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The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Marketing

The single story is alive and well in South African boardrooms

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 9 hours

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

2 days

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

2 days

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Government and business launch new push to unlock growth and jobs

23 Oct 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Issued by Mann Made 23 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

World Energy Day | Why South Africa’s roads should run on sunshine

Joubert Roux 22 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: Fuel-levy relief as SA tackles growth barriers

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2026

Why South African employers need a better way to say no

Youth Employment

Why South African employers need a better way to say no

Issued by DY/DX 19 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

Procurement is shifting from price cuts to supply-chain resilience

Supply Chain

Procurement is shifting from price cuts to supply-chain resilience

Mukondeleli Netshikulwe 16 Oct 2026

The next big shift in business messaging

Digital

The next big shift in business messaging

Issued by Celerity.chat 15 Oct 2026

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Medtech

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 14 Oct 2026

South Africa urges retailers to stock more African designer brands

Fashion & Homeware

South Africa urges retailers to stock more African designer brands

14 Oct 2026

Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of ProfitShare Partners

Transport

As transport reform gathers pace, SMEs need to be ready for the work that follows

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Anthony Kirui, Absa CIB's head of Africa regional global markets.

Financial Services

Africa’s financial markets: A decade of progress, but can the momentum last?

13 Oct 2026

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Agriculture

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director and Liëtte van Schalkwyk 13 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Markets & Investment

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Podcasts

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Jon Savage 7 Oct 2026

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Logistics & Transport

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Gavin Kelly 7 Oct 2026

SA wheat harvest hits eight-year low, raising import needs

Agriculture

SA wheat harvest hits eight-year low, raising import needs

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Oct 2026

John Botha, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Labour Law & Unions

Cosatu protest: Why saving South African jobs must begin long before retrenchment notices arrive

John Botha 5 Oct 2026

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Education

#WorldTeachersDay: Why teachers matter as much as engineers and scientists

5 Oct 2026

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Commodities & Fairtrade

Weather and shipping disruptions push global food prices higher

5 Oct 2026

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Retail

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Yazeed Osman 5 Oct 2026

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

E-commerce

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

5 Oct 2026

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Higher Education

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Dr Shaheen Khan, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Oct 2026

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Informal Retailing

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Issued by On the Dot 1 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 Oct 2026

Egg studios wins 11 New Generation Awards, including Small Agency of the Year

Digital

Egg studios wins 11 New Generation Awards, including Small Agency of the Year

Issued by Blue Robot 30 Sep 2026

Why successful CMS migrations require more than technology

CRM, CX, UX

Why successful CMS migrations require more than technology

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 28 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Digital

Africa cannot afford another decade of potential

Issued by Dentsu 23 Sep 2026

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

Agriculture

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

23 Sep 2026

(From left to right:) Edwin Naidu - Nat Nakasa Award winner, Queen Machimane's mother, Prisca Delina Machimana and her aunt Rachel Sedutla - Community Media Award, Tshamano Makhadi - Stephen Wrottesley Award winner (Image source: @ )

Media

Edwin Naidu wins Nat Nakasa Award after exposing Unisa corruption

23 Sep 2026

SA's manufacturing sector shrinks 1.5%...again. What comes next?

Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing sector shrinks 1.5%...again. What comes next?

22 Sep 2026

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Mining

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

Issued by SRK Consulting 18 Sep 2026

The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Procurement Act struck down by Concourt

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2026

Stop fighting for a slice, bake a new pie

Marketing

Stop fighting for a slice, bake a new pie

Nomonde Keswa, Issued by eatbigfish 18 Sep 2026

What African creativity already knows about the age of AI

Cannes Lions

What African creativity already knows about the age of AI

Issued by The Up&Up Group 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Thato Ntseare, head of Venture Investments at E Squared Investments.

Venture Capital

The case for building your business with an exit in mind

Thato Ntseare 16 Sep 2026

Source: Cannes Lions.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Jacques Burger: My perspective on Cannes Lions - what to lean into

Jacques Burger 16 Sep 2026

Blessed Hwaire. (Image supplied)

Retail Services

Beyond the dashboard: why African retail needs AI that can act

Blessed Hwaire 14 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Beyond retail: How township malls are becoming engines of economic inclusion

11 Sep 2026

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 Sep 2026

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet returns to profit as freight volumes recover

11 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The infrastructure behind Zondereinde’s next chapter

10 Sep 2026

Tourism

Tourism Month: Hospitality SMEs urged to capitalise on new domestic travel growth opportunities

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Sep 2026

iOCO adds the Cato SASE Platform to its managed cybersecurity portfolio

Cybersecurity

iOCO adds the Cato SASE Platform to its managed cybersecurity portfolio

Issued by Thrive PR 10 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026