Second quarter | Bizcommunity

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The future of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beyond the March 2027 extension remains uncertain. Archive photo: Chris Gilili

Health & Social Welfare

Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury

Marecia Damons 6 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

ICT

The bystander effect around corporate emails: Why 'delete' is the enemy of defence

24 Dec 2025

Youth Innovators in KwaZulu-Natal tackle urban and community challenges

Community

Youth Innovators in KwaZulu-Natal tackle urban and community challenges

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Dec 2025

Wholesale trade sales show steady growth in Sept 2025

Sales

Wholesale trade sales show steady growth in Sept 2025

27 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

South Africa sets bold 3% inflation target in transformative fiscal strategy

13 Nov 2025

Workers are seen at a construction site at Protea Glen, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 March 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Talent Acquisition

Unemployment rate falls, helped by construction

Kopano Gumbi 12 Nov 2025

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Growing tenant risk signals emerging pressure on household budgets despite strong rental growth

11 Nov 2025

Unisa backs 30 young South Africans in tech entrepreneurship push

Entrepreneurship

Unisa backs 30 young South Africans in tech entrepreneurship push

7 Nov 2025

Insaaf Daniels, head of human capital at redPanda Software

#EvolutionofWork

How job hugging is impacting organisations and what to do about it

Insaaf Daniels 5 Nov 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

Marketing & Media

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Groups blast lack of progress on debt issues during South Africa's G20 presidency

Andrea Shalal 14 Oct 2025

A sample of platinum (Pt) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Mining

Tharisa plans $547m underground platinum mining project

3 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa records large FDI outflows in Q2 as Anglo spins off platinum unit

Kopano Gumbi 2 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Stocks mixed, gold hits record as US government shuts down

Samuel Indyk, Stella Qiu and Ankur Banerjee 1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Global debt hits record of nearly $338tn, says IIF

Canan Sevgili 26 Sep 2025

Advertising

Warc report reveals ad spend surge reaching $1.17tn this year

26 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Finance

Why the property market is rallying for another interest-rate slash

16 Sep 2025

Consumer insights consultancy, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz results for Q2 2025

Research

Consumer insights consultancy, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz results for Q2 2025

Issued by KLA 16 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African markets soar despite weak economic data, slow reforms

Kopano Gumbi 15 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's current account deficit widens to 1.1% of GDP in second quarter

12 Sep 2025

Another strong quarter as agriculture GDP surges 2.8% in Q2 2025

Agribusiness

Another strong quarter as agriculture GDP surges 2.8% in Q2 2025

Paul Makube 9 Sep 2025

Gig workers increasingly entering South Africa’s property market

Residential Property

Gig workers increasingly entering South Africa’s property market

8 Sep 2025

Financial Services

SA credit growth hits strongest quarter since Covid era

3 Sep 2025

SA agribusiness confidence holds despite livestock, trade concerns

Agribusiness

SA agribusiness confidence holds despite livestock, trade concerns

Wandile Sihlobo 2 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Millennials drive South African housing market boom with record-high purchases

2 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Despite rally, platinum prices insufficient for mining sustainability

1 Sep 2025

Source: Siddanth Sawant via

Hospitality

Tourist accommodation sees steady growth in June, led by hotels

27 Aug 2025

SA's retail growth driven by demand for human connection – Clur Index

Commercial Property

SA's retail growth driven by demand for human connection – Clur Index

27 Aug 2025

Takeaways drive growth in SA's F&B market despite mixed signals

Food & bev. services

Takeaways drive growth in SA's F&B market despite mixed signals

27 Aug 2025

Renewable energy skills drive opens doors for young township entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Renewable energy skills drive opens doors for young township entrepreneurs

20 Aug 2025

The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) circulation figures for Q2 2025 for magazines have been released (Image: Bizcommunity)

Magazines

ABC Q2 2025: All magazine categories show growth

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

The ABC circulation for newspapers for April to June 2025 grew 3.1% in the quarter compared to the previous quarter (Image: Bizcommunity)

Newspapers

ABC Q2 2025: Newspapers show growth despite closure of Media 24 titles

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

MTN swings to first-half profit, raises guidance

Telecoms & Networks

MTN swings to first-half profit, raises guidance

18 Aug 2025

Source: josealbafotos via

Agriculture

South Africa's agricultural jobs growth possibilities

Wandile Sihlobo 18 Aug 2025

Image source: Getty Images

HR & Management

Unemployment rate increases to 33.2%

14 Aug 2025

Retail sales records a 1.6% year-on-year growth in June 2025

Sales

Retail sales records a 1.6% year-on-year growth in June 2025

14 Aug 2025

Image credit: Jingming Pan on Unsplash

Gold

Will US impose new gold tariffs? Barrick CEO shares outlook

Divya Rajagopal 12 Aug 2025

Image credit: Pixabay

Gold

Investor demand propels 3% gold growth despite high prices

1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits one-month low after reality check on US-EU trade deal

Rae Wee and Lucy Raitano 29 Jul 2025

Beef prices climb, affecting overall food costs

FMCG

Beef prices climb, affecting overall food costs

23 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Rising platinum prices to benefit SA's fiscal plans - Old Mutual

Colleen Goko 23 Jul 2025

Source: © Omnicom Group The Omnicom Group announced its results for the quarter ended June 30 this week

Advertising

Omnicom delivers on Q2 2025

17 Jul 2025

WPP taps Cindy Rose, tech leader, as new CEO. Source: WPP.

Advertising

Cindy Rose to lead WPP

11 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African private sector treads water in June

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2025

SA new vehicle sales surge

Commercial & Industrial

SA new vehicle sales surge

3 Jul 2025

Advertising

Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

12 Jun 2025

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 9 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025