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South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

Informal Retailing

South Africa’s township businesses are fighting a silent cashflow crisis

14 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

How younger buyers are driving growth in South Africa’s real estate market

12 Mar 2026

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Import/Export

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Frank Knight 3 Jun 2025

Forbes: Why grocery data is a goldmine for digital marketers in financial services

Financial Services

Forbes: Why grocery data is a goldmine for digital marketers in financial services

Jon Jacobson, Issued by Omnisient 13 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Michael Bowren, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Unmasking fraudsters: real-time data changes the credit game

13 Mar 2025

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

Health & Beauty

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

20 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Howard Gabriels, credit lead ombud at the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO).

Financial Services

Financial watchdog poised to tackle complaints against credit providers

14 Jan 2025

Forbes: How shopping habits can reveal credit risk to banks and insurers

Financial Services

Forbes: How shopping habits can reveal credit risk to banks and insurers

Jon Jacobson, Issued by Omnisient 5 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief information officer of Global Kinetic, and chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Banking

Why haven’t SA banks done more with DeFi, CBDCs & crypto?

10 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Kohler, founder and chief executive officer of Landsdowne Property Group.

Residential Property

Landsdowne Property Group: The importance of a good credit score when renting

9 Oct 2024

Finance

Narrowing the trillion-rand insurance deficit in South Africa

22 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Thabo Molefe, head of Africa Regions at TransUnion.

Fintech

How data sharing can drive financial inclusion in Africa

Thabo Molefe 24 Jul 2024

The 2nd annual Africa Impact Investment Award winners

ESG & Sustainability

Winners of the 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards

23 Jul 2024

Cash finds itself 'virtually' out of fashion

Banking & Finance

Cash finds itself 'virtually' out of fashion

Nicola Allen 11 Apr 2024

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

Regulatory

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

4 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Property

Startling trend of homebuyers taking out personal loans to fund property deposits

11 Mar 2024

AI has positively transformed CX - Experian report

Technology

AI has positively transformed CX - Experian report

6 Mar 2024

Natasha Pather, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Corporate & Commercial Law

Beyond green: Sustainable finance vs green loans

Natasha Pather 4 Mar 2024

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Property

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Issued by Catchwords 12 Feb 2024

Nilesh Hansjee is a business analyst at Marketing Intelligence Hub. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: A peek into the marketing crystal ball

Nilesh Hansjee 11 Jan 2024

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

Climate Change

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

Do we really want more of the same? Now is our chance to change it

Office Property

Do we really want more of the same? Now is our chance to change it

Jess Cleland, Issued by Catchwords 15 Aug 2023

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Community

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2023

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

ESG & Sustainability

How AI and blockchain can shape sustainability

Chris Blair 4 Aug 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied

4th Industrial Revolution

Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Source: © Julia Larson When it comes to shaping your customer experience and service delivery, do not underestimate the emotional and psychological state of South Africans

CRM, CX, UX

8 great CX fundamentals to get your customers back to love doing business with you again

Liezel Jonkheid 8 May 2023

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities for the residential market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities for the residential market

Paul Stevens 9 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Wonga chief executive officer, Brett van Aswegen.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Formal credit a double-edged sword for consumers

Brett van Aswegan 9 Jan 2023

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

Trends

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

James Bergin 14 Dec 2022

SMEs and credit scores: What to know about maintaining your business's creditworthiness

SMEs

SMEs and credit scores: What to know about maintaining your business's creditworthiness

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 7 Dec 2022

Telkom Lend launches to offer small businesses funding up to R5m

Funding

Telkom Lend launches to offer small businesses funding up to R5m

19 Aug 2022

Experian and NSBC partner to help South African SMEs improve their financial health

SMEs

Experian and NSBC partner to help South African SMEs improve their financial health

Issued by NSBC.Africa 26 Jan 2022

Source: REUTERS

Economy

Fitch revises South Africa's outlook to 'stable' on economic recovery

17 Dec 2021

5 easy money management habits

Financial Services

5 easy money management habits

Issued by MoneyToday 5 Nov 2021

Source: ©Franco Volpato

Economy

Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in healthcare during the pandemic

Ramya Vijaya 17 Aug 2021

Don't use your commercial property loan like an overdraft

Markets & Investment

Don't use your commercial property loan like an overdraft

Preggie Pillay 31 May 2021

Jaco van Jaarsveldt, chief decision analytics officer, Experian Africa

Banking

The importance of alternative data in a tough lending environment

Jaco van Jaarsveldt 10 May 2021

How positive debt can help SA's SMEs grow

SMEs

How positive debt can help SA's SMEs grow

Trevor Gosling 15 Apr 2021

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Corporate & Commercial Law

Slow uptake of Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

Chantel van Zyl and Penjani Mseteka 16 Sep 2020

Fintechs could be the lifeline to SA's SMMEs

SMEs

Fintechs could be the lifeline to SA's SMMEs

Dalene Deale 15 Jul 2020

SA's retail credit market and the impact of Covid-19

Banking & Finance

SA's retail credit market and the impact of Covid-19

Jaco van Jaarsveldt 11 Jun 2020

Urgent appeal to global community to support African tourism, travel

Tourism

Urgent appeal to global community to support African tourism, travel

7 May 2020

Markets & Investment

Finding investment opportunities among the many Covid-19 risks

14 Apr 2020

5 apps making life lekker for locals

SMEs

5 apps making life lekker for locals

4 Feb 2020

Standard Bank targets informal retail economy with $4m Nomanini investment

Technology

Standard Bank targets informal retail economy with $4m Nomanini investment

28 Aug 2019

What's the blindspot event bringing SMEs to their knees?

SMEs

What's the blindspot event bringing SMEs to their knees?

14 Aug 2019