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Funding

How to build a strong business credit profile for easier access to funding

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 Apr 2025

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HR Tools & Software

MIE report: Fake credentials and financial woes intensify SA's hiring crisis

11 Apr 2025

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Law of Succession

SA expats in the UAE: Why you may need two Wills

Sarah Simson and Marianne du Toit 10 Apr 2025

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Family Law

Divorce orders v Schools Act: Who can schools hold liable for unpaid fees?

Isabel van den Ende 8 Apr 2025

Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy? (Image supplied)

Artificial Intelligence

Exclusive | Gmail’s AI Search: Game-changer or a privacy nightmare?

2 Apr 2025

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

Fintech

Unmasking fraudsters: real-time data changes the credit game

13 Mar 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. Waldo Marcus, marketing director at TPN from MRI Software.

Residential Property

Prudent investments keep rental market stable as vacancies drop to 5.07%

3 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

What does China’s new policy direction mean for investors?

4 Nov 2024

Source: Justin Thom, director at Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Office Property

Is commercial subleasing still a trend in South Africa?

21 Oct 2024

Investing in our future: Acting boldly to bridge South Africa’s skills and funding gaps

Higher Education

Investing in our future: Acting boldly to bridge South Africa’s skills and funding gaps

Issued by The NetEd Group 11 Oct 2024

Banking

SA's "Big Four" banks hit by R27bn bad debt charges

3 Oct 2024

Property

Lower interest rates will also be good for the rental market

10 Sep 2024

A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

Banking

SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

Source: Payments Afrika

Banking

Nedbank's annual profit rises on upbeat revenue

Nqobile Dludla 5 Mar 2024

Property

5 things keeping landlords and agents up at night

1 Feb 2024

Markets & Investment

3D Reset: Global bonds face challenges, offer prospects

2 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Navigating the evolution in commercial real estate: Strategies for safeguarding your portfolio

1 Jan 2024

Economy

Consumer credit market sees modest improvements in Q3 2023

14 Dec 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Be smart about credit

24 Oct 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique drops part of 'tuna bonds' claim against shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Kirstin Ridley 5 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf How consumers feel about retail differs from consumer segment to consumer segment

Research

The impact of economic conditions on the retail market and different consumer segments

10 Aug 2023

Banking

Southern Africa's largely conservative banking sector makes private capital all the more vital

Martin Soderberg 7 Jul 2023

Economy

Surging consumer debt balances in South Africa despite economic headwinds

29 Jun 2023

Economy

Mounting credit stress pushes wealthiest South Africans to the brink

13 Jun 2023

How can small businesses thrive in volatile times?

Entrepreneurship

How can small businesses thrive in volatile times?

Carlos Martins 26 May 2023

Economy

The MPC's decision: Another blow to consumers' wallets

Katja Hamilton 25 May 2023

How viable is hydrogen as a power supply and how could it be financed?

Markets & Investment

How viable is hydrogen as a power supply and how could it be financed?

Bridgett Majola and Gavin Noeth 9 May 2023

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

Agro-processing

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

17 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

AI and data science can help banks make smarter and fairer credit decisions

Bryan McLachlan 12 Apr 2023

Source: Standard Bank group.

Banking

Standard Bank reports 33% rise in annual profit

10 Mar 2023

Appetite surges for retail credit, but data points to a worrying trend

Banking & Finance

Appetite surges for retail credit, but data points to a worrying trend

8 Mar 2023

Ivory Coast domestic cocoa exporters on verge of default due to bean shortage

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast domestic cocoa exporters on verge of default due to bean shortage

Ange Aboa 15 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Jules Ngankam, AGF group chief executive officer and Olga Dickmann,chief financial officer, manager business development Africa.

Venture Capital

African Guarantee Fund partners with Bettervest

30 Jan 2023

9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance

SMEs

9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance

Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jan 2023

Financial Services

South African middle-class workers buckling under severe credit stress

7 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Mr Price's shares dip 7% on sales growth slide

Nqobile Dludla 24 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Discovery features fourth on the 2022 Fortune Change the World list

10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Santam pays unprecedented R14.2bn in first half claims

1 Sep 2022

Source: Werner Lindemann, Clickatell’s commercial senior vice president for Middle East and Southern Africa.

Finance

Chat commerce delivers big savings for insurance companies

1 Sep 2022

Financial Services

First-time consumer credit defaults increase in Q1

Jaco van Jaarsveldt 26 Jul 2022

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Tax Law

Voluntary vs compelled disclosure

Virusha Subban and Francis Mayebe 12 Jul 2022

6 tips to help first-time landlords navigate the property rental business

Residential Property

6 tips to help first-time landlords navigate the property rental business

6 Jul 2022

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Health & Beauty

Revlon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

17 Jun 2022

Health & Beauty

Revlon on the verge of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

13 Jun 2022

Citi, UK's BII agree $100m risk-sharing lending deal for Africa

Finance

Citi, UK's BII agree $100m risk-sharing lending deal for Africa

18 May 2022

Markets & Investment

Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?

Nasir Aminu 7 Mar 2022