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Banking

The $49bn question: Can Africa finally unlock women’s business potential?

7 hours

Woolworths posts R84.5bn turnover and sharpens Food focus

Retailers

Woolworths posts R84.5bn turnover and sharpens Food focus

8 hours

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

Commercial & Industrial

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

1 day

Why better data could give farmers an edge in uncertain times

Agriculture

Why better data could give farmers an edge in uncertain times

Daneel Rossouw 3 days

What’s your relationship with money? Asks Nedbank’s riveting mini-drama film

Advertising

What’s your relationship with money? Asks Nedbank’s riveting mini-drama film

Issued by Joe Public 28 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Gareth Matthews, National Head: RMB Private Banking.

Banking

Your Ambition Belongs in Good Company: RMB Private Banking’s new campaign

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2026

Source: Wikimedia Commons. African Union Headquarters; Addis Ababa.

Finance

African Union to launch African credit rating agency in October, adviser says

Duncan Miriri 27 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

How African creators are shaping policy and governance – the role of influencer Africa

Digital

How African creators are shaping policy and governance – the role of influencer Africa

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 27 Aug 2026

New finance option targets SMEs looking to own their premises

Funding

New finance option targets SMEs looking to own their premises

26 Aug 2026

MTN eyes banking licences as it pushes deeper into lending

Telecoms & Networks

MTN eyes banking licences as it pushes deeper into lending

Nqobile Dludla 26 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Darlene Menzies, chief executive officer of Finfind and John Peters, chief director of Economic Enablement of Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

Financial Services

Finfind partnership aims to unlock finance for Western Cape MSMEs

25 Aug 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Meet the women behind SA skincare brand Skin Functional

24 Aug 2026

Walter van der Merwe

Insurance & Actuarial

Fedgroup challenges traditional group risk model with first-of-its-kind benefit for SA

Issued by Fedgroup 20 Aug 2026

Women farmers need a path from subsistence to commercial agriculture

Agriculture

Women farmers need a path from subsistence to commercial agriculture

Zanele Mabelane 20 Aug 2026

3 Shifts that will translate manufacturing potential into sustainable growth for Africa

Manufacturing

3 Shifts that will translate manufacturing potential into sustainable growth for Africa

Vanessa de Villiers and Veronica Lukwago 19 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa posts higher half-year profit as credit costs ease

18 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan, chief executive officer of Prime Loans.

Financial Services

#WomensMonth: Why financial resilience matters to the household economy

Nita Morgan 14 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Sara Winstone, managing director at Lightstone.

Proptech

#WomensMonth | Property valuations are shifting — here’s how

Katja Hamilton 18 Aug 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

#WomensMonth | How SA women are driving the AI workforce revolution

Nancy Dusani 12 Aug 2026

“Sustainability starts with a genuine commitment to want to achieve meaningful impact,” says Empact’s group sustainability executive Lara Barlow. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

Empowering people to prosper: Inside Empact’s first sustainability report

Maroefah Smith 12 Aug 2026

New digital funding service targets Western Cape small businesses

Funding

New digital funding service targets Western Cape small businesses

11 Aug 2026

Limu co-founders Sifiso Danisa, CEO, and Sphumelelo Sibeko, chief marketing officer, with Claire Mawisa (Image supplied)

Women's Month

MultiChoice launches #SheCanBe: Celebrating Her Being. Defining Her Potential. Writing Her Future.

4 Aug 2026

The payment button is just the beginning for BNPL

Banking & Finance

The payment button is just the beginning for BNPL

30 Jul 2026

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Financial Services

New Ozow payment API aims to modernise SA's digital payments landscape

29 Jul 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

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Lesaka unites fintech brands under single merchant platform

27 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

Content Creator Awards jury announced

Social Media

Content Creator Awards jury announced

23 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Fedgroup private capital partner, Jason Green.

Property Development

Fedgroup injects R242m into Club Med safari development

20 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

Funding

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

14 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

Source: Supplied. Rob Downes, Head: Digital Assets at Absa CIB.

Financial Services

Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests

Rob Downes 14 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Fintech

How one fintech provider is accelerating AI adoption across 1,500 banks

9 Jul 2026

Sanra, backed by the Mastercard Foundation have granted about $9.3m in loans and grants to creative businesses in Kenya (Image @ Impact Newswire

Marketing & Media

Kenya backs creative economy with $9.3m funding

8 Jul 2026

SA fintech Bridgement raises R330m as banks back AI-powered business lending

Fintech

SA fintech Bridgement raises R330m as banks back AI-powered business lending

Issued by Bridgement 7 Jul 2026

Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

SMEs

Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

Issued by GoTyme for Business 3 Jul 2026

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

SMEs

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

Issued by GoTyme for Business 1 Jul 2026

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 26 Jun 2026

Alfred Ramosedi CIMA president and Association co-chair

Accounting & Auditing

South African business leader elected as new president of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 25 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Zweli Manyathi, African Bank interim group chief executive officer.

Banking

R624m loss but capital ratio 25.8% keeps African Bank standing

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

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

OOH

Tractor strengthens roadside digital network with new sites

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 23 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Lloyds weighs bid for Aldermore as South Africa's FirstRand seeks exit, Sky News reports

Nithyashree R B 23 Jun 2026

Land Bank calls for greater youth participation in agriculture

Agriculture

Land Bank calls for greater youth participation in agriculture

22 Jun 2026

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Markets & Investment

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Issued by Fedgroup 19 Jun 2026

Why women- and youth-owned businesses need targeted support

SMEs

Why women- and youth-owned businesses need targeted support

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jun 2026

SA's franchising sector must close performance gaps to see inclusive growth

Franchising

SA's franchising sector must close performance gaps to see inclusive growth

17 Jun 2026