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Affordable & Social Housing

Transforming townships: How formal housing investments can boost economic growth

17 Sep 2025

Veronic Mocwagole is driving a revolution in South African transport

How To Start Up

Veronic Mocwagole is driving a revolution in South African transport

Issued by Brandscapers 19 Aug 2025

Source: A legal battle in Cape Town between property owners and the City will clarify what municipalities can charge residents. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mixed-Use Property

Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor

Steve Kretzmann 14 Aug 2025

Seeing opportunity where others only saw waste

SMEs

Seeing opportunity where others only saw waste

Issued by Edge Growth 13 Aug 2025

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Art

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Mariapaola McGurk 24 Jul 2025

Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

Informal Retailing

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

24 Jun 2025

Diale Tilo, Executive Director, Kgodiso Development Fund.

Agriculture

Digging into the past to grow tomorrow: How young people are reshaping SA’s agri sector

Diale Tilo 23 Jun 2025

SanParks empowers entrepreneurs through Tsitsikamma SMME workshop

Tourism

SanParks empowers entrepreneurs through Tsitsikamma SMME workshop

20 Jun 2025

Agriculture

South Africa must adopt a human rights-based approach to land reform

Peter Setou 20 Mar 2025

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

6 Feb 2025

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

Agriculture

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

14 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Redefine Properties unveils newly expanded Pan Africa Mall

4 Nov 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

NEF backs Black woman-owned Makwande in a major investment boost

Funding

NEF backs Black woman-owned Makwande in a major investment boost

28 Oct 2024

Tourism

Joburg Tourism Company appoints Thembinkosi Sindane as senior manager of tourism development

15 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf The Film Support Fund aims to finance or provide support in the form of municipal services for film projects produced in Cape Town

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town's film industry gets major boost with Support Fund, now open for applications

18 Sep 2024

Why business needs to partner with training institutions to develop entrepreneurial skills!

Higher Education

Why business needs to partner with training institutions to develop entrepreneurial skills!

Nafeesa Dinie, Issued by False Bay College 26 Aug 2024

Basic Education sets record straight on school feeding

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education sets record straight on school feeding

23 Aug 2024

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Fishing

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Issued by SAIMI 29 Jul 2024

Entrepreneurship

#YouthMonth: Kyle Percival's rise from adversity to co-owning a sportswear brand

Imran Salie 28 Jun 2024

Striking the right balance: The pricing dilemma for small businesses

SMEs

Striking the right balance: The pricing dilemma for small businesses

Ryan Neill 28 May 2024

Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

Environment & Natural Resources

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment

Informal Retailing

Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment

19 Apr 2024

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Remuneration & Payroll

'Illegal' salary increases must be repaid

Richard Brown 12 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Industrial & Logistics Property

Airport Business Park transforms George, sparks economic growth

20 Nov 2023

Agriculture

SAB pledges commitment to digital agriculture and inclusive practices

29 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied

Awards

8 Waterfall City SMEs rack up R29m in revenue through development programme

30 May 2023

Power trip: SA's imperative and the continent's other energy crisis

Energy

Power trip: SA's imperative and the continent's other energy crisis

Issued by Enlit Africa 24 Apr 2023

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

Mining

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

24 Apr 2023

14 KZN SMEs generate over R163m in 2 years

SMEs

14 KZN SMEs generate over R163m in 2 years

17 Apr 2023

Wine tourism data collection tool to boost DTC business for wineries

Tourism

Wine tourism data collection tool to boost DTC business for wineries

18 Apr 2023

South Africa's SMME sector is in a world of pain right now

SMEs

South Africa's SMME sector is in a world of pain right now

Mitchan Adams 8 Mar 2023

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

FMCG

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

Issued by Heineken South Africa 24 Feb 2023

#TourismMonth: Rebuilding SA's tourism sector

Tourism

#TourismMonth: Rebuilding SA's tourism sector

Robin Fredericks 12 Sep 2022

New approach to ESD needed for localisation success

Supply Chain

New approach to ESD needed for localisation success

16 Aug 2022

Corobrik accredited as trade school for bricklayers

Skills Development

Corobrik accredited as trade school for bricklayers

7 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. The Minister of The Department of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel, opens the 4th South Africa Investment Conference.

Economy

"SA Investment Conference must prioritise local economic development"

24 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Economic and business trends to focus on rural, township transformation

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Economic and business trends to focus on rural, township transformation

Herbert Seabelo Theledi 10 Mar 2022

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Higher Education

Nelson Mandela University officially opens its medical school

1 Dec 2021

Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why

Horticulture

Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why

Daneel Rossouw 1 Jul 2021

Agri shows hopeful despite pandemic challenges

Agribusiness

Agri shows hopeful despite pandemic challenges

25 Jun 2021