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 | LARRY HODES South Africa has one of the highest rates of franchise sector participation of any economy. It is also quietly running out of the people who make the networks actually work... read |
|  | ANDREW BOURNE The township entrepreneur running a spaza shop, the informal caterer operating from a Khayelitsha garage, the micro-manufacturer working in a Tembisa backyard, many of these business owners already have smartphones and mobile data available. What they lack is a suite of digital tools that actually fits their reality... read |
|  | | First National Bank has highlighted the role of franchisors in driving South Africa’s franchise sector... read |
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 | ISSUED BY BRIDGEMENT South Africa's SMEs are caught in a cash flow crisis, with R12.4bn in government invoices left unpaid beyond 30 days and private sector payment cycles stretching up to 150 days, often threatening business survival... Read |
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 | Amazon launches Sustainable Sellers Incubator for South African women entrepreneurs... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING The 2026 edition of the prestigious 702 MTN Small Business Awards – Let’s Talk Shop culminated in an elegant gala event held on 23 April at Primedia Place in Sandton... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH Launched in 2011, Sea Monster uses gaming as an instrument for change. Over the past 15 years, with more than R16m investment from growth funding partner Edge Growth across multiple funds, they have made serious waves, and their achievements stand as a source of immense pride. Read |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED As South Africa marks Workers’ Day on 1 May, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing increasing pressure to retain scarce skilled talent in the face of steep corporate salary competition... Read |
 | JEREMY LANG, ISSUED BY BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED In honour of the fight for workers’ rights, the focus around Workers' Day often falls on elements such as wages and working conditions... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LULA As South Africa marks Workers’ Month, Lula is encouraging business owners to think differently about growth: not only in terms of stock, systems or equipment, but also in terms of the people needed to deliver on that growth... Read |
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 | The increase comes alongside government efforts to cushion the blow for consumers through the extension of the R3 decrease in the general fuel levy for petrol... Read |
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