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Residential Property

Sapoa's legal challenge: Are Cape Town's new property rates unlawful?

7 Aug 2025

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

SMEs

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

6 May 2025

Markets & Investment

Q1 market turmoil: Tech giants hit hard by Trump’s deregulatory plans

31 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Property

Interest-rate cuts hint at a revival in residential construction for 2025

John Loos 25 Feb 2025

5 ways to prepare for the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend

E-commerce

5 ways to prepare for the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend

Issued by Lula 20 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

US bond sell-off: A harbinger of things to come?

12 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Buyers from 36-49 years still dominate the residential sales market

30 Oct 2024

Source: © Central News Finance Minister Godongwana will present the MTBPS on Thursday, 30 October, at 2 pm

Markets & Investment

The 2024 #MTBPS and other critical factors that could influence the market

Andre Cilliers 28 Oct 2024

Economy

Are we experiencing Ramaphoria 2.0?

Adriaan Pask 23 Aug 2024

Banking

Standard Bank sees increased home-loan approvals as demand resurfaces

Toni Anderson 22 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Gavin Lomberg, chief executive officer of ooba Home Loans.

Residential Property

Young South Africans may be buying fewer homes - but here's the caveat...

27 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. This luxury home in the Eagle Canyon Golf Estate listed at R6.95m was recently sold by Seeff.

Property

Johannesburg, the most affordable metro for property buyers and tenants

20 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Navigating SA's economic landscape: Prime investment opportunities

Lindi Le Grange 25 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Capitec expects loan losses to be within target in 2025

Nqobile Dludla 23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Century 21 South Africa chief executive officer, Harry Nicolaides.

Property

Property market forecast and the role elections play

22 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Economy

#SARBMPC: Repo rate holds steady for 5th consecutive MPC meeting

28 Mar 2024

5 trends driving change in SA’s retail industry

Trends

5 trends driving change in SA’s retail industry

Regan Adams 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Surprise decision to leave income tax rates unchanged welcomed by property industry

22 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting landscape

Paul Stevens 10 Jan 2024

Advertising

With higher fees and more ads, streaming services are cashing in using the old cable TV tactics

Kathryn Cramer Brownell 10 Jan 2024

Markets & Investment

3D Reset: Global bonds face challenges, offer prospects

2 Jan 2024

Indawo MD Geoffrey Jäck. Source: Supplied

Construction & Engineering

Construction industry braces for 2024 challenges

2 Jan 2024

Capitec unveils top trends in consumer purchases over Black Friday weekend

Banking & Finance

Capitec unveils top trends in consumer purchases over Black Friday weekend

1 Dec 2023

Economy

Sarb holds steady: Inflation concerns linger for 2024

Katja Hamilton 24 Nov 2023

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Economy

South African Reserve Bank to hold repo rate at 8.25% on 23 Nov. - Reuters poll

Vuyani Ndaba 17 Nov 2023

Source: Dan Meyers/Unsplash

Energy

Faith communities oppose SA modular nuclear power plan

9 Nov 2023

SnapScan lowers its card machine transaction costs to help small businesses thrive

Fintech

SnapScan lowers its card machine transaction costs to help small businesses thrive

Issued by SnapScan 23 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Oil jumps 2% as Middle East tension deepens

Arathy Somesekhar and Muyu Xu 18 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Cape Town's Southern Suburbs defies market slowdown

16 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Capitec says worst over in bad loans, shares up 9%

28 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Japan's yen takes the spotlight in central bank week

18 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Office Property

Sandton continues transition from office space to housing

18 Sep 2023

Economic strain impacts August new vehicle sales

Commercial & Industrial

Economic strain impacts August new vehicle sales

4 Sep 2023

TPN Squat Index sees increase over last two quarters

Residential Property

TPN Squat Index sees increase over last two quarters

10 Aug 2023

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

Residential Property

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

27 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Rand surges in Asian markets this morning

Andre Cilliers 25 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yuan jumps as Beijing vows to bolster economy

Rae Wee 25 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Sarb pauses as South Africa's rand drops on firm dollar

Andre Cilliers 21 Jul 2023

Economy

The Sarb's interest-rate decision amid mixed committee views

Katja Hamilton 20 Jul 2023

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FMCG

Consumer inflation continues to slow in June

20 Jul 2023

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

Media

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

20 Jul 2023

Save today, succeed tomorrow: 3 effective saving strategies for small businesses

SMEs

Save today, succeed tomorrow: 3 effective saving strategies for small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

S.African Reserve Bank to keep rates steady at 8.25% on 20 July: poll

Vuyani Ndaba 13 Jul 2023

FMCG

Food producers warn of higher prices in SA as infrastructure crumbles

Tannur Anders and Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jul 2023

Global air cargo demand remains weak in May

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand remains weak in May

5 Jul 2023

Apple makes history as first $3tn company amid tech stock surge

Technology

Apple makes history as first $3tn company amid tech stock surge

3 Jul 2023

Should you buy or rent property for your small business?

Office Property

Should you buy or rent property for your small business?

30 Jun 2023

Sales

Q2 consumer confidence slumps as inflation bites

Sinchita Mitra 30 Jun 2023