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Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

SMEs

Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 hours

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Banking

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Issued by AfriGIS 11 hours

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

PR & Communications

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 days

Markets & Investment

Q1 market turmoil: Tech giants hit hard by Trump’s deregulatory plans

3 days

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Franchising

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Ayabulela Njingolo 26 Mar 2025

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 August 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Travel

Kenya Airways records profit after more than a decade of losses

George Obulutsa 26 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South African consumer confidence hits record lows as tax fears spread

25 Mar 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago - Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Global trade fears keep South Africa’s interest rates on hold

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2025

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

FMCG

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

Ann Sebastian 19 Mar 2025

MTN's annual profit hammered by Nigeria currency devaluation

Telecoms & Networks

MTN's annual profit hammered by Nigeria currency devaluation

17 Mar 2025

Growthpoint's half-year results exceed expectations

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint's half-year results exceed expectations

Issued by Catchwords 13 Mar 2025

Budget Speech

Budget Speech: VAT delay disrupted plans, but increase remains likely

Des Kruger and Chetan Vanmali 12 Mar 2025

Business 101: 5 ways to fall back in love with your business

SMEs

Business 101: 5 ways to fall back in love with your business

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 Mar 2025

Absa and Chamber of Commerce’s new tool is set to revolutionise SME development in SA

SMEs

Absa and Chamber of Commerce’s new tool is set to revolutionise SME development in SA

Ronnie Mbatsane 11 Mar 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Playing the Trump card: How to get an investment edge in 2025

10 Mar 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Issued by Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

Property

Budget Speech delay raises hopes for South Africa's property revival

7 Mar 2025

South Africa's top 5 car brands for February 2025 revealed

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa's top 5 car brands for February 2025 revealed

Imran Salie 4 Mar 2025

Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

SMEs

Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

Megan Dedekind, Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Adapting real estate investment strategies to economic shifts

3 Mar 2025

Truworths profit falls nearly 5% as high living costs hit spending

Retail

Truworths profit falls nearly 5% as high living costs hit spending

Sfundo Parakozov 28 Feb 2025

South Africa inflation edges up in first release since basket update

Banking & Finance

South Africa inflation edges up in first release since basket update

Sfundo Parakozov 26 Feb 2025

Made for you: Tailored solutions driving growth of SA’s long-term insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Made for you: Tailored solutions driving growth of SA’s long-term insurance industry

Issued by Insight Survey 26 Feb 2025

Economy

Salaries in South Africa surpass expectations with strong January growth

26 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Property

Interest-rate cuts hint at a revival in residential construction for 2025

John Loos 25 Feb 2025

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Economy

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 Feb 2025

Image source: wayhomestudio from

Labour Law & Unions

After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

The Budget that never was: SA's political gridlock rattles investor confidence

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

South African SMEs face cash crunch: Will the Budget Speech bring relief?

SMEs

South African SMEs face cash crunch: Will the Budget Speech bring relief?

13 Feb 2025

Image source: rorozoa from

Management & Leadership

CEOs in Sub-Saharan Africa believe the future looks bright: PwC 2025 Global CEO Survey

7 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Alternative financing is the new frontier for Africa

6 Feb 2025

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

Entrepreneurship

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

5 Feb 2025

Truworths flags profit decline on lower sales in Africa unit

Sales

Truworths flags profit decline on lower sales in Africa unit

Nqobile Dludla 4 Feb 2025

Source: GrowthPoint.

Proptech

Inside V&A Waterfront's groundbreaking proptech transition

3 Feb 2025

Do your 2025 goals pass the 'so what' test?

SMEs

Do your 2025 goals pass the 'so what' test?

Harry Welby-Cooke, Issued by ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching 31 Jan 2025

Mastering smart savings for small business resilience

SMEs

Mastering smart savings for small business resilience

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 30 Jan 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Markets & Investment

Will lower interest rates drive buy-to-let investment in South Africa?

30 Jan 2025

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Retail

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Kopano Gumbi 29 Jan 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Property

Reserve Bank must provide 50bps rate cut to counter growth and unemployment risks, says Seeff

30 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Tandi Jacobs, operations manager, Internal Developers (ID).

Office Property

2025: A pivotal year for South Africa’s office real estate dynamics

27 Jan 2025

Source: John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Retail & Hospitality Property

#BizTrends2025: Cautious optimism for better times, but risks are abundant

John Loos 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Mike van der Westhuizen, portfolio manager at Citadel.

Markets & Investment

#BizTrends2025: Local and global economic outlook for 2025 - the "year of Trump risk"

Mike van der Westhuizen 23 Jan 2025

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: AutoTrader Do It Big brand campaign scores big with consumers

23 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank likely to cut rates by 25 bps say economists

Vuyani Ndaba 23 Jan 2025

AutoTrader’s ‘Do It Big’ campaign kicks off a bright year for South African motorists

Dealers

AutoTrader’s ‘Do It Big’ campaign kicks off a bright year for South African motorists

Issued by AutoTrader 22 Jan 2025

South Africa's holiday retail spend jumps by 7%

Banking & Finance

South Africa's holiday retail spend jumps by 7%

22 Jan 2025