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Telviva launches intelligent digital agent 'Viva', bringing 24/7 customer service automation to SA businesses

CRM, CX, UX

Telviva launches intelligent digital agent 'Viva', bringing 24/7 customer service automation to SA businesses

Issued by Telviva 17 hours

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

Logistics & Transport

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

21 Aug 2026

#Biz25years | To the next 25 years of business communications and conversations

Media

#Biz25years | To the next 25 years of business communications and conversations

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 20 Aug 2026

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Technology

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 18 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: Stellantis’ Evanie Vather on women, leadership and automotive

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Stellantis’ Evanie Vather on women, leadership and automotive

Imran Salie 17 Aug 2026

Dunlop Tyres SA marks completion of R1.7bn uMnambithi investment

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop Tyres SA marks completion of R1.7bn uMnambithi investment

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 14 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Beyond backup power: How SA's commercial property sector is rethinking energy

3 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Business can't stay silent as failing municipalities threaten investment, warns BLSA's Mavuso

3 Aug 2026

Cape Chamber launches countrywide business survey

Economy

Cape Chamber launches countrywide business survey

Issued by Cape Chamber 24 Jul 2026

It may have started as a nail salon franchise, but De Ntha Beauty Studio now delivers a full suite of services including hair care, nails, skincare treatments, and body therapies. Image supplied.

SMEs

Beauty business nails move from franchisee to founder-led brand

Maroefah Smith 22 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa private sector returns to growth as inflation eases, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Cybersecurity

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 30 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Happy Ralinala, chief executive officer of Personal Banking, African Bank.

Banking

African Bank appoints new personal banking chief as it targets growth

26 Jun 2026

Supplied image: James Holley, CEO of Traxtion

Railway

Private capital steps up: Traxtion secures $86m for SA rail reform

12 Jun 2026

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Software

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 12 Jun 2026

Capturing SA’s AI moment: The human advantage starts where the algorithm ends

Technology

Capturing SA’s AI moment: The human advantage starts where the algorithm ends

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 11 Jun 2026

How to avoid common financial mistakes entrepreneurs make under pressure

SMEs

How to avoid common financial mistakes entrepreneurs make under pressure

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Marketing

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Technology

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Issued by ASUS 20 May 2026

AI visibility and AEO for B2B businesses

Artificial Intelligence

AI visibility and AEO for B2B businesses

Luke Marthinusen, Issued by MO Agency 14 May 2026

Soure: ©Vadym Soloviov via

Logistics & Transport

Green logistics gains ground as Africa trade expands

24 Apr 2026

Image supplied.

Medtech

AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa private sector returns to growth but Iran war clouds outlook, PMI shows

10 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

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

MICE

FCM M&E 2026 Trends: Meetings bounce back, safety drives planning

1 Apr 2026

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

SMEs

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

18 Mar 2026

Driving modern conference success through tech and connection

MICE

Driving modern conference success through tech and connection

Matshidiso Kekana 5 Mar 2026

The highest unemployment rate on Earth

Management & Leadership

The highest unemployment rate on Earth

Issued by SAICA 27 Feb 2026

Meetings Africa 2026 drives economic impact in SA

MICE

Meetings Africa 2026 drives economic impact in SA

26 Feb 2026

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Manufacturing & Parts

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Lance Branquinho 16 Feb 2026

Logistics & Transport

Logistics are key to Africa’s cross-border e-commerce growth

13 Feb 2026

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Energy

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Colleen Goko 13 Feb 2026

De Lille highlights record tourism growth and strategic plans for SA

Tourism

De Lille highlights record tourism growth and strategic plans for SA

28 Jan 2026

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | The BEE Chamber's Yuneal Padayachy: The year B-BBEE transformation must deliver — not just report

Yuneal Padayachy 14 Jan 2026

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 22 Dec 2025

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Fintech

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Issued by Bridgement 19 Dec 2025

Dries D'Hooghe, chief operating officer, Massmart, with the staff of the first Walmart store to open in SA (Image: Danette Breitenbach @ Bizcommunity)

Retailers

What's the hype about Walmart? Take a look in-store

Danette Breitenbach 21 Nov 2025

Startup.Africa: Building a community of entrepreneurs, investors and operators

Community

Startup.Africa: Building a community of entrepreneurs, investors and operators

Issued by Startup.Africa 14 Nov 2025

AWIEF2025 opens next week in Cape Town

Marketing & Media

AWIEF2025 opens next week in Cape Town

Issued by Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum 23 Oct 2025

WeBuyCars earns top honours at YouTube Awards

Media

WeBuyCars earns top honours at YouTube Awards

Issued by The Nielsen Network 10 Oct 2025

Common legal mistakes SMEs make and how to avoid them

SMEs

Common legal mistakes SMEs make and how to avoid them

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Oct 2025

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

SMEs

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

Issued by Media24 7 Oct 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Energy

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Issued by Phakamani Impact Capita 15 Sep 2025

Milu Kipimo, Country Manager, Bolt Business South Africa

Transport

Milu Kipimo to spearhead Bolt Business South Africa

11 Sep 2025

Shoprite earnings rise on festive, Easter demand

Retailers

Shoprite earnings rise on festive, Easter demand

2 Sep 2025

Millions of jobs, one movement: How small businesses are changing South Africa

SMEs

Millions of jobs, one movement: How small businesses are changing South Africa

Issued by NSBC.Africa 1 Sep 2025