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How corporate ESD funding could drive AI adoption among SA SMEs

Entrepreneurship

How corporate ESD funding could drive AI adoption among SA SMEs

Rowen Pillai 51 minutes

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Climate Change

South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Ephias Mugari 1 hour

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CSI & Philanthropy

Gift of the Givers and MTN Foundation provide R400,000 for flood-affected communities

6 hours

Feryal Domingo, the acting executive director of Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement. Image supplied.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Inyathelo's Feryal Domingo: Key trends shaping South Africa’s NPO sector

Feryal Domingo 1 day

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

Franchising

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

2 days

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

Funding

SMEs not funding-ready despite renewed investor confidence in South Africa

2 days

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Oncology

Why SA needs an HIV-responsive, equity-centred cervical cancer elimination strategy

Zwelethu Bashman and Dr Ntombi Sigwebela 2 days

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS approves funding for over 626,000 first-time applicants

23 Jan 2026

The year of impact: SME South Africa's promise for 2026

SMEs

The year of impact: SME South Africa's promise for 2026

Issued by SME South Africa 23 Jan 2026

Climate Change

SANParks’ Recovery Fund to expedite restoration efforts at Kruger National Park

22 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Inside Ubuyu Lodge: How Tanzania is redefining sustainable luxury safaris

22 Jan 2026

How targeted collaborative support can drive growth in SA's SME sector

SMEs

How targeted collaborative support can drive growth in SA's SME sector

Issued by Edge Growth 22 Jan 2026

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

Events

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

22 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

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Medtech

Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

2024 Red Bull Basement Winners Clarah and Paul Mailinda - Image by Tyrone Bradley | Red Bull Content Pool

Entrepreneurship

Red Bull Basement opens 2026 applications for SA innovators

20 Jan 2026

Dr Andre Abrahams, Executive Dean: Academic at Emeris

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Emeris launches R63m fee assistance plan for first time undergrads

20 Jan 2026

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

Funding

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2026

SA small businesses rebuilt cash flow models to drive growth in 2025

SMEs

SA small businesses rebuilt cash flow models to drive growth in 2025

19 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Jacqui O’Sullivan, FNB Corporate Affairs Executive.

Banking

FNB partners with Gift of the Givers for R3.7m disaster relief in flooded provinces

19 Jan 2026

UK gold bullion bars are stacked at Baird & Co in Hatton Garden in London, Britain. Image credit: Reuters/Hiba Kola/File Photo

Gold

Caledonia to capitalise on gold's good fortune in $132m project

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 15 Jan 2026

Inaugural Accounting Award introduced at NSC High Achievers Ceremony

Accounting & Auditing

Inaugural Accounting Award introduced at NSC High Achievers Ceremony

Issued by SAICA 15 Jan 2026

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Fintech

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Issued by PrimeXBT 15 Jan 2026

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Higher Education

Central Application Service: Your key to post-school education opportunities

14 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 15 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yen sinks to 18-month low on election speculation

Gregor Stuart Hunter 14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 14 Jan 2026

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 13 Jan 2026

Branding

How to articulate your brand purpose into a lived experience

Nadia Hearn 13 Jan 2026

Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

Property Development

Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year

Matthew Hirsch 13 Jan 2026

Environment & Natural Resources

CapeNature cautions visitors on wildlife encounters as Western Cape wildfires blaze on

12 Jan 2026

Locals walk past trains parked at Lobito station, which forms part of the Benguela Railway line, in Lobito, western Angola. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The Lobito Corridor and why Africa needs to think globally and act regionally

Shirley Webber and Stephen Seaka 12 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 8 January Chinese regulators said they would investigate Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Meta's Chinese AI acquisition investigated

9 Jan 2026

Adheesh Ori, senior director within Accenture Song, South Africa says the South African automotive landscape is clearly evolving, not only through technology or electrification, but in the mindset of the customer behind the purchase (Image source: © 123rf )

CRM, CX, UX

Meeting the South African modern car buyers where the customer experience matches the expectation

Adheesh Ori 8 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Jayson-lee Collins, Director: Broll Auctions and Sales.

Property

Rising investor confidence set to transform South African commercial property in 2026

7 Jan 2026

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

Development

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

7 Jan 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS processes funding applications for 2026

6 Jan 2026

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HIV/AIDS

HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: what’s at stake

Melanie Bisnauth 5 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

How gender-inclusion in higher education can transform Africa’s future

Higher Education

How gender-inclusion in higher education can transform Africa’s future

Meekness Lunga-Ayidu 2 Jan 2026

Entering the world of entrepreneurship in 2026 requires more than just ambition (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

8 key steps to becoming an entrepreneur in 2026

31 Dec 2025

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Agriculture

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum 30 Dec 2025

SDG Namibia One Fund has committed up to $5.15m to support the Zhero Molecules Walvis Bay Project, an industrial-scale green ammonia project on Namibia’s central coast.(Image source: © Mining and Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.15m funding committed to industrial-scale green ammonia project in Namibia

29 Dec 2025

Land & Property Law

Tsotsi star’s house, bought with lottery funds, frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 29 Dec 2025

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Healthcare

US signs health agreements with African nations, warns against nonperformance

Kanishka Singh 30 Dec 2025

Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

Media

Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

Esther Tomorrow, Issued by MDNTV 23 Dec 2025

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Data & Analytics

Why smart investors demand digital reporting in private equity deals

Johan Marais and Wiehann Olivier 23 Dec 2025

Fashion & Homeware

Top 10 highest earning celebrity fashion brands

23 Dec 2025

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

Food, Water & Energy Security

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

22 Dec 2025

In December Grow Business Coaching selected 12 qualifying Black business owners for a free 12-month access to Catalyzer (Image supplied)

SMEs

Black entrepreneurs receive free software for business growth

22 Dec 2025