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The Katse Dam in the Lesotho Highlands, where SanLei Trout has its farm. Source: Sechaba Mokhethi

Agriculture

The “biggest trout farm in Africa” and the failed R5,000 community fund

17 Mar 2025

Paycorp appoints payments industry leader John Chaplin to board

Financial Services

Paycorp appoints payments industry leader John Chaplin to board

Issued by Paycorp Group 27 Feb 2025

Anton Gillis, Co-founder, HAMAC

Hospitality

SA hotel investors learn harsh lesson: Experience matters

Anton Gillis 10 Jul 2024

Heritage Capital drives growth in SA's specialty cheese sector

FMCG

Heritage Capital drives growth in SA's specialty cheese sector

15 May 2024

South Africa's fibre network is part of the infrastructure goals.

Telecoms & Networks

AIIM-led consortium acquires fibre operator Octotel

25 Mar 2024

Disrupting SA's food services market

Food & bev. services

Disrupting SA's food services market

18 Jan 2024

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

Markets & Investment

Mogajane launches Gepf's transformative policy for economic change

12 Oct 2023

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

Funding

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

3 Oct 2023

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

Funding

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

18 Sep 2023

Convergence Partners' digital infrastructure fund invests $10m in 42Markets Group

Funding

Convergence Partners' digital infrastructure fund invests $10m in 42Markets Group

25 Apr 2023

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

Franchising

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

24 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

15 Feb 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Patrice Motsepe's TymeBank has launched an industry-first partnership with The Foschini Group (TFG).

Banking

TymeBank and The Foschini Group announce groundbreaking partnership

26 Jan 2023

David Jones sale: Woolies freed to focus on SA and Country Road businesses

Retailers

David Jones sale: Woolies freed to focus on SA and Country Road businesses

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Dec 2022

Source: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Retailers

Woolworths to sell David Jones to Australian private-equity firm

19 Dec 2022

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Tourism

AIF confirms takeover of Club Travel Corporate

5 Dec 2022

Banking

AfDB invests $20m in private equity fund targeting renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Nov 2022

Home services startup SweepSouth secures R198m in funding

Funding

Home services startup SweepSouth secures R198m in funding

26 Sep 2022

Why investing in real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth

Markets & Investment

Why investing in real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth

8 Jul 2022

Source: Freepik.

Banking

Raise Africa Investments deal part of FNB's R200m transformational equity pact

28 Jun 2022

1K1V announces $8m Norfund investment in Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts

Funding

1K1V announces $8m Norfund investment in Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts

19 Apr 2022

Container ships wait to load and offload goods in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Logistics & Transport

Logistics group acquisition promises increased investment

Joe Bavier and Promit Mukherjee 5 Apr 2022

Barati Mahloele, Venture Capital Fund director, Tiger Brands. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Tiger Brands appoints first Venture Capital Fund director

20 Jan 2022

Albé Geldenhuys, founder, USN

FMCG

USN partners with Fledge Capital to fuel expansion

13 Jan 2022

Source: © nattapol sritongcom

Markets & Investment

Sanlam Investments applies ESG from start to finish

11 Oct 2021

Sale of Burger King South Africa gets the green light

Food & bev. services

Sale of Burger King South Africa gets the green light

21 Sep 2021

Source: ReutersSiphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Dis-Chem founders sell 10% stake to Black investors in BEE deal

31 Aug 2021

Mamedupi Matsipa, CEO, Ata Capital

Markets & Investment

#WomensMonth: Mamedupi Matsipa's passion for finance charted her career path

Nicci Botha 5 Aug 2021

Homegrown battery manufacturer secures R20m investment

Science & Engineering

Homegrown battery manufacturer secures R20m investment

Issued by Edge Growth 3 Aug 2021

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

Regulatory

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

14 Jun 2021

1K1V and Crossfin acquire Sybrin for R410m

Funding

1K1V and Crossfin acquire Sybrin for R410m

9 Jun 2021

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Competition Law

Digesting the Commission's decision on Burger King deal

Robert Wilson and Shawn van der Meulen 4 Jun 2021

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

Food & bev. services

Sale of Burger King SA blocked due to lack of Black shareholding

2 Jun 2021

Investment plays a role in SME survival and recovery

SMEs

Investment plays a role in SME survival and recovery

22 Jan 2021

There's a new private equity fund for underrepresented startups

Funding

There's a new private equity fund for underrepresented startups

13 Nov 2020

Secha Capital Fund II aims to create impact through investment

Funding

Secha Capital Fund II aims to create impact through investment

21 Oct 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Sustainable development redefines African mining

Nicci Botha 12 Feb 2020

Bluegrass helps AIIM with a website refresh using Umbraco

Digital

Bluegrass helps AIIM with a website refresh using Umbraco

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 20 Jan 2020

Akinwumi Adesina

Markets & Investment

African investment confidence reaping rewards

12 Nov 2019

AWIEF conference 2019.

Marketing

AfCFTA must be linked to women empowerment

Louise Marsland 31 Oct 2019

Agriculture

Agriculture industry will power Africa's economic transformation, says Agra Forum

17 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing & Media

African online payments sector boosted by major deal

31 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Markets & Investment

Private vs public markets. What's the difference?

18 Jun 2019

Agribusiness

Agri-Vie Fund acquires 36% of local FMCG manufacturer

1 Feb 2019

Basetsana Kumalo, Executive Chairman & CEO, Basetsana Woman Investment Holdings, South Africa, with the winner of the AWIEF Awards 2018 Creative Industries Award, Nana Akua Oppong-Birmeh, CEO of Archxenus, an architectural design company based in Accra, Ghana.

Marketing & Media

Africa's women entrepreneurs honoured at AWIEF Awards

12 Nov 2018

Atterbury, Talis Investment Partners conclude significant B-BBEE deal

Markets & Investment

Atterbury, Talis Investment Partners conclude significant B-BBEE deal

9 Nov 2018

Finalists announced for Africa women entrepreneurs awards

Marketing & Media

Finalists announced for Africa women entrepreneurs awards

18 Sep 2018

Logistics & Transport

Investors notice Africa's transport and logistics opportunities

21 Aug 2018