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20 years of Pace Car Rental: A South African success story built on growth, grit, and simplicity

Commercial & Industrial

20 years of Pace Car Rental: A South African success story built on growth, grit, and simplicity

Issued by Pace Car Rental 11 hours

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Banking

Afreximbank posts strong Q1 2026 growth amid global headwinds

11 hours

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Higher Education

Beyond enrolment: 5 steps to quality higher education in SA

3 days

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Higher Education

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 days

South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Dentistry

South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

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 3 days

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 3 days

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Finance

Investec ramps up fight for wealthy clients in South Africa and UK

Nqobile Dludla and Lulah Dube 3 days

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Higher Education

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 May 2026

How registered counsellors build resilience in South Africa

Higher Education

How registered counsellors build resilience in South Africa

Issued by SACAP 21 May 2026

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Higher Education

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 21 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Mpho Sadiki, managing director,
merchant services, Africa at Network International and Payfast by Network.

Financial Services

Payfast-backed platform brings municipal billing to WhatsApp

21 May 2026

EBM Group’s global momentum continues with major wins at ICSC Awards in Las Vegas

Retail Marketing

EBM Group’s global momentum continues with major wins at ICSC Awards in Las Vegas

Issued by EBM Group 21 May 2026

Experiential-led retail is reviving South Africa's shopping malls

Commercial Property

Experiential-led retail is reviving South Africa's shopping malls

21 May 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

21 May 2026

Geely to launch first petrol model in South Africa, targets 10-vehicle lineup

Dealers

Geely to launch first petrol model in South Africa, targets 10-vehicle lineup

Nqobile Dludla 21 May 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

Logistics & Transport

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

20 May 2026

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Effie Awards

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 20 May 2026

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

20 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is director at Prime Loans.

Financial Services

Exclusive: Digital inclusion must also mean access to safe credit

Nita Morgan 19 May 2026

South Africa’s skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

Skills Development & Training

South Africa’s skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

Issued by Pnet 19 May 2026

Northlink College strengthens strategic industry partnerships through Inseta oversight engagement

Higher Education

Northlink College strengthens strategic industry partnerships through Inseta oversight engagement

Issued by Northlink College 19 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Solar boom exposes critical engineering workforce gap

19 May 2026

Witness the future first: Why the Cape’s top leaders are gathering at City Hall on 1 June

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Witness the future first: Why the Cape’s top leaders are gathering at City Hall on 1 June

Issued by Cape Chamber 19 May 2026

Publicis is set to acquire LiveRamp. Source: Publicis.

Advertising

Publicis Groupe to buy LiveRamp for $2.2bn

19 May 2026

Bolt launches electric vehicle ride-hailing service in South Africa

Fuel & Energy

Bolt launches electric vehicle ride-hailing service in South Africa

18 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Creative Marketer of the Year named

18 May 2026

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Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba fuels R835m boost for Durban tourism

18 May 2026

Garth van der Horst, new head of schools for Spark Schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Spark Schools appoints new head of schools

18 May 2026

The education group said it plans to make it have an international appeal. Sourc: Supplied.

Branding

Rosebank College gets a new name for international rebrand

15 May 2026

Source: Leroy Joubert via

Tourism

43 tourism businesses secure transformation funding

15 May 2026

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

TV

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 15 May 2026

MTN earmarks R480m for network upgrades in Free State, Northern Cape

Telecoms & Networks

MTN earmarks R480m for network upgrades in Free State, Northern Cape

15 May 2026

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

Technology

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

14 May 2026

Incognito allows for sensitive chats. Source: Meta.

Social Media

Meta adds private AI ‘Incognito Chat’ to WhatsApp

14 May 2026

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

Agriculture

Youth farming pilot targets jobs and food security

14 May 2026

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

Sales

The unexpected sales channels powering SMMEs

14 May 2026

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Cybersecurity

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Issued by ITP Communications 13 May 2026

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

Logistics & Transport

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

13 May 2026

R650m GrandWest Mall project moves ahead after land transfer hurdle

Commercial Property

R650m GrandWest Mall project moves ahead after land transfer hurdle

13 May 2026

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

12 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Nedbank unveils fast-track business loans for growing SMEs

12 May 2026

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Primary & Secondary Education

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

11 May 2026

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Data & Analytics

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Rishabh Jaiswal 11 May 2026

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

Banking & Finance

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

11 May 2026

Source: Anna Shvets via

Agro-processing

Woodlands Dairy acquisition of Ladismith approved

11 May 2026