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Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Packaging

Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Wael Khoury 2 days

A De Beers Group sign is displayed on the exterior of the diamond producer’s headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Markets & Investment

Anglo American’s De Beers stake inches closer to changing hands

Brian Benza and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 3 days

The Marketing Achievement Awards Season 6 qualifiers have been announced. Picture: Season 5 MAA winners (Image supplied)

Marketing

All The Marketing Achievement Awards qualifiers Season 6

6 Nov 2026

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

SMEs

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

Tourism & Travel

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

2 Nov 2026

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

Logistics & Transport

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

2 Nov 2026

Smoke rises at the Natref oil refinery, South Africa’s only inland crude oil refinery, near Sasolburg in the Free State. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

$5bn Africa Energy Bank to fund African energy projects

2 Nov 2026

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

SMEs

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Oct 2026

UK fintech Zvilo enters SA with R10bn small business funding target

SMEs

UK fintech Zvilo enters SA with R10bn small business funding target

28 Oct 2026

Steenhuisen calls for broader approach to SA's auto industry

Commercial & Industrial

Steenhuisen calls for broader approach to SA's auto industry

27 Oct 2026

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

SMEs

Survey reveals SMEs have clear expectations and firm voting intentions ahead of local elections

Issued by Business Partners Limited 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

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

Logistics & Transport

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

16 Oct 2026

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay | Investment expands Eastern Cape communal maize project

16 Oct 2026

Procurement is shifting from price cuts to supply-chain resilience

Supply Chain

Procurement is shifting from price cuts to supply-chain resilience

Mukondeleli Netshikulwe 16 Oct 2026

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

ESG

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

16 Oct 2026

Sealand rolls out Digital Product Passports to improve supply chain transparency

ESG

Sealand rolls out Digital Product Passports to improve supply chain transparency

15 Oct 2026

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Energy

#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

14 Oct 2026

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

14 Oct 2026

Soweto agribusiness wins R70,000 in IWISA No 1 competition

Agriculture

Soweto agribusiness wins R70,000 in IWISA No 1 competition

13 Oct 2026

Andrew Maren, founder and CEO of ProfitShare Partners

Transport

As transport reform gathers pace, SMEs need to be ready for the work that follows

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2026

AMIE calls for chicken import duties to expire

Agriculture

AMIE calls for chicken import duties to expire

13 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

Informal Retailing

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

12 Oct 2026

Groot Constantia builds on legacy as new CEO is appointed

Tourism

Groot Constantia builds on legacy as new CEO is appointed

Issued by FusionDesign 9 Oct 2026

Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi | source: SANews.gov.za

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi gives green light for 2026 matric exams covering over 1m candidates

9 Oct 2026

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

Agriculture

Northern Cape community-owned raisin farm grows revenue to R17.4m

9 Oct 2026

Aerial view of Thrive Student Living Student Accommodation site in Berea, Durban

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Local communities across SA benefit from R102.3m in economic opportunities created by Growthpoint

Issued by Catchwords 8 Oct 2026

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

Logistics & Transport

TNPA signs 25-year lease with Freeport Saldanha

8 Oct 2026

Competition Law

CompComm seeks historic revocation of Premier–RFG merger approval

Nazeera Mia, Xolani Nyali, and Tamara Dini 8 Oct 2026

Source: Voguish Trails Media via

Logistics & Transport

Gauteng launches digital system to fast-track public transport licences

8 Oct 2026

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

Fashion

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

6 Oct 2026

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

Agriculture

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

5 Oct 2026

Tourism

R3.5bn tourism investment pipeline unveiled at SATIS 2026

2 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

Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

Funding

Vumela marks 17 years of funding South Africa's 'missing middle' SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 30 Sep 2026

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism and Visit Stellenbosch join forces to drive longer stays

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 30 Sep 2026

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Tourism

5 things South Africa needs to turn tourism arrivals into growth

Wrenelle Stander 30 Sep 2026

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Mining

Richards Bay Minerals welcomes Bayanda Mncwango back as MD

30 Sep 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026

H&M sharpens profitability with leaner costs and better operations

Retailers

H&M sharpens profitability with leaner costs and better operations

29 Sep 2026

Industrial transformation and electric vehicles gain the spotlight at Brics Summit

Commercial & Industrial

Industrial transformation and electric vehicles gain the spotlight at Brics Summit

Issued by The Electric Mission 25 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

Source: Polina Rytova via

Agriculture

SA farmers urged to plan, invest to stay competitive

24 Sep 2026

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Packaging

Propak Cape highlights latest advances in sustainable plastics and recycling

Issued by Propak Cape 25 Sep 2026

Source: Archive

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town cruise season opens with 1,397 passengers

22 Sep 2026

SA's manufacturing sector shrinks 1.5%...again. What comes next?

Manufacturing

SA's manufacturing sector shrinks 1.5%...again. What comes next?

22 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Venture Capital

T2S listing opens new chapter for Helios Investment Partners

21 Sep 2026

Hotel 247 expands in Mpumalanga after R3.5m in funding

Tourism & Travel

Hotel 247 expands in Mpumalanga after R3.5m in funding

21 Sep 2026