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Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

E-commerce

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

11 hours

A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

11 hours

#BizTrends2026 | Andile Mathobela: Amapiano crisis soundtrack became our voice

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Andile Mathobela: Amapiano crisis soundtrack became our voice

Andile Mathobela 12 hours

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yen sinks to 18-month low on election speculation

Gregor Stuart Hunter 13 hours

#BizTrends2026 | Maven Solutions' Beverley Knoesen: A new CIO trend is taking shape

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Maven Solutions' Beverley Knoesen: A new CIO trend is taking shape

Beverley Knoesen 16 hours

#BizTrends2026 | Omoda, Jaecoo's Hans Greyling: Top 4 Chinese automotive trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Omoda, Jaecoo's Hans Greyling: Top 4 Chinese automotive trends

Hans Greyling 16 hours

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa welcomes US House approval of Africa trade programme renewal

Sfundo Parakozov 13 hours

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | The BEE Chamber's Yuneal Padayachy: The year B-BBEE transformation must deliver — not just report

Yuneal Padayachy 16 hours

Source: Archive

Travel

Cape Town airport sets record with 11.1 million passengers in 2025

1 day

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

BizTrendsTV

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Danette Breitenbach 12 hours

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Forestry

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Issued by PG Bison 1 day

Source: Supplied. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KPMG's Frank Blackmore: SA's fight to stay competitive in a new economic frontier

Frank Blackmore 16 hours

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Geopolitical chess or economic folly: The US focus on Venezuelan oil

Simonetta Spavieri 1 day

Autonomous enterprises are poised to transform business in 2026

Technology

Autonomous enterprises are poised to transform business in 2026

Sergio Maccotta 2 days

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Katende, co-founder and chief executive officer of Lipaworld.

Fintech

Africa's $19.4bn remittance challenge: how stablecoins offer a way out

Jonathan Katende 2 days

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Youth Employment

Unemployed youth urged to apply for YearBeyond Programme opportunities

9 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Goldman Sachs expects South Africa's rand to extend gains as conditions improve

Colleen Goko and Anathi Madubela 9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied

Travel

Emirates adds next-gen A350 on Cape Town’s third daily Dubai service

8 Jan 2026

How small businesses can decode customer silence

Entrepreneurship

How small businesses can decode customer silence

Liezel Jonkheid 8 Jan 2026

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

H Clements, A De Vos, M Child and S Shwababa 8 Jan 2026

Kickstart your career: 7 steps to get job-ready in 2026

Career Advice

Kickstart your career: 7 steps to get job-ready in 2026

Michelle Dobson, Issued by Pnet 8 Jan 2026

Image credit: Reuters

Energy

Govt eases energy anti-trust laws to give companies fighting chance

8 Jan 2026

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Logistics & Transport

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Joe Cash 7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Calvin Taylor, chief financial officer of D24 Fintech.

Financial Services

From pilot to production: JPM Coin live on Ethereum Layer-2

7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

Inside UKZN’s ambitious student accommodation plan benefiting local businesses

8 Jan 2026

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Agriculture

South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Data & Analytics

How data centres are reshaping Africa's power grid

NJ Ayuk 6 Jan 2026

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

ESG & Sustainability

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

Issued by Tishala Communications 6 Jan 2026

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Talent Acquisition

South Africa becomes a global hotspot for offshoring talent

5 Jan 2026

Image credit: SA News

Climate Change

President Ramaphosa names 25 new climate commissioners

5 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Rowen Pillai, chief executive officer of Leantechnovations.

ICT

Designing human-centric AI strategies for South African businesses in 2026

5 Jan 2026

The South African Entrepreneurial Competency Framework identifies 14 essential competencies that drive entrepreneurial action (Source: © Mike Jones )

How To Start Up

An African-centric framework for entrepreneurs

5 Jan 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa kicks off 2026 with a fuel price cut

5 Jan 2026

The long hold – time in the market beats timing the market for property investors

Markets & Investment

The long hold – time in the market beats timing the market for property investors

Issued by IGrow Wealth 5 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

The promise of “everything delivered in 30 minutes” has become a daily standard in Chinese cities (Image source: © e27

E-commerce

Instant Retail: Beyond supercharged delivery

31 Dec 2025

Entering the world of entrepreneurship in 2026 requires more than just ambition (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

8 key steps to becoming an entrepreneur in 2026

31 Dec 2025

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

31 Dec 2025

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Agriculture

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda 31 Dec 2025

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Education

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Kobus Maree 31 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Employee Wellness

Empowering working parents is the key to thriving businesses and happier families

Mark Dixon 31 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. The design team at the groundbreaking ceremony: Simon Herd and Alex Sagwe, Mace YMR; Justin Orina, Airtel; Rob Woffenden, FBW; Harry Eddy, Mace YMR and Mohamed Elsayed, Meinhardt.

ICT

Kenya’s tech evolution: Construction of colossal data centre underway at Tatu City

31 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Crystal ball 2026: Is South Africa ready for economic lift-off?

Raymond Parsons 31 Dec 2025

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Agriculture

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum 30 Dec 2025

Modern digital entrepreneurship requires both business management and entrepreneurship skills (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

5 opportunities & challenges of modern digital entrepreneurship

30 Dec 2025

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

Aviation

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

29 Dec 2025