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Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Technology

Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Issued by The Innovator Trust 13 hours

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

1 day

Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers (pictured) says, “We have put the fundamentals in place, and they are delivering, despite the constrained trading environment" (Image supplied)

Retailers

Pick n Pay interim results show progress, despite constrained trading conditions

1 day

Source: Ammodo Architecture.

Economy

eThekwini invests R260m in informal trading infrastructure

1 day

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

1 day

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland opens fully let Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs

Issued by Catchwords 23 Oct 2026

(Image supplied)

Retail & Hospitality Property

Abland’s latest Western Cape retail development creates 200 construction jobs

23 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Gold hits three-month low as oil surge fuels inflation fears and pressures rand

Katja Hamilton 23 Oct 2026

The national rollout was inspired by an initiative at Pick n Pay Steenberg Village in Cape Town, where the franchised store introduced R5 food stamps that customers could buy and give to car guards. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

CSI & Philanthropy

Pick n Pay introduces Appreciation Voucher for cashless tipping

23 Oct 2026

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

SMEs

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

22 Oct 2026

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Agribusiness

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Issued by KAP 21 Oct 2026

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Facilities & Property Management

Prepare for disruption, not disaster, as South Africa heads to the polls

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 20 Oct 2026

Gold granules are seen at Valcambi SA, a gold refiner and bar manufacturer, in Balerna, a southern Swiss town. Image credit: Swiss-Gold/Reuters/Michael Buholzer

Markets & Investment

Digital gold could unlock $700bn in latent demand, finds new report

20 Oct 2026

The View officially opens in Fourways

Retailers

The View officially opens in Fourways

Issued by EBM Group 19 Oct 2026

In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 1: What your sales data can teach you before the event

Heath Batt 19 Oct 2026

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

SMEs

Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts

Sudir Sahadeo, Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Oct 2026

#BlackFriday searches rise 30% as South Africans chase better value

Retail

#BlackFriday searches rise 30% as South Africans chase better value

19 Oct 2026

The border is at the checkout, not the map: 5 lessons from running e-commerce across Africa

E-commerce

The border is at the checkout, not the map: 5 lessons from running e-commerce across Africa

Issued by TDMC 16 Oct 2026

Time Out Market Cape Town shakes up summer menus

Food & Wine

Time Out Market Cape Town shakes up summer menus

16 Oct 2026

GoTyme Bank’s SME outlook for Q4 2026

SMEs

GoTyme Bank’s SME outlook for Q4 2026

Issued by GoTyme for Business 15 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 15 Oct 2026

iOCO lifts profit 39% as it steps up acquisition-led growth

Technology

iOCO lifts profit 39% as it steps up acquisition-led growth

14 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African financial markets gain ground but liquidity a challenge, survey shows

Colleen Goko 14 Oct 2026

Retail

Will AI put your brand on the festive shopping shortlist?

Pule Martin 13 Oct 2026

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Competition Law

Shoprite and Woolworths secure conditional green light for major retail buyouts

13 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Anthony Kirui, Absa CIB's head of Africa regional global markets.

Financial Services

Africa’s financial markets: A decade of progress, but can the momentum last?

13 Oct 2026

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

SMEs

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

Joshua Kadish 12 Oct 2026

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

Banking & Finance

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

13 Oct 2026

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Retail & Hospitality Property

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Issued by Catchwords 12 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Japie van Niekerk, chief executive officer of New Africa Developments (NAD).

Property Development

New Africa Developments applies hospitality lessons to shopping centres

9 Oct 2026

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

CRM

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

9 Oct 2026

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

Franchising

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

9 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Fintech

Sarb crypto rules risk driving investment and innovation offshore, says Luno

7 Oct 2026

The fallacy of the fragile asset

OOH

The fallacy of the fragile asset

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 7 Oct 2026

FMCG

Local hard seltzer brand Nawty Water hits Pick n Pay shelves

7 Oct 2026

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

E-commerce

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

Pule Martin 7 Oct 2026

Image source: freepic.diller from

Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court reaffirms strict personal liability for directors in reckless trading ruling

Mtho Maphumulo 6 Oct 2026

Why hiring entry-level talent makes business sense this recruitment season

Youth Employment

Why hiring entry-level talent makes business sense this recruitment season

Gizelle Hutchinson, Issued by SA Youth 6 Oct 2026

Supplied image: Janus Joubert, JBS Advisory & Accounting

Management & Leadership

Deregistration risk: Why beneficial ownership should not be an afterthought

6 Oct 2026

Beyond the hunt group: Why South African businesses are rethinking how calls are routed

Telecoms & Networks

Beyond the hunt group: Why South African businesses are rethinking how calls are routed

Issued by Voys 5 Oct 2026

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Retail

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Yazeed Osman 5 Oct 2026

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Cyber Law

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Oct 2026

Image source: Kampus Production from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Ownership rules: Why a Porsche 911 couldn't be saved by business rescue

Eric Levenstein, Amy Mackechnie, and Clio Patricios 1 Oct 2026

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Informal Retailing

South Africa's spaza shops are ready for delivery

Issued by On the Dot 1 Oct 2026

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

ESG

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

1 Oct 2026

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

Fintech

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

Issued by Lula 30 Sep 2026

The hidden barriers keeping SMMEs out of government tenders

SMEs

The hidden barriers keeping SMMEs out of government tenders

Joshua Kadish 29 Sep 2026

After Covid closure, Balducci makes a bold Sea Point comeback

Food & Wine

After Covid closure, Balducci makes a bold Sea Point comeback

29 Sep 2026

A drone view shows queued dump trucks at Gold Fields Mine in Tarkwa, Ghana. Image credit: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Gold

Gold Fields denied takeover at Australia’s top gold producer

Melanie Burton and Roshan Thomas 28 Sep 2026