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GNU to add more tax-exempt food items
Retail
GNU to add more tax-exempt food items

6 hours

Source: © LinkedIn Spar South Africa with Delivery Ka Speed SA as a last-mile delivery partner
Retail
Township delivery services drive socio-economic advantages

16 Jul 2024

Shoprite's Cash & Carry stores introduces online shopping, bulk delivery service
Retail
Shoprite's Cash & Carry stores introduces online shopping, bulk delivery service

3 Jul 2024

Source: Anthony Fomin/Unsplash
Construction & Engineering
Decent work is the key to a sustainable building industry

2 Jul 2024

Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace
HR & Management
Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace

Issued by Trialogue 1 Jul 2024

Source:
Finance
Employment statistics highlight the grim reality for workers

Abigail Moyo 26 Jun 2024

Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy
Retail
Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy

24 Jun 2024

Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities
Retail
Tiger Brands drives township expansion by recruiting unemployed youth, young people with disabilities

20 Jun 2024

Source: © GGA South Africa’s townships, rural and peri-urban areas are seeing changes in consumer behaviour as card device penetration grows
Retail
Card acceptance spurs economic growth in underserved communities

31 May 2024

Source:
Retail
SA's liquor sector thrives despite struggling economy

22 May 2024

Image source: Getty Images
HR & Management
SA unemployment rate increases

14 May 2024

Reaching the township shopper where they shop
Marketing & Media
Reaching the township shopper where they shop

Issued by Brandright 10 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.
Healthcare
To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Imagine if AI wore lipstick: A leap towards inclusive innovation
ICT
Imagine if AI wore lipstick: A leap towards inclusive innovation

Christina Naidoo, Issued by Irvine Partners 8 Mar 2024

Image source: Andriy Popov –
HR & Management
Stats SA records decrease in employment

20 Feb 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.
Finance
Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Bradwin Roper, chief financial services officer at MTN South Africa.
Finance
MTN, Jumo partner for Qwikloan

6 Feb 2024

Source: Chipo Mushwana, executive of emerging innovation at Nedbank Retail.
Finance
The importance of taking a uniquely African approach to digital banking and payments

29 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Ged Nooy 24 Jan 2024

Source:
Healthcare
South Africa leads the continent in offering more paternal leave to fathers. How to make sure both parents benefit

Wessel Van Den Berg 27 Dec 2023

Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world
Retail
Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world

Brendon Williamson 21 Nov 2023

EDTEA withdraws from 2023 SA Music Awards
Lifestyle
EDTEA withdraws from 2023 SA Music Awards

26 Oct 2023

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa
ICT
Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

5 Oct 2023

All-fashion Sourcing shows a stylish future for Cape Town
Retail
All-fashion Sourcing shows a stylish future for Cape Town

4 Oct 2023

File photo: Casual workers display posters advertising their skills at an intersection in Kempton Park, near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 October 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
HR & Management
Unemployment rate dips in Q2

15 Aug 2023

SU and Pham have retrofitted a taxi to become an EV. Source: Supplied
Automotive
Stellenbosch University electric taxi project ramps up

15 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Tiger Brands category branding emblazoned on New Rethabile Supermarket, in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg
Retail
Tiger Brands creates Perfect Outlets with informal sector expansion

3 Aug 2023

Source: © University of Pretoria Over 150,000 spazas across the country are conveniently located close to people's homes to serve customers
Retail
5 shifts in the informal trading landscape impacting the sector

Sheetal Patel and Mushambi Mutuma, Accenture in Africa 24 Jul 2023

The informal sector has a crucial role to play in the global economy. Source: Supplied.
Retail
Saitex: Partnership crucial for township economy and local retail sector to thrive

5 Jul 2023

Source: 123RF
Finance
The evolution of money: Why push payments are the future of inclusive payment transactions

Andrew Marsh 30 Jun 2023

3 SA startups receive R2.7m from Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund
Entrepreneurship
3 SA startups receive R2.7m from Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund

20 Jun 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state
Retail
SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

The impact that load shedding is having on small businesses and their employees
Entrepreneurship
The impact that load shedding is having on small businesses and their employees

Issued by Business Partners Limited 30 May 2023

What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms
Property
What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms

24 May 2023

Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?
Retail
Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?

Marc Wegerif 12 May 2023

Source: Supplied
Tourism & Travel
Drive, skills, mentorship will assist small business growth in tourism

11 Apr 2023

Don't discount low-cost retail in South Africa
Retail
Don't discount low-cost retail in South Africa

Faheem Hoosen 29 Mar 2023

A simple guide on how to register a business in South Africa
Entrepreneurship
A simple guide on how to register a business in South Africa

Issued by Business Partners Limited 6 Mar 2023

New Yebo Fresh township business programme to boost 3,000 kasipreneurs
Entrepreneurship
New Yebo Fresh township business programme to boost 3,000 kasipreneurs

6 Mar 2023

SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder
Entrepreneurship
SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder

17 Feb 2023

Government to provide R1.4bn to finance over 90,000 entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Government to provide R1.4bn to finance over 90,000 entrepreneurs

13 Feb 2023

Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people
Marketing & Media
Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people

Issued by Stone 26 Jan 2023

9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance
Entrepreneurship
9 questions to ask to improve your chances of getting business finance

Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. David de Coning, Crossgate Technologies' chief executive officer.
Finance
Goodbye magstripe; hello EMV mobile... and paying for your coffee in crypto and gold

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2023

6 trends set to define commercial real estate in 2023
Property
6 trends set to define commercial real estate in 2023

21 Dec 2022

Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa
Entrepreneurship
Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa

Issued by GreenCape 1 Dec 2022

Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa
Entrepreneurship
Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa

Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Sep 2022

Strengthening the she-network for female entrepreneurship success in SA
Entrepreneurship
Strengthening the she-network for female entrepreneurship success in SA

Ashleigh Butterworth 15 Aug 2022

Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Retail
Acquainting township trade with the potential of digital payments

19 Jul 2022

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