compete in 36th annual Entrepreneur of the Year competition

Awards

South African SMEs to compete in 36th annual Entrepreneur of the Year competition

28 Jun 2024

Economy

Employment statistics highlight the grim reality for workers

Abigail Moyo 26 Jun 2024

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

SMEs

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

David Morobe, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 Jun 2024

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

Franchising

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

11 Jun 2024

Source: © Benoni City Times Spending in preparation for the upcoming elections could have had a positive impact on economic activity in April

Economy

Load shedding suspension and upcoming elections see ‘positive mood’ in economic activity

8 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Deloitte South Africa Consumer Signal report for Q1 2024 says South African consumers remain under pressure

Research

Deloitte report finds SA consumers remain under pressure, most of budget goes to essentials

6 May 2024

Property

SA property resilient despite challenging economic conditions - here's why

Mahir Hamdulay 29 Apr 2024

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

SMEs

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Apr 2024

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

Franchising

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

17 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#SARBMPC: Central bank eyes late 2024 for cuts amid uncertainties

Raymond Parsons 28 Mar 2024

SA's business confidence slips in Q1, survey shows

Retail

SA's business confidence slips in Q1, survey shows

Prerna Bedi 7 Mar 2024

9 trends impacting your small business in 2024

Entrepreneurship

9 trends impacting your small business in 2024

Catherine Wijnberg 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024