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Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 1 day

Kriban Govender, Creslow Energy Solutions' managing director

Funding

Innovative, Black-owned local lithium-ion battery producer secures investment from Abadali Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 1 day

PG Bison commissions new MFB press at Ugie, strengthening supply across Africa

Materials & Equipment

PG Bison commissions new MFB press at Ugie, strengthening supply across Africa

Issued by PG Bison 3 days

Chinese brands gain ground as SA car market shifts

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese brands gain ground as SA car market shifts

3 days

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 3 days

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

Derek Yu, Christie Swanepoel, Rochelle Beukes, Ronald Arendse and Shaun Pather 23 Jun 2026

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Skills Development & Training

Hiring for potential: How SA businesses can beat skills inflation

Lyndy van den Barselaar 22 Jun 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay deploys new tourism safety officers to boost visitor security

Tourism

Nelson Mandela Bay deploys new tourism safety officers to boost visitor security

18 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 18 Jun 2026

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town renews call for port reform after last-place ranking

18 Jun 2026

Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

CSI & Philanthropy

Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

Issued by Trialogue 17 Jun 2026

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

Agriculture

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

17 Jun 2026

Financial Services

Fedgroup secured 500M IDC-backed renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects

Issued by Fedgroup 18 May 2026

Supplied image: James Holley, CEO of Traxtion

Railway

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

12 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

Manufacturing & Parts

R510m to local supplier development for new Isuzu D-Max

11 Jun 2026

Skills Development Levies are a talent tool, not a tick-box

Skills Training

Skills Development Levies are a talent tool, not a tick-box

Issued by Richfield 11 Jun 2026

Spar Group CEO Isaacs targets retailers with plans to restore margins

Banking & Finance

Spar Group CEO Isaacs targets retailers with plans to restore margins

10 Jun 2026

The importance of mental wellbeing in school sport

Higher Education

The importance of mental wellbeing in school sport

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 9 Jun 2026

Agricultural trade surplus hits record R25.7bn in first quarter

Agriculture

Agricultural trade surplus hits record R25.7bn in first quarter

9 Jun 2026

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Energy

Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

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Materials & Equipment

PPC's 'Awaken the Giant' strategy delivers step-change in financial performance

9 Jun 2026

Image source: Getty Images

4th Industrial Revolution

Inaugural Future of Work and Business Conference kicks off this week

8 Jun 2026

Wouter de Wet, chief operating officer, Rainbow Chicken

FMCG

Creating abundance is the foundation of food security

Wouter de Wet, Issued by Rainbow Chicken 8 Jun 2026

The ScreenCraft Pathways Trainees pictured with Pelin Mavili, Netflix director of Global Affairs for Middle East, Turkey and Africa; Ben Amadasun, Netflix VP of Content for Middle East & Africa; Keitumetse Lebaka, CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission, Zamabuya Msibi acting manager: Enterprise Development at the KZN Tourism & Film Authority and Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC for Education, Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation.

Youth Month

14 SA creatives land year-long film and TV training with Netflix

8 Jun 2026

Infrastructure delivery gap remains key challenge for South Africa

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure delivery gap remains key challenge for South Africa

8 Jun 2026

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Markets & Investment

Africa’s largest exchange reflects on 20 years since listing itself

5 Jun 2026

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

Marketing

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Jun 2026

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

Logistics & Transport

SA freight rail network to open to private operators in 2027

4 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Source: Stephan Saloth via

Travel

GCC market presents growing opportunity for South African tourism

Robin Fredericks 3 Jun 2026

Want to expand your network? Join the Cape Chamber

Finance

Want to expand your network? Join the Cape Chamber

Issued by Cape Chamber 1 Jun 2026

Source: Mark Stebnicki via

Agriculture

SADC urged to fast-track fertiliser reforms as food insecurity persists

1 Jun 2026

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

Funding

South African-owned spaza shops get R179.6m government funding

1 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Africa’s builders get a resilience wake-up: 51% see higher value now

29 May 2026

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

SMEs

Digital skills will drive South Africa's entrepreneurial future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 28 May 2026

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Finance

Could a Sarb rate hike reshape South Africa’s financial landscape?

28 May 2026

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

Issued by Cape Chamber 28 May 2026

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Marketing

How marketers can drive awareness of the economic power of buying local

Lloyd Lekgau, Issued by Matte BLK 27 May 2026

Lungi Sangqu, CEO at Africa Digital Success

#EvolutionofWork

Bridging the generational workplace divide is an economic imperative

Lungi Sangqu 26 May 2026

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Mining

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Issued by SRK Consulting 26 May 2026

The next phase of transformation: Where policy, power and progress collide

Events & Conferencing

The next phase of transformation: Where policy, power and progress collide

Issued by Topco Media 26 May 2026

Retailers risk invisibility as AI shopping agents pick winners

Technology

Retailers risk invisibility as AI shopping agents pick winners

Adheesh Ori & Rajesh Duvooru 25 May 2026

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

26 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Lerato Lamola is a partner at Webber Wentzel.

Finance

South Africa moves closer to new payments regulatory regime

Lerato Lamola 25 May 2026

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Agriculture

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Issued by AMIE 22 May 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

How AI and tech talent can sustain SA small businesses

Nyari Samushonga 20 May 2026