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#BizTrends2025: The top 5 trends set to define South Africa’s business landscape in 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The top 5 trends set to define South Africa’s business landscape in 2025

Issued by Lula 13 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Finance

Will SA's big banks finally face accountability?

23 Dec 2024

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

How PrimeXBT helps South African traders navigate the financial markets

Markets & Investment

How PrimeXBT helps South African traders navigate the financial markets

Issued by PrimeXBT 20 Dec 2024

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Banking

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Dec 2024

The imperative of cyber resilience in an era of escalating threats

Cybersecurity

The imperative of cyber resilience in an era of escalating threats

Kevin Moodley CA(SA) and Cézanne Krieg, Issued by SAICA 10 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Mark Beyers, principal at Nedbank Corporate Finance.

Financial Services

Coronation achieves historic BBBEE milestone

6 Dec 2024

New Trialogue research reveals leaders in corporate giving

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

New Trialogue research reveals leaders in corporate giving

Issued by Trialogue 4 Dec 2024

Financial Services

SA's looming retirement crisis as R5.2bn funding gap emerges

27 Nov 2024

BusinessTech and Standard Bank launch new podcast series - Watch the first interview

Podcasts

BusinessTech and Standard Bank launch new podcast series - Watch the first interview

Issued by Broad Media 26 Nov 2024

Source: African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

African Bank reports over half a billion profit as it expands offerings

26 Nov 2024

Financial Services

Yellow Card secures Crypto Asset Service Provider licence in South Africa

20 Nov 2024

Source: Escrowsure.

Financial Services

New IT risk standard comes into force for SA financial sector

20 Nov 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

Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign was conceived to redefine how South African SMEs perceive growth capital (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign reflects SMEs' entrepreneurial journey

13 Nov 2024

Leveraging AI to boost business: A guide for SMEs in 2025

SMEs

Leveraging AI to boost business: A guide for SMEs in 2025

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 6 Nov 2024

Image source: Tima Miroshnichenko from

Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Advertising

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 Nov 2024

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

Banking

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

28 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Leila Mokaddem, director-general, Southern Africa, AfDB; Charles Russon, Absa group interim chief executive officer designate and Deon Raju, Absa group financial director.

Banking

Empowering African women: Major financial package unveiled by Absa and the African Development Bank

15 Oct 2024

Image source: Burmakin Andrey –

Criminal Law

NPA scores Steinhoff victory

27 Sep 2024

Huawei and Standard Bank sign strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate intelligent finance

Fintech

Huawei and Standard Bank sign strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate intelligent finance

Issued by Huawei 16 Sep 2024

Source: The South African Reserve Bank.

Banking

Say goodbye to old EFTs: SA's banking system braces for change

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2024

Your security matters: IFX Brokers fraud awareness statement

Financial Services

Your security matters: IFX Brokers fraud awareness statement

Issued by iFX Brokers 5 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Nkareng Siwale, founder and managing director for RainDance Asset Management.

Financial Services

#Women'sMonth: Nkareng Siwale's vision for quality investing and sustainability

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Babalwa Nonkenge, head of retail investments.

Banking

Empowering South Africa’s women through financial independence and security

Babalwa Nonkenge 21 Aug 2024

Financial Services

Hloolo platform bridges funding gap for green SMEs

16 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Kim Gibb, chief executive officer of Prescient Management Company.

Finance

Empowering women in finance: Debunking common myths

Kim Gibb 15 Aug 2024

Image source: bowie15 –

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Liability insurance settlement dispute - when insurer and policyholder disagree on who is at fault

Mtho Maphumulo 15 Aug 2024

Property

Maintenance critical as sectional title insurance costs rocket

14 Aug 2024

Waheed Adam, CEO of iTouch

Mobile & Apps

MVI could solve digital fraud

12 Aug 2024

Finance

RMB: Africa's top investment destinations

12 Aug 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

Source: Supplied. Marc Ter Mors, head of Equities Research at SBG Securities.

Banking

Financial Mail Top Analyst Awards: Standard Bank and SBG Securities triumph

2 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Simon Wilkins, managing director, advisory for Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Property

What the GNU could mean for South Africa’s commercial property sector

30 Jul 2024

Source: Clevva.

Financial Services

Could intelligent automation smooth the transition to SA’s two-pot retirement system?

Ryan Falkenberg 26 Jul 2024

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Legislation

Deadline extension: Last call for retirement funds to submit two-pot rule amendments

19 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Darren Thomson, field chief technology officer, EMEAI (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India) at Commvault.

Taxation & Regulation

Navigating the new era of financial resilience: Preparing for Dora

Darren Thomson 4 Jul 2024

Pictured: Ronelle Bester, account director.

Taxation & Regulation

Red Ribbon Communications drive FICA compliance awareness for fintech company DocFox

Issued by Red Ribbon Communications 2 Jul 2024

Economy

Future of digital currency in SA – will cash finally meet its match?

Roger Eskinazi 28 Jun 2024

Banking

Krutham survey reveals SA's top private banks and wealth managers

28 Jun 2024

Complainants get R386m back in insurance payouts

Insurance & Actuarial

Complainants get R386m back in insurance payouts

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 1 Jul 2024

Economy

Economic outlook following South Africa's 2024 election results

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Afreximbank: African bank of the year for the second year running

30 May 2024

Ornico unveils financial services insights from 2023

Research

Ornico unveils financial services insights from 2023

Issued by Ornico 30 May 2024