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Source: Supplied. Philani Potwana: CEO of Private Core Banking – Private Bank.

Banking

#YouthMonth: How Philani Potwana's journey from trainee to CEO is reshaping African banking

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

Meet the Vanguards - Scaling opperations through autonomous agents

CRM, CX, UX

Meet the Vanguards - Scaling opperations through autonomous agents

Andre Fredericks, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 5 Aug 2024

Source: Green Building Africa (GBA).

Financial Services

Lending confidence rebounds: What’s behind the rise in South Africa's credit activity?

7 Apr 2025

Access Bank drives intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank drives intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 18 Mar 2025

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Marketing

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Kgomotso Zaake, Issued by DNA Brand Architects 18 Mar 2025

Making a significant difference in the lives of South Africans

Financial Services

Making a significant difference in the lives of South Africans

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 4 Mar 2025

Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer at RMB

Employer Branding

#TopEmployers2025: Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer, on what makes RMB an employer of choice

Shan Radcliffe 5 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 13 Jan 2025

Fintech can bridge the gap in SA's township and rural economy

Banking & Finance

Fintech can bridge the gap in SA's township and rural economy

12 Dec 2024

Source: Escrowsure.

Financial Services

New IT risk standard comes into force for SA financial sector

20 Nov 2024

Standard Bank and Soapbox join forces on the UN SDG challenge SA to explore innovative solutions for sustainable business practices

ESG & Sustainability

Standard Bank and Soapbox join forces on the UN SDG challenge SA to explore innovative solutions for sustainable business practices

Issued by Soapbox 19 Nov 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo Pitchathon reveals top 10 winning SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo Pitchathon reveals top 10 winning SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 14 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Wits team; Anglo American.

Banking

Standard Bank, Soapbox collaborate on SDG challenge

14 Nov 2024

Fintech

FSDAi Nyala Facility's $1m boosts rising African fintech

23 Sep 2024

Sanlam's Life of Confidence campaign overcame the challenges in the financial services market by tapping into the power of digital marketing explains (left) Kirsten Fynn, business unit director at Incubeta and (right) Kelly Driscoll, head of demand generation at Sanlam (Images supplied. Production by Bizcommunity)

Artificial Intelligence

Lessons in digital marketing from Sanlam’s Life of Confidence campaign

4 Sep 2024

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Vivian Ngalo - head of marketing at Glacier by Sanlam brings a fresh perspective

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Sanlam Corporate, Kanyisa Mkhize.

Finance

Sanlam Benchmark 2024: 50% of participants have cashed in all their retirement funds

8 Jul 2024

Source: Standard Bank Group.

Banking

Standard Bank awarded Leading Sustainable Bank title by African Banker Magazine

4 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

Image source: alphaspirit –

Corporate & Commercial Law

What fund managers want... and other investment trends

Ashford Nyatsumba and Michael Denenga 23 Apr 2024

Image supplied. The SpendTrend 2024 report, a collaboration between Discovery Bank and Visa analyses credit card spending behaviour to understand consumer spending habits

Research

SpendTrend 2024: Resilient South Africans adapt to challenging economic conditions

Danette Breitenbach 9 Apr 2024

Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

African Bank’s Kennedy Bungane earns prestigious recognition

25 Mar 2024

Rogerwilco appointed performance marketing agency to Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

Marketing

Rogerwilco appointed performance marketing agency to Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

Issued by Rogerwilco 11 Mar 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Agriculture

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

Financial Services

Capital Legacy appoints Carl Coetzee as a managing director

25 Jan 2024

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

Awards

MTN SME JumpStarter competition winner gets R100k cash prize

8 Dec 2023

Image source: Evgenyi Lastochkin –

Law Practice

New Ombud Council chairperson appointed

28 Nov 2023

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

ESG & Sustainability

Importance of 'G' in ESG and what happens when governance fails in the TMT sector

9 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

Fintech

Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Government Employees Pension Fund chairperson Dondo Mogajane.

Markets & Investment

Mogajane launches Gepf's transformative policy for economic change

12 Oct 2023

Accounting & Auditing

Markus Jooste must pay R15m immediately for Steinhoff implosion, JSE demands

12 Oct 2023

Global trends are forcing an evolution in workplace wellbeing

Employee Wellness

Global trends are forcing an evolution in workplace wellbeing

27 Sep 2023

Entrepreneur Naledi Gallant is crafting HR's future with tech ingenuity

Community

Entrepreneur Naledi Gallant is crafting HR's future with tech ingenuity

Issued by The Innovator Trust 27 Sep 2023

Banking

BankservAfrica welcomes Stephen Linnell as CEO

18 Sep 2023

Africa is bucking the global trend for women leaders in fintech. Source: Christina @ wocintech/Unsplash

Tech Startups

#WomensMonth: Fintech needs more women in leadership

Erin Louw 29 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@ZenithBank

Banking

Zenith Bank and AfCFTA revolutionise African trade

10 Aug 2023

Image source: mirco1 –

Informal Retailing

Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

25 Jul 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied

Funding

African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

South African market research agency KLA celebrates 3 years of success with YouGov global partnership

Research

South African market research agency KLA celebrates 3 years of success with YouGov global partnership

Issued by KLA 6 Jul 2023

Source: Bradwin Roper, chief financial services officer at MTN.

Financial Services

MTN's MoMo platform drives financial services transformation

5 Jul 2023

Technology

Capital Appreciation Limited acquires Dariel Solutions Limited

4 Jul 2023