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A man walks with his groceries past a fuel station in Cape Town, where fuel prices are displayed on a signboard. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Mining

SA mining pins hopes on US midterms for relief in fuel prices

1 day

Dipula caps transformative year with guidance-beating 8.6% dividend growth

Markets & Investment

Dipula caps transformative year with guidance-beating 8.6% dividend growth

Issued by Catchwords 2 days

Don’t bank on Dezemba: Businesses urged to plan beyond festive sales

Sales

Don’t bank on Dezemba: Businesses urged to plan beyond festive sales

2 days

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Banking & Finance

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Rory Bosman 3 days

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

SMEs

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 10 Nov 2026

Springboks with Wash Room Hosts Olly and Jordon

Sport

Omo spotlights unseen Springbok grit with new Dirt Index and The Wash Room podcast

10 Nov 2026

When CEOs take their rivalry to social media, clients should focus on something else

Social Media

When CEOs take their rivalry to social media, clients should focus on something else

Issued by Dentsu 9 Nov 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Education & Skills Development

Woolworths helps ensure no South African child is left behind

10 Nov 2026

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

6 Nov 2026

The fuel, freight and funding gap: November is a tough month for logistics businesses

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The fuel, freight and funding gap: November is a tough month for logistics businesses

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

Energy

Who gets the clean energy jobs and contracts? How Ghana and SA’s plans can do more for women

Elvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi 5 Nov 2026

Marry Malefathlo collects water from this single tank supplying hundreds of residents in Itireleng village in the North West Province. The tank is only filled once a week. Image credit: Chris Gilili/

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africans living through water cuts blame corruption and neglect, not just broken pipes – study

Anthony Kaziboni 4 Nov 2026

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Advertising

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Bongi Mvuyana 2 Nov 2026

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Advertising

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Issued by Accenture Song 2 Nov 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 2 Nov 2026

African air cargo demand rises 4.7% as fuel costs surge

Cargo & Storage

African air cargo demand rises 4.7% as fuel costs surge

30 Oct 2026

The funeral is covered. Who pays for what comes next?

Family Law

The funeral is covered. Who pays for what comes next?

Issued by Capital Legacy 30 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Architectural rendering of ThirtyFour18, the R2.5bn mixed-use landmark set to reshape Cape Town’s Foreshore skyline.

Property Development

Beyond the skyline: ThirtyFour18 aims to transform how Cape Town lives, works and plays

Katja Hamilton 29 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

FMCG

Fuel prices are rising. What does that mean for grocery retail?

29 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 28 Oct 2026

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Markets & Investment

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Issued by PrimeXBT 28 Oct 2026

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Marketing

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Marilyn Munga Dutlow, Issued by Kantar 28 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

SA weighs private capital to unlock transport growth

23 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Gold hits three-month low as oil surge fuels inflation fears and pressures rand

Katja Hamilton 23 Oct 2026

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Data & Analytics

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Chris Badenhorst 22 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South African bonds rally on new bond buyback programme

Sfundo Parakozov and Nilutpal Timsina 22 Oct 2026

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

SMEs

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 Oct 2026

The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

20 Oct 2026

Phoebe Opperman

Design

Beyond the Pixel-Pusher Tax: Why strategic design should start on Day 0

Phoebe Opperman and AJ van den Heever, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 20 Oct 2026

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Law of Succession

Who pays the bills while your family waits for an inheritance?

Issued by Capital Legacy 19 Oct 2026

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Agriculture

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina 19 Oct 2026

73km through the Swartberg: Black Mountain Ultra returns

Sport

73km through the Swartberg: Black Mountain Ultra returns

19 Oct 2026

Infectious Diseases

SA records 4 new Mpox cases

19 Oct 2026

5 financial mistakes that can put an SME at risk

SMEs

5 financial mistakes that can put an SME at risk

15 Oct 2026

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Environment & Natural Resources

Living Planet Report 2026: Why biodiversity matters for business

Issued by WWF South Africa 14 Oct 2026

Provoke Media’s African, Australia & New Zealand and MENAT region Sabre Awards competitions’ early deadline is 16 October 2026 (Image source: @ Provoke Meida)

PR & Communications

Provoke Media Sabre Awards close for entries this week

14 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African financial markets gain ground but liquidity a challenge, survey shows

Colleen Goko 14 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Anthony Kirui, Absa CIB's head of Africa regional global markets.

Financial Services

Africa’s financial markets: A decade of progress, but can the momentum last?

13 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

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Financial Services

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 8 Oct 2026

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Medical Aid

Why medical aid may cost an arm and a leg for South Africans in 2027

Craig Comrie 7 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Commodities & Fairtrade

Weather and shipping disruptions push global food prices higher

5 Oct 2026

Global air cargo demand rises 4.4% as trade growth supports peak-season outlook

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand rises 4.4% as trade growth supports peak-season outlook

5 Oct 2026

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

5 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 Oct 2026

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Construction & Engineering

South Africa’s green building upgrades are rising – but major cities still dominate, study finds

Jonathan Oladeji and Chioma Okoro 30 Sep 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026