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South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

SMEs

South Africa’s MTBPS: What small businesses need to prepare for

15 hours

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South African bonds rally on new bond buyback programme

Sfundo Parakozov and Nilutpal Timsina 14 hours

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Corporate & Commercial Law

Turning infrastructure investment into delivery starts with the contract, says Cox Yeats' Peter Barnard

Issued by Cox Yeats 17 hours

Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 20 hours

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#MTBPS: Fuel-levy relief as SA tackles growth barriers

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Agriculture

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand gains slightly as traders await budget speech, inflation data

Sfundo Parakozov 3 days

Source: Pexels.

Finance

As inflation climbs, South Africa’s economic outlook hangs in the balance

16 Oct 2026

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

ESG

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

16 Oct 2026

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

16 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African financial markets gain ground but liquidity a challenge, survey shows

Colleen Goko 14 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

13 Oct 2026

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

Banking & Finance

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

13 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

12 Oct 2026

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

Fuel & Energy

AA calls for fuel tax cuts as November price shock looms

12 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Is your business underinsured? 5 insurance gaps inflation could expose

8 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Moody's turns positive on sub-Saharan African countries

Colleen Goko 7 Oct 2026

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Financial Services

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 8 Oct 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026

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Medical Aid

Why medical aid may cost an arm and a leg for South Africans in 2027

Craig Comrie 7 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

Musa Kalenga, CEO of the Brave Group says AI filters now sideline up to 40% of emails before customers see them (Image supplied)

Marketing

AI changes inbox visibility; marketers need to rethink strategy

Musa Kalenga 5 Oct 2026

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

Commercial & Industrial

New vehicle sales climb 12.7% as SA market closes Q3 strongly

5 Oct 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Medical Aid

Discovery Health announces price hikes for 2027

2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa's strategic position, says KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

AI is the energy story: A dual challenge and opportunity for Africa

1 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 Oct 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026

Medshield 2027: Building on momentum, delivering greater value

Medical Aid

Medshield 2027: Building on momentum, delivering greater value

Issued by Medshield 29 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Borrowing costs rise again: SA’s fragile recovery comes under fresh pressure

Katja Hamilton 25 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Sarb hikes rates as oil, Middle East tensions bite

Katja Hamilton 23 Sep 2026

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Retail

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Nonhle N. Luthuli 22 Sep 2026

Image Supplied: Yazeed Osman

Trends

What your boerewors says about how South Africa shops

Yazeed Osman 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Economy

South African inflation expectations stabilise in third quarter

Alexander Winning 17 Sep 2026

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Financial Services

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Issued by MSports Marketing 15 Sep 2026

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 Sep 2026

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

Agriculture

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

11 Sep 2026

ATM 2026 puts future of global travel in focus

Tourism

ATM 2026 puts future of global travel in focus

11 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

Franchising

Franchise networks face mounting pressure from costs, franchisees and staff

Larry Hodes 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Willem le Roux, Head: Multi-Asset Solutions at Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager.

Markets & Investment

The Rassie Erasmus rule that could change how investors diversify

9 Sep 2026

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

FMCG

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

9 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

Logistics & Transport

Uber exits Nigeria after 12 years

Chijioke Ohuocha 3 Sep 2026

Woolworths posts R84.5bn turnover and sharpens Food focus

Retailers

Woolworths posts R84.5bn turnover and sharpens Food focus

3 Sep 2026

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

Commercial & Industrial

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

2 Sep 2026

Diesel price surge threatens to squeeze farm margins as new season begins

Agriculture

Diesel price surge threatens to squeeze farm margins as new season begins

Paul Makube 2 Sep 2026

Shoprite wants a piece of Vida e Caffe

Banking & Finance

Shoprite wants a piece of Vida e Caffe

1 Sep 2026