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Canva launches local operations in South Africa

Software

Canva launches local operations in South Africa

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

S&P upgrades South Africa for first time in nearly 20 years as reforms gain traction

Aatrayee Chatterjee 16 Nov 2025

SA citrus exports surge 22% in 2025, setting new record

Agro-processing

SA citrus exports surge 22% in 2025, setting new record

10 Nov 2025

Record grain harvest showcases resilience of SA farmers

Agriculture

Record grain harvest showcases resilience of SA farmers

3 Nov 2025

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Tax Law

Gearing up for appeal: Standard Bank v Sarb and the crypto contradiction

Joon Chong 29 Oct 2025

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

Aviation

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

21 Oct 2025

SA’s B20 task force profiles India’s transition to electric vehicles as blueprint for G20 nations

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s B20 task force profiles India’s transition to electric vehicles as blueprint for G20 nations

Issued by The Electric Mission 20 Oct 2025

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

Fashion & Homeware

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

22 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Sub-Saharan Africa's major economies hit by high finance costs, Moody's says

Duncan Miriri 15 Sep 2025

Growthpoint exceeds upper end of distributable income per share forecast and sees stronger growth ahead

Markets & Investment

Growthpoint exceeds upper end of distributable income per share forecast and sees stronger growth ahead

Issued by Catchwords 11 Sep 2025

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

Mining

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

Image credit: Narcisa Aciko on Pexels

Energy

SA, AfDB sign $474.6m loan agreement for Just Energy Transition

25 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Christo de Wit, country manager for South Africa at Luno.

Finance

South Africans can now invest in Apple and Tesla with Luno's new tokenised stocks

24 Jul 2025

Source: Alan Wilson via

Aviation

Fuel costs, fleet delays push SAA to R354m loss

18 Jul 2025

Source: © Omnicom Group The Omnicom Group announced its results for the quarter ended June 30 this week

Advertising

Omnicom delivers on Q2 2025

17 Jul 2025

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

TV

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

12 Jun 2025

Lula: In a world of negativity, here’s the real story

Financial Services

Lula: In a world of negativity, here’s the real story

Garth Rossiter, Issued by Lula 9 Jun 2025

Source: Archive

Aviation

Airlines forecast profit growth in 2025, headwinds persist

9 Jun 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

19 May 2025

Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea, after it was successfully towed through Egypt's Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 10, 2025. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Shipping

Suez Canal Authority proposes fee cuts amid Red Sea crisis

Menna Alaa El-Din, Ahmed Tolba and Mohamed Ezz 13 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 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

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 21 Feb 2025

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension.

Financial Services

Beyond borders: How foreign pensions empower South Africans to build global wealth

18 Nov 2024

Image source: kstudio from

HR & Management

Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Import/Export

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Tunde Macaulay 4 Oct 2024

Image source: Marcela Ruth Romero –

Competition Law

Ecowas launches regional competition authority to streamline cross-border mergers

Tamara Dini, Richard Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 3 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on

Nyasha Chingono 20 Sep 2024

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Sep 2024

Top 4 payment trends shaping the future of online travel agencies

Travel

Top 4 payment trends shaping the future of online travel agencies

4 Sep 2024

Wiehann Olivier is partner and fintech & digital assets lead for Forvis Mazars in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

What you need to know about crypto exchange control regulations

Wiehann Olivier 5 Aug 2024

How tourism entrepreneurship can address SA’s youth unemployment

Tourism

How tourism entrepreneurship can address SA’s youth unemployment

26 Jul 2024

Shipping containers pass through the Suez Canal in Suez, Egypt February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

Shipping

Suez Canal revenue falls as shippers avoid Red Sea routes

Yusri Mohammed 19 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Banking

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Markets & Investment

International money transfers: How SA’s exchange controls affect (and protect) them

21 Jun 2024

Media

MultiChoice slides into annual loss

Nqobile Dludla 13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Kenya's KCB Group first quarter pretax profit up 53%

George Obulutsa 22 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Geo Killian, international tax specialist of Hobbs Sinclair.

Property

Tax obligations: A warning for foreigners and expats purchasing property in South Africa

26 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Gus van der Spek, owner of upmarket retirement lifestyle estate Wytham Estate in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.

Property

Western Cape claims title of South Africa’s luxury retirement capital

22 Apr 2024

A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Banking

Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar

Nyasha Chingono 5 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Norbert Sasse, group chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Property

Growthpoint's dividend decreases amid strong operational performance in 2024

13 Mar 2024

Yande Nomvete, operations manager for Africa at Binance

Technology

Yande Nomvete is championing financial inclusion in Africa through crypto

8 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

FMCG

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Shipping

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Yusri Mohamed 5 Mar 2024

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 26 Feb 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had some tough love for the SOEs

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Mining industry’s struggle amid economic challenges

22 Feb 2024