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SMEs: Turning difficult conversations into better performance

SMEs

SMEs: Turning difficult conversations into better performance

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 hours

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

Funding

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

1 day

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

SMEs

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 day

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

SMEs

Surging fuel costs force SA SMEs into survival mode as confidence cracks

Issued by Business Partners Limited 2 days

Source: Clinton Thomas, head of product at Lula.

Construction & Engineering

Construction SMEs need faster funding to unlock South Africa's infrastructure boom

2 days

Santu Mofokeng Foundation launches R100k prize for local emerging photographers

Art

Santu Mofokeng Foundation launches R100k prize for local emerging photographers

10 Jul 2026

The funding exists. Access is the real challenge facing South African SMEs

Funding

The funding exists. Access is the real challenge facing South African SMEs

Issued by NSBC.Africa 8 Jul 2026

How food tourism is fuelling KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa's travel boom

Tourism

How food tourism is fuelling KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa's travel boom

Shireen Eraman 8 Jul 2026

Why customs reform matters for SME growth under AfCFTA

Logistics & Transport

Why customs reform matters for SME growth under AfCFTA

7 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

South Africa’s best emails take the spotlight in the 2026 You Mailed It Awards

Media

South Africa’s best emails take the spotlight in the 2026 You Mailed It Awards

Issued by Everlytic 7 Jul 2026

SA new vehicle market posts strongest June in almost 20 years

Commercial & Industrial

SA new vehicle market posts strongest June in almost 20 years

7 Jul 2026

Standard Bank expands SME export programme with DHL Express

SMEs

Standard Bank expands SME export programme with DHL Express

6 Jul 2026

Business 101: AI for SMEs

SMEs

Business 101: AI for SMEs

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2026

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Digital

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Jul 2026

Competition Law

CompComm to launch inquiry into franchise market

Derek Lötter, Claire Reidy, Nazeera Mia and Aneesa Valodia 2 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Patrick Ferguson leaps from couture to ready-to-wear

Fashion & Homeware

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Patrick Ferguson leaps from couture to ready-to-wear

Evan-Lee Courie 2 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

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

OOH

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

Jacques du Preez, Issued by Provantage 1 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

Business travel during a health crisis: 5 questions to ask before you fly

Travel

Business travel during a health crisis: 5 questions to ask before you fly

30 Jun 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SMMEs asked to waste no time in joining new national database

29 Jun 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

Kriban Govender, Creslow Energy Solutions' managing director

Funding

Innovative, Black-owned local lithium-ion battery producer secures investment from Abadali Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 26 Jun 2026

Image source: freepik from

Primary & Secondary Education

Meet the 5 African schools shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes

Shan Radcliffe 25 Jun 2026

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

SMEs

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

Noluvo Nela, Issued by Edge Growth 25 Jun 2026

Inospace doubles down on Johannesburg with Charron Works acquisition

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace doubles down on Johannesburg with Charron Works acquisition

Issued by Inospace 24 Jun 2026

Spier Light Art has opened its 2027 call, inviting artists to submit ideas for site-specific, light-led works that will transform the Stellenbosch wine farm into an after-dark exhibition. (Image supplied)

Art

Spier Light Art 2027 calls for artists to rethink light, space and story

24 Jun 2026

Joe public reclaims ‘African time’ for Castle Milk Stout in craft-led, fully integrated campaign

Advertising

Joe public reclaims ‘African time’ for Castle Milk Stout in craft-led, fully integrated campaign

Issued by Joe Public 24 Jun 2026

Image source: freepik from

Education

Quality education: South Africa’s unfinished revolution

Michelle Williams 23 Jun 2026

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Entrepreneurship

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Paul Smith 18 Jun 2026

Anuga Select SA launches as new gateway to Africa's food and beverage market

Food & bev. services

Anuga Select SA launches as new gateway to Africa's food and beverage market

19 Jun 2026

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Issued by SchoemanLaw 18 Jun 2026

Youth Employment

SA Youth.mobi opens pathways to jobs and training for young people

18 Jun 2026

Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

CSI & Philanthropy

Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

Issued by Trialogue 17 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

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

Corporate SA holds the key to SMME growth

Entrepreneurship

Corporate SA holds the key to SMME growth

Hamilton Sithole 15 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Thembi Chagonda, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Youth Employment

SA needs jobs, not promises this Youth Month

Thembi Chagonda 15 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

Bridgement is solving the funding rejection problem for South Africa’s SMEs

SMEs

Bridgement is solving the funding rejection problem for South Africa’s SMEs

Issued by Bridgement 15 Jun 2026

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Software

Built to be smarter: What it means for your business to be AI-ready

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 12 Jun 2026

South Africans who gamble on sport are more comfortable with risk than the general population (Source: @ Tech Financials

Marketing & Media

Sports engagement rises as sports betting grows

11 Jun 2026

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

Informal Retailing

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

10 Jun 2026

KFC brings chickens to the field. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Fifa World Cup 2026 | Go sports, go culture, go brands!

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's economy shows modest Q1 growth, Iran war impact yet to show

Anathi Madubela 10 Jun 2026

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Residential Property

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Issued by Catchwords 8 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Property Development

Growthpoint Properties bond issue attracts strong support from 26 investors

8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Fitch upgrades South Africa’s credit rating after nearly two decades

8 Jun 2026