First quarter | Bizcommunity

First quarter | Bizcommunity

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Commercial & Industrial

Chery, JLR officially relaunch Freelander as hybrid SUV brand

21 Oct 2026

Gold granules are seen at Valcambi SA, a gold refiner and bar manufacturer, in Balerna, a southern Swiss town. Image credit: Swiss-Gold/Reuters/Michael Buholzer

Markets & Investment

Digital gold could unlock $700bn in latent demand, finds new report

20 Oct 2026

Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of ProfitShare Partners

Transport

As transport reform gathers pace, SMEs need to be ready for the work that follows

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

Beyond the perfect picture: What beauty clients really want

Abigail Dunjwa 9 Oct 2026

Mauritius’s evolving visitor market drives aparthotel demand

Tourism & Travel

Mauritius’s evolving visitor market drives aparthotel demand

8 Oct 2026

Chery SA reveals the name South Africans chose for its first bakkie

Launches & Reviews

Chery SA reveals the name South Africans chose for its first bakkie

2 Oct 2026

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Higher Education

South Africa’s entrepreneurship education problem

Dr Shaheen Khan, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Oct 2026

New BMW 3 Series to arrive in SA with electric i3

Launches & Reviews

New BMW 3 Series to arrive in SA with electric i3

1 Oct 2026

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Youth Employment

SA’s youth jobs programme surpasses 2.6m temporary opportunities

1 Oct 2026

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Sustainability

Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

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

Why enterprise storage is becoming a bigger priority for SA businesses

Data & Analytics

Why enterprise storage is becoming a bigger priority for SA businesses

14 Sep 2026

Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

Digital

Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum

Issued by Digital News Transformation Fund 11 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya, Project Leader: Indlulamithi Scenarios Trust SA.

Economy

The lights are back on. But is South Africa really moving forward?

Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya 4 Sep 2026

ABC Q2 2026 Magazines | Magazine circulation declines despite custom magazines growth

Magazines

ABC Q2 2026 Magazines | Magazine circulation declines despite custom magazines growth

Danette Breitenbach 20 Aug 2026

ABC Q2 2026 Newspapers | Circulation trends downwards

Newspapers

ABC Q2 2026 Newspapers | Circulation trends downwards

Danette Breitenbach 20 Aug 2026

The missing link between education, training and employment

Youth Employment

The missing link between education, training and employment

Issued by JNPR 19 Aug 2026

South Africa’s automotive market shifts from volume to value

Automotive

South Africa’s automotive market shifts from volume to value

Ayesha Hatea 13 Aug 2026

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HR & Management

SA unemployment rate climbs to 33.6%

11 Aug 2026

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Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

Telkom grows first-quarter earnings as mobile and fibre drive revenue

Mobile & Apps

Telkom grows first-quarter earnings as mobile and fibre drive revenue

4 Aug 2026

Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

Trends

Rising living costs push South Africans to shop smarter

5 Aug 2026

Mind the gaps: Why South Africa needs to rethink the journey from education to employment

Higher Education

Mind the gaps: Why South Africa needs to rethink the journey from education to employment

Jeanette Clark, Issued by Eduvos 4 Aug 2026

Despite gold demand flattening in Q2, jewellery demand value was resilient, rising 22% year-on-year. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Gold

All that glitters is not gold: Gold demand loses its shine

30 Jul 2026

Vodafone ups forecasts to include Safaricom, see earnings at upper end of new range

Telecoms & Networks

Vodafone ups forecasts to include Safaricom, see earnings at upper end of new range

28 Jul 2026

Vodacom lifts medium-term targets after Safaricom deal

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom lifts medium-term targets after Safaricom deal

Nqobile Dludla 27 Jul 2026

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Law Practice

Small Claims Court limit raised to R30k

23 Jul 2026

Michelle Dobson

Youth Employment

World Youth Skills Day: Pnet and CodeJIKA.org tackle the IT skills gap

Issued by Pnet 15 Jul 2026

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

Funding

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

14 Jul 2026

South Africa is producing more graduates, but jobs aren't keeping pace

Higher Education

South Africa is producing more graduates, but jobs aren't keeping pace

Leon Smalberger 13 Jul 2026

No licence, no job

Skills Development & Training

No licence, no job

Nomaswazi Nkosi, Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 9 Jul 2026

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Mining

SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

8 Jul 2026

Woolworths' Living Soils and HarvestFresh break ground for young farmers in Gauteng

Training

Woolworths' Living Soils and HarvestFresh break ground for young farmers in Gauteng

3 Jul 2026

Vodacom takes majority stake in Safaricom through R35bn deal

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom takes majority stake in Safaricom through R35bn deal

1 Jul 2026

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Distribution

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Issued by Fastway Couriers 25 Jun 2026

Chinese brands gain ground as SA car market shifts

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese brands gain ground as SA car market shifts

24 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 18 Jun 2026

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Sales

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Dieter Oelofse and Shaun Shehab 18 Jun 2026

Marketing

The platform your media plan is ignoring is already shaping what AI says about your brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 18 Jun 2026

Absa is opening pathways to economic activity through entrepreneurship education

SMEs

Absa is opening pathways to economic activity through entrepreneurship education

Issued by Trialogue 17 Jun 2026

Markets & Investment

Trade finance is not the constraint. Coordination is.

Lloyd Caughey, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Jun 2026

Access to capital: A persistent barrier for South Africa’s young entrepreneurs

SMEs

Access to capital: A persistent barrier for South Africa’s young entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Why Gauteng’s slowdown exposes South Africa’s one-engine growth risk

John Loos 15 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Stephan Potgieter, chief executive officer of BetterHome Group Mortgage Origination and BetterBond.

Property

Why homebuyers may benefit from acting before interest rates fall

12 Jun 2026

Capturing SA’s AI moment: The human advantage starts where the algorithm ends

Technology

Capturing SA’s AI moment: The human advantage starts where the algorithm ends

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 11 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Hotel Verde launches initiative to support Western Cape charities

10 Jun 2026