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Cape Town fintech startup Lumepay raises $6m to build African payments network

Technology

Cape Town fintech startup Lumepay raises $6m to build African payments network

9 hours

Inside the Curiosity Cube: How Merck brought synthetic biology to life for youth

Primary & Secondary Education

Inside the Curiosity Cube: How Merck brought synthetic biology to life for youth

Shan Radcliffe 12 hours

New heights in sight as Zambia targets new phase of mining growth

Mining

New heights in sight as Zambia targets new phase of mining growth

Issued by SRK Consulting 11 hours

Source: Supplied. Mariska Redelinghuys is the legal specialist advisor at PSG Wealth.

Finance

Cross-border estate planning is no longer just for the wealthy

Mariska Redelinghuys 12 hours

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Pharmaceuticals

Aspen gets go-ahead to produce generic Ozempic and Wegovy

14 hours

SuperSport to deliver live coverage of the inaugural Icons Cup SA

TV

SuperSport to deliver live coverage of the inaugural Icons Cup SA

14 hours

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa accelerates African banking expansion across key markets

13 hours

SA’s R116.8bn health and beauty market shaped by changing shopper behaviour

Health & Beauty

SA’s R116.8bn health and beauty market shaped by changing shopper behaviour

14 hours

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Primary & Secondary Education

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Issued by Saving Grace Education 14 hours

Magazines

Iconic global media brand set to relaunch in SA in 2027

15 hours

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

Safety

Chery, Omoda face major recall in SA affecting 23,667 vehicles

15 hours

Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Packaging

Festive food demand puts packaging and supply-chain resilience in focus

Wael Khoury 16 hours

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Banking & Finance

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Rory Bosman 15 hours

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

Brendan Seery 14 hours

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

16 hours

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HR & Management

Unemployment creeps upward in Q3

17 hours

Zero tariffs lift Tru-Cape’s apple exports to China by almost 50%

Agriculture

Zero tariffs lift Tru-Cape’s apple exports to China by almost 50%

16 hours

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Radio & Audio

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Issued by East Coast Radio 16 hours

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

Logistics & Transport

Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill

16 hours

Mastercard, Glyde launch virtual card payments for Southern African travel sector

Tourism & Travel

Mastercard, Glyde launch virtual card payments for Southern African travel sector

17 hours

Source: GCIS. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli exercised her democratic right and cast her special vote at Faerie Glen in Pretoria, Gauteng.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#LGE2026: Hung councils put municipal infrastructure and service delivery in the spotlight

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Source: Supplied. EEAIA members gather in Johannesburg to celebrate the association’s 90-year contribution to electrical engineering.

Construction & Engineering

SA's electrical engineering industry looks to next chapter as EEAIA turns 90

1 day

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

SMEs

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 1 day

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

Agriculture

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

1 day

Agoa withdrawal adds pressure to SA's auto component industry

Commercial & Industrial

Agoa withdrawal adds pressure to SA's auto component industry

1 day

Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide

FMCG

Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide

17 hours

Vodacom half-year profit surges 25.7% on Africa-wide growth, Safaricom deal

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom half-year profit surges 25.7% on Africa-wide growth, Safaricom deal

Nqobile Dludla 1 day

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

SMEs

South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November

Issued by NSBC.Africa 1 day

A softer approach to summer – Jockey launches its Spring/Summer 2026 underwear collection

Fashion & Homeware

A softer approach to summer – Jockey launches its Spring/Summer 2026 underwear collection

Issued by Jockey South Africa 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Richards Bay port receives R375m road infrastructure boost

1 day

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

SMEs

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

Issued by The Innovator Trust 1 day

Why entrepreneurship requires more than a good business idea

SMEs

Why entrepreneurship requires more than a good business idea

Rushana Hartnick 1 day

Visa identifies gap in digital tools used by SA SMEs

SMEs

Visa identifies gap in digital tools used by SA SMEs

1 day

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

E-commerce

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

Issued by IMS 1 day

From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households

Research

From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households

1 day

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Financial Services

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 1 day

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Emergency Medicine

Rocket’s new private air ambulance takes to the skies over Polokwane

1 day

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Artificial Intelligence

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 1 day

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

Tourism & Travel

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

1 day

The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals

Online Media

The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals

Issued by Broad Media 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa's corporate debt markets remain shallow, OECD says

1 day

Image credit: Engen SA

Coal, Oil & Gas

Vivo Energy’s Engen launches new, cost-effective fuel in South Africa

1 day

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

FMCG

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

1 day

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Higher Education

African universities can do more than teach and research: They can drive social change

A Surmeier, A Lashitew, B Bangeni, D Littlewood, G Nomdo, K Behari-Leak and P Awor 2 days

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cavaleros group marks 100-year milestone

2 days