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South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

SMEs

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

22 Oct 2026

Source: Western Cape Department of Infrastructure. The R227.2m N9/N12 currently being upgraded which aims to improve road safety and create local economic opportunities.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#2026 Medium-Term Budget: R200bn infrastructure pipeline must unlock youth employment

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: What the budget means for your pocket, fuel and savings

Katja Hamilton 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

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

16 Oct 2026

Debt Solutions 4 U is named in the Top 10 Large Debt Counsellors in the 2026 Debt Review Awards. Listing: debtreviewawards.co.za

Financial Services

Debt Solutions 4 U named a Top 10 Debt Counsellor for 3rd consecutive year

Debt Solutions 4U, Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 20 Oct 2026

Branding

Hollard. Be More Sure | A refreshed brand positioning that informs

12 Oct 2026

The purposeful gap year: Launching, not loafing, should be the goal

Skills Training

The purposeful gap year: Launching, not loafing, should be the goal

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Marin Cundall, Managing Executive: Digital Experience: GoTyme Bank.

Banking

#EXCLUSIVE: GoTyme rethinks banking with its new app

Katja Hamilton 7 Oct 2026

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. 2 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Borrowing costs rise again: SA’s fragile recovery comes under fresh pressure

Katja Hamilton 25 Sep 2026

Bridgement named App of the Year at the Xero South Africa Awards

Fintech

Bridgement named App of the Year at the Xero South Africa Awards

Issued by Bridgement 22 Sep 2026

More than medical aid: Why your health and financial future belong in the same conversation

Medical Aid

More than medical aid: Why your health and financial future belong in the same conversation

Issued by Fedhealth 21 Sep 2026

Image source: Vlada Karpovich from

Remuneration & Payroll

Rethinking the EVP: Why flexibility is your lowest-cost retention strategy

17 Sep 2026

Debt Solutions 4U appears on the NCR public register (NCRDC2423), the DCASA member register (0869) and the NDCA member roster.

Financial Services

Debt Solutions 4 U confirmed as full DCASA member and listed with NDCA

Debt Solutions 4U, Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 18 Sep 2026

Vodacom to appeal Kenya court ruling against Safaricom stake purchase

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom to appeal Kenya court ruling against Safaricom stake purchase

16 Sep 2026

South Africans shift towards used cars as affordability pressures mount

Commercial & Industrial

South Africans shift towards used cars as affordability pressures mount

15 Sep 2026

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Financial Services

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Issued by MSports Marketing 15 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African private sector activity expands slightly in August, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 7 Sep 2026

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

Regulatory

ECMX study says illicit trade is crippling South Africa’s formal economy

7 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

One step ahead: Capitec’s AI defences block R699m in potential losses

2 Sep 2026

Going beyond her: Thabile Makhoba turns connection into collective opportunity

Telecoms & Networks

Going beyond her: Thabile Makhoba turns connection into collective opportunity

Issued by The Innovator Trust 1 Sep 2026

Why edutainment may be the future of consumer financial education

Education & Training

Why edutainment may be the future of consumer financial education

Dr Reaan Immelman, Issued by OnPoint PR 28 Aug 2026

SA SMMEs have 5 big funding questions. Here are the answers

Funding

SA SMMEs have 5 big funding questions. Here are the answers

Jedd Harris 27 Aug 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WomensMonth | Wonga’s Monica Hitge on the importance of being financially independent

Maroefah Smith 27 Aug 2026

View of South African utility Eskom's electricity pylons in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

Jozi makes power play and settles more than R5bn Eskom debt

24 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Banking

The campaign that's tackling South Africa’s money taboo

20 Aug 2026

AI regulation is coming to SA, but businesses shouldn't wait

4th Industrial Revolution

AI regulation is coming to SA, but businesses shouldn't wait

Bruce von Maltitz 19 Aug 2026

On Tuesday, hundreds of CPUT students marched to Parliament calling for MPs to intervene in the university’s finances, accommodation and management. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

Emihle Ngwane 19 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Firdous Osman on taking the leap to build Dopemine

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Firdous Osman on taking the leap to build Dopemine

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Aug 2026

Standard Bank and M+C Saatchi Abel drive financial inclusion through Track Your Racks Campaign

Advertising

Standard Bank and M+C Saatchi Abel drive financial inclusion through Track Your Racks Campaign

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 12 Aug 2026

Banking

#WomensMonth | GoTyme Bank's Lucia Malapane: The future of financial inclusion

Katja Hamilton 11 Aug 2026

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Women's Month

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Issued by BrandMapp 7 Aug 2026

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Events & Conferencing

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Issued by Topco Media 6 Aug 2026

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Medical Aid

Medical scheme pricing is not an affordability crisis

Issued by Medihelp 6 Aug 2026

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Advertising

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Aug 2026

Source: Niki Giles, Strategy Head at Prescient Fund Services.

Finance

#WomensMonth | Niki Giles on building financial freedom, one decision at a time

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2026

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Events

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Chloe Posthumus 6 Aug 2026

Funding mistakes SMEs make when under financial pressure

SMEs

Funding mistakes SMEs make when under financial pressure

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Shameer Chothia is the principal consultant at Momentum Consultants and Actuaries.

Finance

Beyond tax-free pensions: Rethinking retirement income in South Africa

Shameer Chothia 4 Aug 2026

FNB eBucks, Clicks and Engen launch integrated rewards ecosystem

CRM

FNB eBucks, Clicks and Engen launch integrated rewards ecosystem

3 Aug 2026

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Property

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 28 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

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Employee Wellness

7 reasons workers suffer mid-year blues... and what to do about it

Anja van Beek 24 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How love and belonging inspired uBaliwe ceramics

Design & Manufacturing

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How love and belonging inspired uBaliwe ceramics

Chloe Posthumus 22 Jul 2026

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

How To Start Up

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

Issued by QuickEasy Software 15 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Will municipal rebates sway South African voters?

15 Jul 2026

The second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer shows that South Africa's youth have not lowered their ambitions. They are adapting to a new reality where the path to independence, stability and opportunity is more complex (Image source: © 123rf )

Youth Marketing

SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality

14 Jul 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026