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HR & Management

SA’s unemployment rate dips to 31.9%

3 days

Logistics & Transport

Sanral announces 4.84% toll tariff increase from March

12 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

From gas to streaming: What’s in South Africa’s new inflation basket?

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Margolite Williams from SA Harvest with fashion students demonstrating their creative use of Blue Ribbons bags.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How the power of collaboration can turn food waste to wonder

Ozzy Nel 31 Jan 2025

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Retail

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Kopano Gumbi 29 Jan 2025

Builders and PayJustNow partner to assist local construction sector

Banking & Finance

Builders and PayJustNow partner to assist local construction sector

28 Jan 2025

Economy

Think you’ll retire at 65? 80 is SA’s real retirement age

28 Jan 2025

CPI increases in December

Banking & Finance

CPI increases in December

23 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

Miguel da Silva 13 Jan 2025

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

Advance your career IIE postgraduate qualification through IIE distance learning

Distance Learning

Advance your career IIE postgraduate qualification through IIE distance learning

Issued by Rosebank College 17 Dec 2024

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024

South African consumers bounced back this Black Friday

Sales

South African consumers bounced back this Black Friday

6 Dec 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Informal Retailing

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Nov 2024

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

Retailers

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

25 Oct 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Salary increase predictions for 2024/2025

22 Oct 2024

SME Solution Series launches to support education efforts

SMEs

SME Solution Series launches to support education efforts

Issued by Daily Entrepreneur 21 Oct 2024

Medical Aid

2025 Medical scheme contribution hikes: What's driving the surge and what does this mean for you?

18 Oct 2024

How to eat right for a better life

Nutrition

How to eat right for a better life

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Oct 2024

Opportunities and challenges SMEs need to be aware of in October

SMEs

Opportunities and challenges SMEs need to be aware of in October

7 Oct 2024

Source: © Sowetan The Innovation Hub and DRDGold’s Ergo Minining have signed a MOU to train 50 unemployed youth to advance entrepreneurship and create jobs in Gauteng townships

Sustainability

DRDGold's Ergo Mining and Innovation Hub partner to combat youth unemployment in Gauteng

27 Sep 2024

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Hospitality

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Sep 2024

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

Retailers

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

13 Sep 2024

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Technology

How Gen AI can ease the burden of consumer decision-making

Junaid Kleinschmidt 10 Sep 2024

Source: New Development Bank.

Banking

South Africa needs to step up to attract investments from the New Development Bank

Duarte da Silva 3 Sep 2024

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Food, Water & Energy Security

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 13 Aug 2024

Consumers shift their online buying behaviour

E-commerce

Consumers shift their online buying behaviour

13 Aug 2024

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Packaging

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Issued by Mpact 2 Aug 2024

Sales

Marginal increase for retail sales in May

19 Jul 2024

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Viticulture & Oenology

Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories

Oelof Weideman 9 Jul 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Jul 2024

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

Retail

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

1 Jul 2024

Economy

Employment statistics highlight the grim reality for workers

Abigail Moyo 26 Jun 2024

Addressing the youth unemployment crisis: Varsity Vibe's commitment to empowering SA students

Youth Month

Addressing the youth unemployment crisis: Varsity Vibe's commitment to empowering SA students

Issued by Varsity Vibe 25 Jun 2024

Reimagining education with AI and spatial computing

Trends

Reimagining education with AI and spatial computing

Mic Mann, Issued by Mann Made 18 Jun 2024

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Higher Education

Youth Participation in South Africa’s Political Landscape: South African Youth Call for Increased Representation

Issued by Varsity Vibe 22 May 2024

SA economy reels from automotive industry decline

Commercial & Industrial

SA economy reels from automotive industry decline

Imran Salie 7 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's economic struggles persist amid negative GDP growth and low investment

Raymond Parsons 6 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Residential Property

The positive economic indicators signalling potential for property market growth

Andrew Golding 4 Jun 2024

Economy

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

Navigating unemployment in a changing skills development landscape

Skills Development & Training

Navigating unemployment in a changing skills development landscape

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 28 May 2024

Economy

SA April inflation dips to 5.2%

24 May 2024

Restaurant franchises sizzle under pressure, but remain resilient

Franchising

Restaurant franchises sizzle under pressure, but remain resilient

20 May 2024

Consumer insights company, KLA delves into voter sentiment ahead of the SA elections

Research

Consumer insights company, KLA delves into voter sentiment ahead of the SA elections

Candice Ulrich, Issued by KLA 17 May 2024

Image source: Getty Images

HR & Management

SA unemployment rate increases

14 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Deloitte South Africa Consumer Signal report for Q1 2024 says South African consumers remain under pressure

Research

Deloitte report finds SA consumers remain under pressure, most of budget goes to essentials

6 May 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

Materials & Equipment

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Economy

Food inflation dip drives headline figure lower

18 Apr 2024