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Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

SMEs

Innovex 2026: Where South Africa’s next big opportunities are being built

Issued by Brandscapers Africa 3 days

GoTyme Bank expands access to Shari'ah-compliant business funding for South African SMEs

SMEs

GoTyme Bank expands access to Shari'ah-compliant business funding for South African SMEs

Issued by GoTyme for Business 2 days

DHL, ITC renew partnership to support women-led SMEs

Logistics & Transport

DHL, ITC renew partnership to support women-led SMEs

3 days

15 SA entrepreneurs shortlisted for 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

Awards

15 SA entrepreneurs shortlisted for 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

3 days

Source: Supplied. Roelof Botha, former Department of Finance policy advisor, Finmedia Economist of the Year, and for 28 years the resident economist at PwC, has been appointed economic advisor to BetterBond.

Financial Services

BetterBond taps veteran economist for property insights

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Graaff-Reinet, Drostdy Hotel.

Residential Property

From Karoo to coast: Eastern Cape towns attract property buyers

15 Sep 2026

AI adoption is rising among South African SMEs, but so is confusion

SMEs

AI adoption is rising among South African SMEs, but so is confusion

10 Sep 2026

Retail Marketing

Your brand’s credibility is now more valuable than a pretty website

Mkhuseli Vangile 10 Sep 2026

What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

SMEs

What small businesses miss when chasing big clients

Rizanne Oosthuisen-Botha 7 Sep 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mental health

Inside Khayelitsha’s new R87m psychiatric care facility

4 Sep 2026

Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town put communities at the heart of Tourism Month

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town put communities at the heart of Tourism Month

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 3 Sep 2026

NSBC Africa and Transunion Africa launch Access to Finance

Funding

NSBC Africa and Transunion Africa launch Access to Finance

Issued by NSBC.Africa 2 Sep 2026

News24 and Lula are looking for SA’s best small businesses

Events & Conferencing

News24 and Lula are looking for SA’s best small businesses

Issued by Media24 1 Sep 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

From one Spar freezer to national shelves: The growth story of We Are Food

Food & bev. services

From one Spar freezer to national shelves: The growth story of We Are Food

24 Aug 2026

Western Cape crowns the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape award winners

Radio & Audio

Western Cape crowns the 2026 Kfm 94.5 Best of the Cape award winners

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 24 Aug 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth | Infinite Industries’ Maggie Bozic Infante is taking SA’s circular economy to infinity and beyond

21 Aug 2026

Sapics SME Pitch Parade names ShyftUp Consulting 2026 winner

Logistics & Transport

Sapics SME Pitch Parade names ShyftUp Consulting 2026 winner

19 Aug 2026

Marilize Jacobs explores what a subject matter expert is vs. a thought leader and why women get stuck at "sme" (and how to break out (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Why women need to be thought leaders

Marilize Jacobs 19 Aug 2026

Steady growth over rapid expansion: Why long-term success always wins

SMEs

Steady growth over rapid expansion: Why long-term success always wins

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 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

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

Funding

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

12 Aug 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How one beaded bag became the beginning of Mayaka Accessories

Fashion & Homeware

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How one beaded bag became the beginning of Mayaka Accessories

Chloe Posthumus 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

Retail Marketing

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Glolooks, the African hair care brand finding its place on the shelf

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Aug 2026

Jason Goldberg presenting at a previous Founders at Work (FAW) masterclass

SMEs

Entrepreneurship's toughest transition: Letting go of day-to-day control

Issued by Edge Growth 7 Aug 2026

E-commerce

Temu helps Madagascar vanilla brand expand into 14 European markets

7 Aug 2026

How Woolworths turned 15 young entrepreneurs into retail-ready brands

Retail

How Woolworths turned 15 young entrepreneurs into retail-ready brands

4 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Agriculture

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Robin Fredericks 3 Aug 2026

South African entrepreneurs: Give your business the national recognition it deserves

SMEs

South African entrepreneurs: Give your business the national recognition it deserves

Issued by NSBC.Africa 29 Jul 2026

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Marketing

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Issued by Brandfundi 24 Jul 2026

Paid media therapist

Digital

Paid media therapist

Ali Gutman, Issued by Traffic Brand 24 Jul 2026

Nedbank Business Ignite 2026 winners announced

SMEs

Nedbank Business Ignite 2026 winners announced

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 23 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

Banking & Finance

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

22 Jul 2026

Branding

What football taught me about purposeful procurement

Vicki Scheffel 16 Jul 2026

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

Funding

Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs

14 Jul 2026

Could AI give you back 5 –10 hours every week?

SMEs

Could AI give you back 5 –10 hours every week?

Issued by Edge Growth 14 Jul 2026

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

SMEs

DSBD's spaza shop registration drive passes 400,000 businesses

13 Jul 2026

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi and Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode. in conversation during the Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Digital

Digital-first cannot become digital-only says comms minister

13 Jul 2026

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

Agriculture

Eastern Cape communities benefit from farming and enterprise support

9 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

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

Retail Services

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

8 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Kuhle Phumzile Zondo weaves African storytelling into fashion

Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Kuhle Phumzile Zondo weaves African storytelling into fashion

Maroefah Smith 7 Jul 2026

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Education

Why SA needs to elevate entrepreneurship education from 'optional' to 'mainstream'

Nancy Dusani 3 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

Bukelwa Monqo, founder and managing director, Old Boys Club PR examines the shift to Creators at Cannes and what this means for trust (Image source: © 123rf )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | The shift to creators, but who do communities actually trust?

Bukelwa Monqo 3 Jul 2026

TMACC honours entrepreneurs shaping Cape Town's tourism economy

Tourism

TMACC honours entrepreneurs shaping Cape Town's tourism economy

2 Jul 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026