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Fuel costs hitting small auto workshops, says Miwa

SMEs

Fuel costs hitting small auto workshops, says Miwa

3 days

As the crisis caused by the DTIC Film and TV Incentive deepens, the South African film and TV industry is preparing for its biggest national march on 28 January. Pictured: The industry's first protest on 18 December 2025 (Image source: © The Call Sheet

Film & Cinematography

Fix the DTIC Film & TV Incentive - Largest national protest march planned

26 Jan 2026

R1.2bn funding initiative set to supercharge Black-owned SMEs

Banking

R1.2bn funding initiative set to supercharge Black-owned SMEs

Issued by Heineken Beverages 19 Nov 2025

Absa, Heineken launch major R1.2bn fund for Black-owned SMEs

SMEs

Absa, Heineken launch major R1.2bn fund for Black-owned SMEs

18 Nov 2025

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Taxation & Regulation

Understanding the 2025 VAT increase: Key considerations for South African business owners

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 8 Apr 2025

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Insurance & Actuarial

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 31 Mar 2025

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

Maintenance

SA's small auto repair businesses face challenging new pressures

25 Mar 2025

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Materials & Equipment

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025

Nosiyabonga Mongane the first black woman to serve as the President of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The future of quantity surveying is all about AI and budgets

Nosiyabonga Mongane 13 Jan 2025

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

Agro-processing

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

22 Nov 2024

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

ESG

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

23 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Increase in business closures marks challenging start to 2024

Craig Blumenthal 1 Mar 2024

Image source: Tim Mossholder from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenging conditions continue to close doors in 2023

Craig Blumenthal 19 Dec 2023

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Gavin Kelly 5 Sep 2023

Load shedding: A chilling disruption of the cold chain

Supply Chain

Load shedding: A chilling disruption of the cold chain

25 Aug 2023

Hook, Line & Sinker turns 5

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker turns 5

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 15 May 2023

How shopping centres can be a force for good within the communities they serve

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How shopping centres can be a force for good within the communities they serve

Sindy Peters 11 May 2022

Source: Supplied. Vuyo Rankoe, head of Niche, Santam

Insurance & Actuarial

Collaborative risk management central to a new insurance paradigm

3 Jan 2022

Omicron variant hits revival of SA's international tourist trade

Tourism & Travel

Omicron variant hits revival of SA's international tourist trade

Saawmiet Moos and Nqobile Dludla 10 Dec 2021

Divergent trends in property values across Africa

Markets & Investment

Divergent trends in property values across Africa

Roger Long 22 Oct 2021

Turning crisis into opportunity: Lessons learnt from the pandemic

Digital

Turning crisis into opportunity: Lessons learnt from the pandemic

Elbé Smith, Issued by TQ Group 24 Aug 2021

KFC Add Hope doubles down efforts to fight hunger

CSI & Philanthropy

KFC Add Hope doubles down efforts to fight hunger

5 Aug 2021

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Tax Law

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

Carmen Nel, economist and macro strategist, Matrix Fund Managers

Economy

The real impact of the unrest on SA's economy

Carmen Nel 27 Jul 2021

Vinpro in court to save the wine industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Vinpro in court to save the wine industry

20 Jul 2021

Black citrus growers see 40% increase in production figures

Agriculture

Black citrus growers see 40% increase in production figures

16 Mar 2021

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

FMCG

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

25 Feb 2021

Finance minister, Tito Mboweni. Image:

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Mboweni delivers a few glimmers of optimism, but there are risks

25 Feb 2021

SMEs

Business closures increased in December, according to Statistics South Africa

Issued by IV V.O.F 4 Feb 2021

Losses continue to mount for SA's hospitality industry

Tourism & Travel

Losses continue to mount for SA's hospitality industry

21 Jan 2021

Agro-processing

Beefmaster announces special Covid-19 bonus pay-out to staff

28 Jan 2021

Let's not abandon the fundamentals of traditional marketing

Marketing

Let's not abandon the fundamentals of traditional marketing

Percy Shangase 19 Jan 2021

Alcohol industry seeks deferment of excise duties until sales ban lifts

FMCG

Alcohol industry seeks deferment of excise duties until sales ban lifts

12 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: Finding purpose and wellbeing through travel

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Finding purpose and wellbeing through travel

Mariette du Toit-Helmbold 6 Jan 2021

Resilience of SA's housing market reflects ongoing aspiration for home ownership

Residential Property

Resilience of SA's housing market reflects ongoing aspiration for home ownership

Dr Andrew Golding 15 Dec 2020

Mixed outlook for SADC property markets as impact of Covid-19 becomes clearer

Markets & Investment

Mixed outlook for SADC property markets as impact of Covid-19 becomes clearer

3 Dec 2020

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Economy

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Andrea Rademeyer, Issued by ASK AFRICA 4 Nov 2020

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

FMCG

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

18 Aug 2020

Radio presenter and digital media boffin, Jacaranda's Renaldo Schwarp.

Radio & Audio

#Newsmaker: Renaldo Schwarp's new journey at Jacaranda, his book and next film project

Juanita Pienaar 29 Jul 2020

Tourism & Travel

Update on the state of tourism in SA

21 Jul 2020

#StartupStory: Sorbet Group founder launches The Hatch Institute

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Sorbet Group founder launches The Hatch Institute

Evan-Lee Courie 13 Jul 2020

Covid-19 pandemic: Should brands be doing more?

Research

Covid-19 pandemic: Should brands be doing more?

Richard Wells 17 Jun 2020

Tourism & Travel

#Covid19 and the current state of tourism in SA

11 May 2020

Arthur Kamp, chief economist, Sanlam Investments

Economy

Will the state's R500bn lifeline steady the ship?

Arthur Kamp 29 Apr 2020

'Save Your Local' platform launched

Entrepreneurship

'Save Your Local' platform launched

24 Apr 2020

The reinvention of retail following Covid-19

Retailers

The reinvention of retail following Covid-19

Cecil Ungerer 23 Apr 2020